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SYDEC Technology
SM

SYDEC SM process is a flexible thermal conver-
sion process used by refiners worldwide to
upgrade heavy residue feed and process it into
high value transport fuels and coke products for
fuel and metallurgical markets. The SYDEC
SM
process can be designed to maximise clean li-
quid yields while minimising fuel coke yields or
to achieve other objectives, for example, to mi-
nimise heavy gas oil yields or to produce specific
grades of coke for industrial use.

FW Delayed Coking Furnace

VESTA Technology

VESTA SNG technology is a methanation
technology designed to produce SNG from syn-
thesis gas obtained from gasification and from
CO methanation. The VESTA technology is
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based on once-through operation with no recir-
culation, avoiding expensive compressors. The
technology is based on a maximum operating
temperature of 550°C, avoiding any metal du-
sting formation and enabling relatively simple re-
actors to be used. The technology can operate
with syngas from any commercial gasification
technology. The VESTA technology is designed
to be simple and safe to operate and to be im- VESTA Technology
plemented at a low total investment cost. Pilot Plant

Blue Hydrogen / Bio-Hydrogen

Currently, hydrogen is primarily produced via steam
reforming of fossil origin feedstock which produces
CO as by-product that is normally then released
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to the atmosphere, contributing to greenhouse
gasses and counter to the clean fuel objective. So,
it needs to be produced through sustainable pro-
cesses to ensure it contributes to decarbonisation
targets driving the global energy transition.
Blue hydrogen is produced from fossil origin
feedstock, but the CO by-product is captured for
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sequestration or for re-use, rather than emitted into
the environment: our blue hydrogen production
scheme is based on our steam reforming techno-
logy further enhanced by unique solutions to allow
more than 90% reduction of CO emissions to the atmosphere.
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Blue hydrogen is scalable to very large production capacities and presents a very competitive in- Wood Hydrogen Production
Unit
vestment cost.
Wood is also developing a new production process to produce bio-hydrogen via a modified steam
reforming process applied to liquid-biofeedstock: this technology is also easily scalable provided that
there is an adequate market for the liquid bio-feedstock and provides carbon neutral, and also poten-
tially carbon negative, hydrogen.

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