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USA: Crown Iron Works said on 14 April that it had recently completed its liquids pilot plant, offering testing, validation, scaling and commercialisation for renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel and biodiesel; edible oils; oleochemicals; and speciality products.

The supplier of oilseed extraction technology said the plant featured:

• The Crown RD Ready Pretreatment System that doubled hydrotreater catalyst life and maximised contaminant removal.

• A Double Shell Packed Column continuous deodoriser, which offered superior performance over tray deodorisers and accommodated six stock changes per day.

• Fat splitting technologies allowing for variations in feedstock quality and a multi-purpose distillation column for cleaner biodiesel and fatty acids.

• A full suite of analytical lab testing.