Technology additional integrates portfolio throughout C3 worth chain, creating extra tailor-made and complete buyer options 

HOUSTON, Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Lummus Technology, a world supplier of course of applied sciences and value-driven power options, introduced the business availability of its Saplene™ tremendous absorbent polymer (SAP) expertise. The course of makes use of acrylic acid as the principle feedstock to supply SAP, which client items producers use to supply liquid-absorbing private hygiene merchandise and different specialty purposes.

“Introducing this technology to the market is another significant step for our portfolio expansion across the C3 value chain,” mentioned Leon de Bruyn, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lummus Technology. “Combining our existing portfolio with SAP technology and our recently acquired acrylic acid technologies positions Lummus at the forefront of the specialty high-value polymer technology market and enables us to offer customers more tailored and integrated solutions.”

Saplene SAP expertise is commercially confirmed, and beforehand developed and operated at scale by the Songwon Industrial Group of South Korea. The expertise has additionally been licensed for a forty five KTA industrial plant.

Recently, Lummus introduced it acquired the rights to Air Liquide’s acrylic acid and acrylic acid esters applied sciences utilizing propylene as the principle feedstock. As a end result, Lummus now affords the complete chain of applied sciences for the manufacturing of SAP and acrylate esters from propylene, which is a key intermediate within the petrochemical worth chain.

The addition of SAP expertise strengthens Lummus’ complete polymer expertise portfolio, which consists of Novolen^® polypropylene expertise, EXCENE™ high-density polyethylene expertise, and polyhydroxyalkanoaote (PHA) expertise. In addition, Lummus affords a whole vary of extremely aggressive applied sciences for propylene manufacturing that may be supplied together with the polymer applied sciences. These embrace CATOFIN^® propane dehydrogenation, SRT^® steam cracking, olefins conversion expertise, Indmax^® fluid catalytic cracking, and ORION™ oxidative coupling of methane.

About Lummus Technology 
Lummus Technology is the worldwide chief in creating expertise options that make trendy life attainable and deal with a extra sustainable, low carbon future. We license course of applied sciences in clear fuels, renewables, petrochemicals, polymers, fuel processing and provide lifecycle providers, catalysts, proprietary gear and digitalization to prospects worldwide. To be taught extra about Lummus, go to www.LummusTechnology.com.

SOURCE Lummus Technology, LLC