Commencement of the pilot project at the High-End Chemical Technology Incubation Base of the Yulin Guozhong Coal Chemical Industry Demonstration Base

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On June 6, a mobilization meeting for the start of construction was held in Yulin, Shaanxi, for the pilot project of the high-end chemical technology incubation base (Phase 1), which is being invested and built by Yulin Guozhong Coal Chemical Industry Demonstration Base Co., Ltd. You Jiaqiang, deputy chief engineer of Shandong Energy Group Co., Ltd. and head of the Chemical Industry Management Department, said that the construction of this base will help China’s coal chemical industry develop in a direction that emphasizes high-end capabilities, diversity, and low carbon emissions. It will also provide key technical support for ensuring energy security and achieving the \"dual carbon\" goals. 　　Sun Qiwen, director of the National Key Laboratory for Coal Liquefaction Gasification and Efficient Low-Carbon Utilization and chairman of Yulin Guozhong Coal Chemical Industry Demonstration Base Co., Ltd., explained that this project builds on the existing 100,000 tons per year high-temperature Fischer-Tropsch synthesis industrial demonstration facility. By utilizing new technologies developed by the aforementioned national key laboratory, it aims to carry out upgrades to the second-generation high-temperature Fischer-Tropsch technology as well as pilot tests on downstream products derived from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. The goal is to develop a range of core technological achievements with independent intellectual property rights that can be applied in industrial settings, thereby contributing to improving the efficient and clean utilization of coal in China and fostering innovation in the coal chemical industry. 　　It is worth emphasizing that the high-end chemical technology incubation base is a key component in the comprehensive technology R&D framework of the National Key Laboratory for Coal Liquefaction, Gasification and Efficient Low-Carbon Utilization, which covers the stages of basic research, pilot-scale development, and engineering demonstration. It plays an important role in transforming the laboratory’s research achievements into industrial applications. 　　According to Liu Jisen, general manager of Yulin Guozhong Coal Chemical Industry Demonstration Base Co., Ltd., based on the research progress of the National Key Laboratory for Coal Liquefaction, Gasification and Efficient Low-Carbon Utilization, the base has planned pilot projects for two phases. The construction tasks in the first phase include experimental verification of the high-temperature Fischer-Tropsch second-generation technology, product pretreatment and aldehyde-ketone separation, as well as pilot-scale projects for polyalpha-olefins (PAO). Once completed, this system will encompass more than 50 high-value-added products across over 10 series, including 1-hexene, 1-octene, PAO, solvent oils, specialty oils, and aldehyde-ketone compounds, thereby facilitating the transformation of coal from a traditional fuel into advanced chemical materials. In the second phase, pilot-scale research will be conducted on a series of advanced processing and utilization technologies for high-value materials such as high-carbon-number α-olefins; simultaneously, pilot-scale research will also be carried out on new green and low-carbon technologies such as one-step conversion of syngas, production of clean fuels via Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and the utilization of carbon dioxide. 　　Ma Hongguang, Party Secretary and General Manager of Shaanxi Future Energy Chemical Co., Ltd., said that the project under construction is a key element in expanding, strengthening, and optimizing the chemical industry chain in Yulin as part of Future Energy’s initiatives. It will facilitate the development of a industrial chain that connects \"high and low temperature Fischer-Tropsch processes with high-end alpha-olefins, as well as specialty and high-end chemicals.\" This project will provide technical support for the subsequent 4 million tons per year coal-to-oil production facility, thereby increasing the added value of coal through the expansion of the chemical industry chain. It will also help transform \"black coal\" into \"green materials,\" thus promoting the integrated development of the coal and chemical industries. 　　“At present, the project has completed the ordering of major equipment, and work is underway on temporary facilities and civil engineering preparations. It is planned to finish all construction work and the pilot studies in the first phase by the end of 2026. ”Zheng Kaixue, general manager of the project’s general contractor, Hualu Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., said.