The refining process removes as well as reduces the impurities present in the crude oil. Vegetable oil refining technology offers sophisticated equipment. However, the sophisticated equipment is not capable of producing high quality refined oil unless the starting crude oil is of good quality.
Will Malaysia have a biorefinery?
The biorefinery will have the capability to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other biofuels such as renewable diesel / hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Enilive S.p.A, and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Euglena) have given the go signal for a biorefinery in Malaysia.
Are Petroliam Nasional Berhad & enilive preparing a biorefinery in Malaysia?
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), Enilive S.p.A, and Euglena Co., Ltd. (Euglena) have given the go signal for a biorefinery in Malaysia. The three companies have made a final investment decision (FID) to develop a biorefinery within Petronas’¡¯ Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC) in Johor, Malaysia, according to a joint news release.
Could a hydrogenated vegetable oil plant be a biojet fuel?
Shanxi Construction plans to invest in a hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) plant in Malaysia’s southern state of Johor, Reuters has reported. "The HVO plant has the potential to produce SAF which is also known commonly as biojet fuels," the ministry said, adding there was increasing demand for HVO including from Europe.