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LOW EMISSIONS
In a move that will accelerate the growth of the biofuel
market, Eminox and Johnson Matthey have signed a major
new agreement. Under the partnership with Johnson Matthey,
Eminox has developed an engineered solution to package the
catalyst within the Fischer Tropsch (FT)
novel reactor technology that Johnson
Matthey and BP have jointly developed.
Product design is already complete, with
manufacturing at Eminox’s UK facility
scheduled to begin in Autumn 2019. The
new products will then be shipped to the
United States and sold by JohnsonMatthey
to the world’s first plant to manufacture
renewable fuels frommunicipal waste.
The innovative packaging solution ensures
optimum catalyst utilisation within the
FT process, which is being used to convert
municipal solid waste feedstock, or
household rubbish that would otherwise
be landfilled, into a low-carbon, renewable
transportation fuel. Able to operate at
both large and small scale, the technology
economically converts synthesis gas into
long-chain hydrocarbons suitable for the
production of diesel and jet fuels.
“Our new partnership with Johnson
Matthey marks an extremely positive start
to 2019,” said Mark Runciman, Managing
Director, Eminox. “By working with us, JM
recognises our engineering excellence and
commitment to UK manufacturing. This
agreement extends our product range
into an exciting new area, promising
substantial growth, while helping to turn
landfill waste or other biomass sources into
useful aviation biofuels and improving the
environment for us all.”
This new agreement builds on the existing
partnership between Eminox and Johnson
Matthey. Eminox’s world-leading range
of emissions control systems already
incorporate Johnson Matthey’s CRT® and
SCRT® catalyst technologies, with the two
companies having worked together for
over 24 years.
“At Johnson Matthey, we are committed to
making the world a cleaner and healthier
place, and our FT technology aims to help
decarbonise transportation and increase
the use of renewable fuels,” said Eugene
McKenna, Business Development and
Innovation Director, Johnson Matthey. “Through our long-term
relationship we know Eminox’s strengths and capabilities, which
makes the company the perfect partner to help bring our world-
leading technology to market.”
Eminox & JohnsonMatthey announce
waste-to-biofuel partnership
Emissions reduction specialist to design and manufacture products
for innovative JohnsonMatthey/BP Fischer Tropsch technology
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