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CH Technology Status

100 Gallon per day CH pilot

ARA has demonstrated the CH process in bench-scale and pilot-scale reactor systems.  The 100 gallon-per-day pilot-scale system includes heat recovery to demonstrate energy efficiency.  The pilot system design also allows the recovery of valuable byproducts.  CH processing provides a net cost savings compared to straight hydrotreating and hydrocracking processes.  The cost savings result from the reduction of hydrogen and catalyst cost consumption and the production of high-value chemicals.
 
Currently, 500-gallon samples of renewable oils are being converted into “drop-in” jet and diesel fuels by the CH pilot system.  Properties of drop-in jet fuels are tailored during processing to achieve optimal aromatic and cycloparaffin contents. Preliminary engineering of 1,000 bbl/day commercial modules has been initiated.