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"A demonstration unit built by Total Petrochemicals at its complex in Feluy, Belgium, used UOP/Hydro MTO methanol-to-olefins technology to convert methanol to ethylene and propylene," according to UOP.
The demonstration plant integrates MTO process technology with the Total Petrochemicals/UOP Olefin Cracking Process (OCP). Use of OCP "will boost the total yield of usable ethylene and propylene while minimizing hydrocarbon byproducts," according to the companies. The OCP unit is scheduled to start up later this year after initial testing of the MTO unit is completed.