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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- CARE-O-SENE research project will develop advanced catalysts for sustainable

aviation fuels

Sasol (JSE: SOL, NYSE SSL) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) will lead a

consortium to develop and optimise next-generation catalysts that will play a

key role in decarbonising the aviation sector through sustainable aviation

fuels (SAF).

At a ceremony at Sasol's global headquarters in Johannesburg today, South

African President Cyril Ramaphosa and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attended

the launch of CARE-O-SENE (Catalyst Research for Sustainable Kerosene) research

project, to be funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

(BMBF) and Sasol.

Sasol joins forces with five other world-leading organisations in Germany and

South Africa to accelerate the development of catalysts that are essential to

produce green kerosene on a commercial scale through Fischer-Tropsch (FT)

technology.

"We are delighted to have been selected to lead this important project," said

Fleetwood Grobler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sasol Limited. "Our

expertise in FT technology and catalysts makes us the ideal partner to help

Germany and the world decarbonise the aviation sector and make it sustainable

over the long-term."

Prof. Dr. Bernd Rech, Scientific Managing Director of HZB adds, "CARE-O-SENE

will enable us to accelerate innovation in a crucial field of green energy.

This can only be achieved in a global partnership by deeply integrating

fundamental research and technology development on an industry relevant scale."

Other CARE-O-SENE project partners include the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic

Technologies and Systems (IKTS), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),

the University of Cape Town, Department of Chemical Engineering (UCT) and

INERATEC GmbH. The consortium expresses its sincere gratitude to the German

Federal Ministry of Education and Research for supporting these important

efforts.

CARE-O-SENE will run for three years and pursues the goal of setting the course

for large-scale commercialisation of green kerosene production by 2025 with its

research on catalysts. Catalysts are used to speed up chemical reactions,

increase the yield and improve the quality of refined products. The new FT

catalysts are expected to increase the fuel yield of the process to over 80

percent, thereby optimising use of resources.

Unlike conventional kerosene derived from fossil feedstocks, SAF can be made

from green hydrogen and sustainable carbon dioxide sources. Developing SAF is

key to a sustainable decarbonisation of the hard-to-abate aviation industry,

and the main lever for net zero aviation. The underlying technology to

developing SAF at scale from green hydrogen and sustainable carbon sources is

FT technology, in which Sasol has been a global leader for more than 70 years.

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Alex Anderson, Head of Group Media Relations

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Matebello Motloung, Manager: Group Media Relations

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Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie

Silvia Zerbe, Manager Public Relations:

Direct telephone: +49 30 8042-42607

silvia.zerbe@helmholtz-berlin.de

About Sasol:

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expertise to integrate sophisticated technologies and processes into

world-scale operating facilities. We safely and sustainably source, produce and

market a range of high-quality products in 23 countries, creating value for

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on triple bottom line outcomes of People, Planet and Profit, responsibly and

always with the intent to be a force for good. We have prioritised five

Sustainable Development Goals to ensure our business is environmentally,

socially and economically sustainable.

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for a climate-neutral society. Scientist are developing and optimising

efficient and cost-effective energy materials for solar cells, batteries and

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