据烃加工2021年7月29日报道，美国可再生柴油的生产能力到2024年可能显著增加，这是基于几个项目的宣布，这些项目要么正在建设中，要么即将开发。 这一增加是由各州和联邦政府提高可再生燃料的目标、优惠的税收抵免以及将现有的炼油厂转变为可再生柴油炼油厂所推动的。
截至2020年底，美国可再生柴油生产能力总计近6亿加仑/年，或3.8万桶/天。 目前在建的几个项目可能会使这一产能增加24亿加仑/年; 已提议和已宣布的项目到2024年前将再增加18亿加仑/年。 如果所有项目按计划投产，到2024年底前，美国可再生柴油产量将达到51亿加仑/年(33万桶/天)。
尽管可再生柴油产量增长，但如果所有可再生柴油产能扩张的估计都能按计划实现，而石油柴油炼油厂的产能基本保持不变，那么到2024年前，可再生柴油将占美国现有柴油总产能的5%左右。
可再生柴油是一种化学性质与石油柴油相同的可再生燃料，其性能特性几乎相同。 可再生柴油可以在任何水平上混入石油柴油，这与生物柴油不同，生物柴油只能按2%至20%的体积比例混入柴油。
李峻 编译自 烃加工
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