Seaboard Energy selected Haldor Topsoe's HydroFlex hydrotreating fuel technology to produce renewable diesel from tallow and soybean oil. The 6,500 barrels per day renewable diesel plant is currently under construction at the Seaboard Energy base in Hugoton, Kansas, and is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2021.

Since 2004, Topsoe has been developing and improving HydroFlex technology. Therefore, there are many HydroFlex units around the world that operate with traditional units.

Topsoe will also provide H2bridge hydrogen technology based on the modular and efficient Haldor Topsoe Convection Reformer (HTCR) technology. HTCR is a heat exchange steam reformer in which the process gas is mainly heated by flue gas. The HTCR unit is compact in size and is very suitable for new hydrogen units and retrofits that increase the capacity of existing plants.

The HTCR consists of a number of bayonet reformer tubes contained in a refractory lined vessel. The heat from the flue gas is transferred to the process gas in the bayonet reformer tube, thereby reducing raw material consumption and zero steam output. HTCR devices are usually skid-mounted to minimize installation time and site costs.

Topsoe is the licensor and supplier of the basic engineering, proprietary equipment, catalysts and technical services of Seaboard Energy's renewable fuel complex in Hugoton, Kansas. The project is based on HydroFlex, a world-leading and industry-proven Topsoe technology that can use a variety of renewable raw materials to produce renewable fuels.

After a very thorough investigation of the technologies available on the market, we chose Topsoe. Topsoe's solution not only promises the highest yield; it is also the least complicated and most effective way to implement it. The fact that Topsoe can provide integrated hydrogen equipment and hydroprocessing equipment is also important to us. Finally, our visit to Topsøe’s R&D facility emphasized to us that we are collaborating with world leaders in this field. -Gary Louis, President and CEO of Seaboard Energy

With HydroFlex, customers can convert low-value feedstocks into renewable fuels that meet the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits. The HydroFlex process layout provides lower capital expenditure (CAPEX), but also consumes less energy during operation, resulting in a lower carbon index (CI). Topsoe's HydroFlex can be deployed in basic units and transformations for collaborative processing or independent applications.

Published on May 15, 2021 in Biohydrocarbons, Diesel, Fuel | Permalink | Comments (0)

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