Refinity licenses PNNL tech exclusively to convert waste plastic into SAF
In Florida, Refinity announced key advances across both its commodity olefins and specialty hydrocarbons platforms, including an exclusive license from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for technology designed to convert waste plastic-derived light olefins into distillate-range products for further upgrading into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable diesel (RD), or lubricants and other technical fluids.
The company’s primary go-to-market strategy is to build and operate conversion plants adjacent to petrochemical steam cracker complexes, where existing infrastructure can be used to purify and utilize the resulting olefins. Through this model, Refinity aims to supply circular ethylene and propylene to petrochemical companies, enabling the production of circular polymers and other downstream products. Refinity’s core fluidized bed conversion process is designed to convert polyolefin-rich mixed plastic waste into light olefin gas streams, primarily ethylene and propylene, at yields typically above 50%.
Category: Fuels
