Reliable Waste Feedstock For Biorefineries

Eni is seeking waste-derived feedstock ahead of the restart of its Gela biorefinery in Sicily, according to trade reporting, as the Enilive plant returns to producing sustainable fuels after a technical stop for maintenance.

The Gela Biorefinery

Gela is one of Eni’s flagship biorefineries, producing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) through its Ecofining technology from waste and residue feedstocks — used cooking oil, animal fats and other biomass — for diesel, aviation and marine markets. Eni discontinued palm-oil procurement for its Venice and Gela biorefineries as early as October 2022, so the restart depends on securing the right waste and residue feedstock mix.

The scramble for feedstock ahead of the restart is a reminder of the structural squeeze across advanced biofuels: demand for waste-derived fuel is rising faster than the supply of certified waste feedstock.

A Complementary Feedstock Stream

This is where co-processing adds supply. Klean Industries produces tire pyrolysis oil — a waste-derived, partially biogenic liquid — through tire pyrolysis, and has developed projects that co-process pyrolysis oil at refineries, including the Viva Energy refinery co-processing project. Waste-derived pyrolysis oil is exactly the kind of additional feedstock stream that eases the squeeze biorefineries are feeling.

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• Refinery Co-Processing of Tire Pyrolysis Oil
• Pyrolysis Oil Projects
• Advanced Tire Pyrolysis Technology
• Feasibility Studies

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As biorefineries compete for certified waste feedstock, tire pyrolysis oil offers an additional, traceable stream of waste-derived fuel that eases the supply squeeze.

Klean’s Key Advantages:

• ✅ Thirty-plus years engineering commercial tire and plastic pyrolysis plants.
• ✅ A delivered refinery co-processing project for tire pyrolysis oil with Viva Energy.
• ✅ KleanLoop blockchain provides end-to-end feedstock traceability.
• ✅ KBR added Klean’s proprietary TyreNova tire-pyrolysis technology to its IP portfolio.

Looking to add a waste-derived feedstock stream to your refinery?

Speak with a Pyrolysis Oil Expert at Klean Industries » GO.