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Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at
Secunda CTL is a synthetic fuel plant owned by Sasol at Secunda, Mpumalanga
Secunda (from Latin: second, secund, secundi meaning second/following) is a town built amidst the coalfields of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. It was named for being the second Sasol extraction refinery producing oil from coal, after S ...
in South Africa. It uses coal liquefaction
Coal liquefaction is a process of converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons: liquid fuels and petrochemicals. This process is often known as "Coal to X" or "Carbon to X", where X can be many different hydrocarbon-based products. However, the most c ...
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
Coal liquefaction is a process of converting coal into liquid hydrocarbons: liquid fuels and petrochemicals. This process is often known as "Coal to X" or "Carbon to X", where X can be many different hydrocarbon-based products. However, the most c ...
plant and the largest single emitter of greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas (GHG or GhG) is a gas that Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorbs and Emission (electromagnetic radiation), emits radiant energy within the thermal infrared range, causing the greenhouse effect. The primary greenhouse ...
in the world.
Secunda CTL consists of two production units. The Sasol II unit was constructed in 1980 and the Sasol III unit in 1984.
It has total production capacity of .
Greenhouse gas emissions
it is the world's largest single emitter of greenhouse gas, at 56.5 million tonnes a year. However, if Afşin-Elbistan C power station in Turkey is built and operated at planned capacity it would emit over 60 million tonnes a year. Air Liquide acquired the 42,000 tons/day oxygen production in 2020, with plans for 900 MW power plants to reduce emissions.Unique plant infrastructure
The Sasol III Steam Plant has a tall chimney built by Concor, which consists of a high windshield and four reinforced concrete flues which together with a high temporary roof on the 4th flue make it one the tallest structures in Africa.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
* Sasol *Coal gasification Coal gasification is the process of producing syngas—a mixture consisting primarily of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and water vapour (H2O)—from coal and water, air and/or oxygen.
Historically, coal ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Secunda Ctl Petroleum in South Africa Coal in South Africa Chimneys in South Africa Synthetic fuel facilities Coal infrastructure Energy infrastructure in South Africa Economy of Mpumalanga Secunda, Mpumalanga