Breakthrough Reported In Distributing Fuel Ethanol Via Existing Pipelines

摘要

North America has a nearly 100,000-mile petroleum liquids pipeline network that currently delivers the nation's petroleum products (gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, etc.) reliably, safely, efficiently and economically. People are asking, "What if the same pipeline system could carry fuel ethanol, also reliably, safely, efficiently and economically?" We were able to get a few minutes with Phil Korosec, Technical Director at MidContinental Chemical Company, Inc., Olathe, KS, and ask him a few questions about a breakthrough that MidContinental has reported making in dealing with stress corrosion cracking (SCC), the critical hurdle that must be overcome in order for fuel ethanol to be distributed in existing pipelines.