Secunda CTL
Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction to produce petroleum-like synthetic crude oil from coal. The process used by Sasol is based on the Fischer–Tropsch process. It is the largest coal liquefaction plant in the world.
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Secunda CTL consists of two production units. The Sasol II unit was constructed in 1980 and the Sasol III unit in 1984.[1] It has total production capacity of 160,000 barrels per day (25,000 m3/d).[2]
Unique plant infrastructure
The Sasol III Steam Plant has a 301 m (988 ft) tall chimney built by Concor, which consists of a 292 m (958 ft) high windshield and four 300 m (980 ft) reinforced concrete flues which together with a 1 m (3.3 ft) high temporary roof on the 4th flue temake it one the tallest structures in Africa.[3]
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In Media
As a major component of South Africa's economy, Secunda was in turn a major target of the African National Congress during the apartheid era. Two ANC attacks (and their aftermath) were dramatized in the 2006 film Catch a Fire.
See also
References
- "Sasol's Secunda CTL plant: costly to build, but now it's a cash cow". Gas-to-Liquids News. 2005-11-01. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- Pat Davies (March 2004). Sasol Gas-to-Liquids. 32nd Howard Weil Energy Conference. New Orleans: Sasol Petroleum International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
- "SASOL Synthetic Fuels Steam Plant 3". Skyscraper Source Media. Retrieved 2009-08-02.