Clariant and Ineratec to Commercialize Renewable-Fuel Technologies

by Scott Jenkins (Chemical Engineering) Clariant (Muttenz, Switzerland; www.clariant.com) and Ineratec (Karlsruhe, Germany; www.ineratec.de) have entered into a partnership to develop and commercialize novel technologies for the production of renewable fuels and chemicals. Clariant will provide its extensive catalysis expertise and broad portfolio of synthesis gas (syngas) conditioning and upgrading catalysts to support Ineratec’s groundbreaking gas-to-liquid technology.

Stefan Heuser, senior vice president and general manager at Clariant Catalysts, commented on the partnership, stating, “We are honored to support Ineratec in their pioneering work in sustainable fuel production. Their state-of-the-art, container-sized gas-to-liquid technology has great potential for the decentralized fuel market, and we are excited to contribute with our tailor-made syngas catalyst innovations.”

Tim Boeltken, Co-founder & Managing Director of Ineratec, added, “We are very proud to announce Clariant among our catalyst partners, and would like to thank them for joining us in creating a more sustainable future.”

Ineratec, a spin-off of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is specialized in modular chemical reactor technologies for producing sustainable fuels and chemicals. The striking feature of this company’s solution is that the entire chemical process is realized in transportable container units. Their gas-to-liquids process combines hydrogen generated from renewable power, with greenhouse gases (such as CO₂), to form CO₂-neutral synthetic hydrocarbons and fuels.
The technology relies on Clariant’s catalysts to convert CO₂ to valuable chemicals, fuels, and additives:
• Clariant’s HyProGen R-70 produces renewable syngas via reverse water-gas-shift – an essential step in the conversion of “green hydrogen” and CO₂ to “green fuels” READ MORE