Sinopec to Step Up Involvement in Biodiesel Project in Shanghai

China Petrochemical Corp., the country’s largest oil refiner plans step up its involvement in the biofuel market by continuing its B5 biodiesel project in Shanghai while accelerating research on B10, reports the China Daily today.  B5 biodiesel is a blend of 5% biodiesel made from used cooking oil by the catering industry and 95% petroleum diesel fuel.  Correspondingly B10 blends would contain 10% biodiesel.

The push to promote B10 will likely have significant influence on the country’s energy security while increasing the city’s capacity to dispose of kitchen waste, the company said.  The Shanghai unit of China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec) said it had provided B5 biodiesel to tens of thousands of vehicles in the city. Since the pilot program started in 2017, the project had helped dispose 30,000 tons of kitchen waste.

Capable of producing 400,000-600,000 tons/year of biodiesel, B5 had also entered the retail sector with more than 40% of the company’s 240 gas stations providing the product. Sinopec said it was planning to expand its biodiesel stations to other major cities across the country.