HIGH PERFORMANCE MESO-ZEOLITES
Belgium-based scaleup Zeopore is revolutionizing synthetic zeolites—‘meso-zeolites’—a key catalyst in refining and petrochemicals. By enhancing their porous structure, Zeopore boosts refining efficiency and enables plastic waste and biomass conversion into valuable chemicals and biofuels. With strong global demand, the company is scaling production and targeting break-even soon, seeing long-term potential exceeding €200 million in the €4-5 billion zeolite catalyst market.
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1. Overcoming adoption barriers
Zeolites are essential in refining and petrochemicals but have narrow micropores that limit efficiency. While mesoporous zeolites offer superior catalytic performance, they have been commercially overlooked due to high production costs and scalability issues.
3. Proven benefits in key applications
Zeopore’s mesoporized catalysts significantly improve:
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FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking): Higher middle distillate yields (diesel, jet fuel) and increased light olefin production (propylene, butane isomers).
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Hydrocracking (HDC): Greater middle distillate output, higher conversion, and extended catalyst life.
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Dewaxing: Improved iso-selectivity with reduced losses in both fossil and bio-renewable feedstocks.
2. Premium performance meso-zeolites
Zeopore’s mesoporization process creates a network of larger mesopores, enhancing accessibility to active sites and improving selectivity and stability. Unlike complex, costly methods, our scalable, low-cost technology delivers high-quality zeolites with tunable properties.
4. Scaling for industrial production
Zeopore has launched a 150-ton semi-industrial unit in Leuven, Belgium, optimizing processes and delivering first industrial volumes. Expansion continues with new operators and process intensification, progressing toward a fully autonomous industrial-scale production facility.
Our high-performance meso-zeolites, now commercially available, optimize traditional refining and petrochemical processes while pioneering bio-based manufacturing and chemical plastic waste recycling.
Zeopore’s patented technologies eliminate commercialization hurdles like costly organics, excessive zeolite loss, and low reactor productivity—offering up to a 10-fold cost advantage over competing methods.​​​
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