Sumitomo beings operating pilot unit to produce propylene from ethanol

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Sumitomo Chemical has started up the pilot facility for its new proprietary process to produce propylene di-rectly from ethanol at the Sodegaura site of its Chiba works in Japan, as per Polymerupdate.With the start-up of the pilot facility, the company will accelerate its demonstration project for this pro-cess, with the aim of commercializing the process and licensing the technology to other companies by the early 2030s.Unlike other propylene production processes, this new process allows for the one-step production of pro-pylene without passing through intermediates such as ethylene, which is anticipated to reduce production costs. It also generates hydrogen as a by-product.mrchub.com

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