It’s All About the Process
KBR’s Technology Business Adds 9 New Sustainable Process Technologies to Portfolio
In 2023, KBR launched nine new sustainable technologies, which will not only help customers realize their net-zero targets but could also potentially have other big implications. From producing clothes and furniture, to powering cars, recycling batteries and utilizing waste to produce aviation fuel, KBR’s green technology launches could find a resonance in our everyday lives in more ways than one can imagine.
Acetica℠
KBR acquired and became the only independent global licensor of this acetic acid production technology, which expands KBR’s petrochemicals value chain through a profitable pathway for carbon dioxide (CO2) utilization. Acetica enables the back-integration of CO2 from carbon capture to produce high-value chemicals such as vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), a key ingredient in sustainable coatings, adhesives and other materials, which also supports a net-zero transition.
H2ACT℠
KBR launched H2ACT to deliver a pathway for large-scale sustainable hydrogen production. Efficiency and high technology readiness lie at the heart of this process, built on KBR’s heritage of innovation. It is capable of providing a record single-train capacity of 1,200 MTPD of clean hydrogen — equivalent to 8,640 MTPD ammonia feedstock. In the near future, hydrogen from ammonia could help meet global energy needs.
SCOREKlean℠
KBR’s proprietary ethylene and propylene process technology, SCOREKlean, utilizes 100% hydrogen-fueled burners for zero emissions from the ethylene cracking furnaces. Since steam cracking furnaces are one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the petrochemicals industry, this technology is expected to play a key role in industry decarbonization.
KCap℠
KBR’s next-generation decarbonization solution with India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) offers a significant reduction in capex and footprint. This advanced technology solution for post-combustion CO2 capture utilizes a rotating packed bed, a process which significantly reduces equipment size, plant footprint and associated capital costs. KCap is ideally suited for new and existing operations.
PureLi℠
KBR has developed a high-purity lithium production technology called PureLi to cater to the growing lithium-ion battery demand for electric vehicles and stationary energy storage systems. A unique lithium conversion and refining process, PureLi is capable of transforming a wide range of lithium feedstocks into battery-grade lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide monohydrate.
PureSAF℠
KBR’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology PureSAF, was launched in alliance with Swedish Biofuels AB, a technology developer and pioneer in cutting-edge research on biofuels. PureSAF extends KBR’s decarbonization and energy transition portfolio into the aviation sector. In addition to processing ethanol, this differentiated offering can also convert CO2 and synthesis gas to SAF and expand opportunities for KBR’s clients to utilize captured carbon for a cleaner, greener future.
H2KPlus℠
This large-scale, single-stream blue hydrogen technology, based on steam methane reforming (SMR) and KBR Reforming Exchanger System (KRESTM), leverages economy of scale and expands single-train production capacity by using industry standard equipment sizes and catalysts. H2KPlus produces low-carbon hydrogen, crucial for enabling the global energy transition.
Purifier-A℠
KBR now offers a fully integrated and flexible autothermal reforming (ATR) technology solution with Purifier-A. Customers can now produce low-carbon ammonia on a mega scale. KBR’s leading ammonia synthesis technology is now offered with Air Liquide’s experience in ATR for large-scale syngas production applications.
PureM℠
An advanced renewable methanol technology, PureM has been developed to augment KBR’s leading portfolio of clean ammonia and hydrogen technologies. This technology utilizes biogenic or captured CO2 and green hydrogen as primary feed components to provide a cleaner pathway for downstream production of fuels or high-value chemicals, which are key ingredients in sustainable coatings, adhesives, and other materials. PureM is yet another example of how KBR supports net-zero transition for our clients.
