CLASS OF 2016
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The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard
(RFS2) mandates an increase in renewable
transportation fuels, and Europe is requir-
ing a 10% increase by 2020.
Honeywell UOP’s innovative renewable
fuel technologies are playing a crucial role
in addressing climate change and green-
house gas emissions (GHG). Its
Ecofining™ process produces green diesel
and green jet fuel from a range of sustain-
able feedstocks.
RENEWABLE DIESEL
Honeywell Green Diesel™ made from
the Ecofining process is chemically identi-
cal to petroleum diesel but with 85 percent
lower GHG. It also has ultra-low sulfur and
low NOx emissions and performs equally
well at both cold and warm temperatures.
Production costs per gallon for Honeywell
Green Diesel are significantly lower than
FAME technology, and it blends in any pro-
portion with petroleum fuel as a pure drop-
in replacement.
DIAMOND GREEN DIESEL
The Ecofining process technology is
powering the largest commercial advanced
biofuel facility, located in Norco, LA, which
has been producing 130 million gallons of
renewable diesel annually since 2013. The
facility is owned jointly by Darling
International, the world’s largest producer
of sustainable natural ingredients, and
Valero Energy, the world’s largest indepen-
dent petroleum refiner.
“Commercial production at the
Diamond Green Diesel facility is a signifi-
cant milestone for the renewable energy
industry,” said Veronica May. “Honeywell
UOP has leveraged more than 100 years of
refining technology innovation to develop
technology to produce real alternative fuels,
including Honeywell Green Diesel and
Honeywell Green Jet Fuel, from a range of
inedible biofeedstocks.”
ECOFINING IN ITALY
ENI, Italy’s largest energy company, and
Honeywell UOP retrofitted its Venice refin-
ery from a petroleum diesel facility to a
renewable diesel facility using Ecofining
technology. Now up and running, the first
phase has a processing capacity of 400,000
metric tons annually (MTA) with the second
phase expected to produce 560,000 MTA.
RENEWABLE JET FUEL
The UOP Renewable Jet Fuel™ Process
converts feedstocks such as algae and cam-
elina into on-spec renewable diesel and jet
fuel. The process was originally developed
under a grant from the U.S. Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) for the U.S. military and commer-
cialized by AltAir Fuels.
Located in Paramount, CA, AltAir cur-
rently operates the world’s first continuous,
dedicated renewable jet fuel production
facility, which was retrofitted from a petro-
leum refinery. United Airlines is purchasing
15 million gallons of renewable jet fuel from
AltAir over a three-year period. The fuel
can be blended up to a 50/50 ratio with
petroleum-based jet fuel and reduces GHG
emissions between 65 and 85 percent
depending on the feedstock.
UOP PARTNERS
Honeywell UOP formed a joint venture
with Ensyn to offer Rapid Thermal
Processing technology (RTP™). This tech-
nology converts cellulosic biomass feedstock
from forestry residuals into a liquid renew-
able fuel that offers a virtually carbon neutral
alternative for heat and power generation.
REFINERY REVAMPS
Refineries can repurpose idled or under-
utilized assets using the Ecofining
TM
process
to realize additional profits without high capi-
tal investments. “We have implemented two
renewable revamps with others in the
works,” May added. A U.S. refinery imple-
menting the Ecofining
TM
process can gener-
ate Renewable Identification Number (RIN)
credits. U.S. Refiners are required to submit
RIN credits to the Environmental Protection
Agency, or EPA, to show that they have cov-
ered their annual obligations. To ensure
compliance with the Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS) obligated parties are to dem-
onstrate they have met their RFS quota by
submitting RINs on a quarterly and annual
basis. The RIN can be sold and traded sepa-
rately from the biofuels that created them.
Honeywell UOP (
) is a
leading international supplier and licensor
of process technology, catalysts, adsor-
bents, equipment, and consulting services
to the petroleum refining, petrochemical,
and gas processing industries. Honeywell
UOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Honeywell International, Inc., a Fortune
100 diversified technology and manufactur-
ing leader based in Morris Plains, NJ.
ABOUT VERONICA MAY
Veronica Magyar May is Vice President
and General Manager of Honeywell UOP’s
Renewable Energy and Chemicals busi-
ness, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Veronica’s business leverages UOP’s 100+
years of refining technology innovation to
develop technologies that convert second-
generation bio feedstocks into renewable
diesel, renewable jet fuel, and liquid fuel
from biomass.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree
from Carnegie Mellon University in
Pittsburgh. She is a member of the America
Institute of Chemical Engineers and holds a
patent in using Expert Systems as a Method in
Delivering Diagnostic, Problem Solving, and
Training Technical Services to Customers.
Vice President & General Manager
Honeywell’s UOP Renewable Energy
and Chemicals Business Unit
VERONICA MAY
