NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded by Sarlux licensing, engineering services, proprietary equipment and catalyst supply to integrate its NX CPO™ technology in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel pilot plant

NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded by Sarlux licensing, engineering services, proprietary equipment and catalyst supply to integrate its NX CPO™ technology in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel pilot plant.

MAIRE announces that NEXTCHEM (Sustainable Technology Solutions), through its subsidiary NextChem Tech, signed a binding Term Sheet with Sarlux S.r.l. – company belonging to the Saras Group – including the main terms and conditions to act as engineering services and technology provider for the implementation of a pilot plant in Sarroch’s facility (Sardinia, Italy). The pilot plant is aimed at producing sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), with the potential for scaling-up to an industrial facility.

NextChem Tech will also integrate its own NX CPO^TM technology[1], a cutting-edge solution that makes synthesis gas through a catalytic partial oxidation, into the process. When NX CPO^TM technology is used for synthetic fuel production, it boosts the overall efficiency of the process by recovering and reusing the hydrogen and carbon in the off-gases molecules, thus reducing CO₂ emissions in the atmosphere. NextChem Tech will supply the license and the proprietary equipment, including its own catalyst for this technology.

The agreement also includes a provision for NextChem Tech for to provide high value-added engineering services during the project delivery, the commissioning, and the start-up phases.

Alessandro Bernini, CEO of MAIRE, commented:

This agreement is a clear sign of the soundness of the group’s technological value proposition, spanning from licensing and high-value process design services to the supply of proprietary catalysts.

“This award is a further demonstration of our top-class and broad portfolio of effective technologies that support our clients in their energy transition process.”

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NEXTCHEM (MAIRE) awarded by Sarlux licensing, engineering services, proprietary equipment and catalyst supply to integrate its NX CPO™ technology in a Sustainable Aviation Fuel pilot plant. source