Neste seeks patent for renewable diesel from waste, residue feedstocks
In Finland, Neste Oil announced that it has applied for patents to cover technology developed to produce microbial oil from waste and residues with the help of various yeasts and molds for use as a feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Research work started with the Aalto University School of Science and Technology at the end of 2007 has resolved the process technology-related challenges involved; and microbial oil produced in this way has already been successfully refined into NExBTL renewable diesel.
“Our work has shown that waste-based microbial oil represents an excellent opportunity, and we believe it’s a very promising future raw material.” Following the success of the lab work, the emphasis will now shift to evaluating microbial oil’s potential for pilot-scale production. Commercial production is likely to be possible by 2015 at the earliest.
Category: Fuels
