Products
Linc Energy has successfully combined UCG and GTL technologies at its Chinchilla Demonstration Facility, about 300 kilometres west of Brisbane, Australia.
Once commercialisation of these combined technologies is complete, Linc Energy will be able to produce a range of intermediary and final products for market. Potential sites for commercialisation are currently being evaluated.
UCG syngas converted into syncrude can be refined to produce liquid fuels such as LPG, petrol, kerosene, diesel and jet fuel. These final end products contain zero sulphur, olefins, metals, alcohols and aromatics and are superior in quality to conventional refinery fuels.
GTL products
Due to the removal of impurities before the gas is converted to liquid, GTL products have superior properties in terms of combustion efficiency and pollutants. GTL fuels are compatible with old, existing and future diesel engine technologies. This means that these fuels can be directly substituted for traditional fuels, negating the need for large scale vehicle and infrastructure fleet modifications.
Naphtha
GTL naphtha could be used in ethylene and propylene manufacturing as well as blendstock for lighter fuels, such as petrol and kerosene. The highly paraffinic nature of the naphtha from the GTL process is an excellent refining feedstock that provides a higher ethylene and propylene yield than naphtha from petroleum refining.
Jet fuel
Kerosene produced from GTL can be used as jet fuel to power jet engine aircrafts. Special International Air Transport Association approval is required to get synthetic jet fuel certified for this application.
Diesel
GTL Fischer-Tropsch diesel is considered superior to conventional diesel as it has no sulphur content, near zero aromatics and a high cetane number, providing excellent combustion properties. It has superior environmental performance compared to conventional crude oil refinery diesel, providing significant reductions in emissions of particulates, NOx, SOx, carbon monoxide and light hydrocarbons.
Base oils and waxes
Base oils are the starting material for lubricants production. GTL lubricants and paraffinic waxes are of very high quality, fitting into niche markets with high standard requirements.
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