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Michelin, IFPEN and Axens' BioButterfly project

Latest News - Michelin, IFP Energies nouvelles, and Axens give a new dimension to the BioButterfly project

SEPTEMBER 26 - 2019
Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens announce on 26 September 2019 the construction of the first industrial-scale prototype of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol in France. Launched in late 2012, the BioButterfly project aims to produce butadiene from ethanol from biomass (plants) in order to produce innovative synthetic rubbers that are more environmentally friendly.  What is butadiene? Currently produced from oil, butadiene is a compound used, among...
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Michelin, IFP Energies nouvelles, and Axens give a new dimension to the BioButterfly project
SEPTEMBER 26 - 2019
Michelin, IFPEN, and Axens announce on 26 September 2019 the construction of the first industrial-scale prototype of a plant producing butadiene from bioethanol in France. Launched in late 2012, t...
100th Reference for Axens Latest Generation of High Performance Selective Hydrogenation Catalysts
SEPTEMBER 17 - 2019
Selective hydrogenation is the best technology when it comes to purifying highly valuable olefinic and aromatic streams produced by steam crackers and FCC units. Axens’ latest generation of ...
Axens and SP3H join forces to develop and commercialize a real-time microanalyzer for liquids
SEPTEMBER 11 - 2019
Axens and SP3H have signed a strategic partnership to develop and commercialize an industrial application of the microanalyzer developed by SP3H for the refining, biofuel and petrochemical markets. ...
First Axens PolyFuel® unit successfully started up at Petrobrazi refinery
JULY 18 - 2019
After four years of teamwork for project development and execution, the new PolyFuel® unit at Petrobrazi refinery was started-up and is fully functional since April 2019. Based on the PolyFuel...
Launch of the innovative European “3D” project for the capture and storage of CO2
MAY 28 - 2019
Dunkirk, May 27, 2019—A consortium of 11 European stakeholders including ArcelorMittal, Axens, IFP Energies nouvelles (IFPEN) and Total, is launching a project today to demonstrate an innovati...