Sinopec converts ethanol into ethylene

Shanghai Petrochemical Research Institute, a research branch of Sinopec, and its partner Shanxi Sanwei Group Co., Ltd., has successfully applied a new technology which converts ethanol through the process of dehydration into ethylene. The technology could take full advantage of China’s domestic biomass supply and could also pave the way for Sinopec to enter the “new energy” market in the future. (December 8, 2008)