Jointly developed by KBR and SK Innovation, the ACO technology catalytically cracks naphtha and other straight run feeds to produce olefins yields which surpass those available from traditional steam cracking technology.
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co will build and operate the plant in Luoyang Village, Fucheng Town, Fu County, Shaanxi Province.
The ACO Converter will have a capacity of about 200kta of olefins (ethylene plus propylene).
The keys to this novel technology are the development of a catalyst and optimization of operating conditions by SK Innovation coupled with the know-how of KBR in the design of fluid bed reactors and olefins production facilities.
SK Innovation Global Technology president DS Kim said with the conclusion of this contract, the foundation is laid for the expansion of ACO technology into the global market.
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