Refinaria processará matéria-prima renovável no RS
A Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense (RPR) vai realizar testes industriais para processar matérias-primas totalmente renováveis para combustíveis e petroquímicos no Brasil.
Localizada na cidade de Rio Grande (RS), a refinaria produzirá, principalmente, bioaromáticos para a indústria petroquímica. Além disso, será a primeira na América Latina a ser convertida para operar como biorrefinaria e processar insumos de fontes 100pc renováveis.
A Petrobras, a petroquímica Braskem e o grupo Ultra – empresas que têm participação acionária na RPR – assinarão um acordo de cooperação hoje, disseram.
A Petrobras já negociou um contrato de licenciamento de tecnologia e investirá cerca de R$45 milhões na refinaria.
O primeiro teste está previsto para novembro e durará cinco dias. O segundo acontecerá em junho de 2024.
No primeiro teste, o processo e o sistema catalítico da unidade de craqueamento catalítico fluido serão atualizados para gerar insumos integralmente renováveis.
O próximo passo será testar o coprocessamento de carga fóssil com bio-óleo, gerando propeno, gasolina e diesel, todos com conteúdo renovável a partir da matéria-prima avançada de biomassa não alimentar.
Atualmente, a refinaria, que possui capacidade de produção de 17.000 b/d, produz e comercializa derivados de petróleo como gasolina, diesel, nafta, óleo combustível, GLP (gás de cozinha), entre outros.
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