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♻️𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗼-𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Refining companies are actively evaluating a wide range of bio-feedstock alternatives as they look for practical ways to reduce the carbon intensity of their products. These alternatives may include used cooking oil, animal fats, vegetable oils, tall oil, pyrolysis oils, waste-derived liquids, and other renewable or circular feedstocks. But selecting the right bio-feedstock is not only a question of carbon intensity. It also requires a 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳: • Feedstock availability and supply chain reliability • Pretreatment requirements • Hydrogen consumption • Catalyst life and contaminants • Product yields and quality • Utilities and energy demand • Co-processing limits in existing units • CAPEX and OPEX implications • Impact on operability, flexibility, and safety 🔍This is where 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Process simulation allows refiners to compare different feedstock scenarios before committing capital or disrupting operations. It helps quantify the economic impact, identify unit constraints, evaluate hydrogen and utility balances, and test how existing assets may respond under new operating conditions. The objective is not simply to find a technically feasible route. It is to identify the most robust option when economics, availability and operability are considered together. For refineries navigating the energy transition, bio-feedstocks offer important opportunities. But the best decisions will come from combining market insight, process know-how, and rigorous process simulation-based analysis. Curious to know 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀’ 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗼-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀? 📩 Get in 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 with us at [email protected], or https://lnkd.in/d9mn7kaH for local contacts, and do visit our page where several success stories are waiting for you: https://lnkd.in/ed4aC3PN *Image source: eni.com #Inprocess #Refining #Biofuels #RenewableFuels #ProcessSimulation #EnergyTransition #ProcessEngineering #Decarbonization