DEVELOPMENT OF AGRI+CHEMICAL: UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGIES OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

GBS2018Parallel Workshops III, 20th April, 11:00 – 13:00 / Track: "Bioeconomy of World Regions"

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JIRCAS’s Mission

1. Agricultural technologies for sustainable management of the

environment and natural resources in developing regions will

be developed.

2. Technologies for stable production of agricultural products in

the tropics and other adverse environments will be

developed.

3. High value-adding technologies with various local resources

in developing regions will be developed.

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

President Dr. Masa Iwanaga

2015 (7.3 billion)

Asia

Africa

Europe

Latin America/the Caribbean

Northern America

2030 (8.5 billion)

Asia

Africa

Europe

Latin America/the Caribbean

Northern America

World Population Prospects and Primary Energy Demand

Source: United Nations 2015

Primary energy demand (Mtoe), 2035 (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2013)

1. Resources

Our Strategy for Bioeconomy in Southeast Asia

2. Technology Developments

3. Sustainable Society

Southeast Asian countries are making rapid economic progress, and their large population is expected to have a great impact on the world’s energy situation and the environment. The countries are situated in tropical areas; hence they possess abundant lignocellulosic biomass resources

JIRCAS proposes “AGRI+CHEMICAL” manufacturing process that produces to electric power, liquid fuels, chemicals and materials from methane gas (CH4) as starting chemical compound through saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass

The outcome of AGRI+CHEMICAL expects to contribute to the increase of eco-friendly energy resources as well as the construction of sustainable land use and food production (SDGs) through the bioeconomy.

CH4 platform

CelluloseHemicelluloseLignin

Starch

Power HeatNatural gas

& ethanol

Utilization of agricultural residues in Southeast Asia

Renewable Energy and Materials

Industrial effluent

Solid waste

Liquid waste

High10～15mWeight１-2 ton

Palm oil

Palm fruit

Oil Palm Trunk（OPT）

Palm Oil

Starch50 %

Fiber32%

Composition

Promising Bioresources in Southeast Asia

• produced as a by-product of starch manufacturing.

Cassava Pulp

Sap10% free sugars

GTLGas oil,

Hydrogen,Plastic..

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Utilization Technology of Old Oil Palm Trunk (OPT)

• Oil palm trees have an economic life span of about 25 years.

• 2xTokyo area is for replanted in every year.

• 63 million trunks (180 million ton)/year from Indonesia and Malaysia

Sugar concentration.. 10%

Power Generation

CH4GAS FUEL

Methane production

OPT

Extracted Sap High quality pellet

Current

Future

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Utilization Technology of Cassava Pulp

Methane production

Power Generation

CH4GAS FUEL

GTL,Gas oil,

Hydrogen,Plastic..

CO2 CH4

Current

Future

Microbial saccharification

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International CollaborationFrom OUTPUT to OUTCOM

Collaboration with USM, IHI and JIRCAS

Collaboration with KMUTT, IHI and JIRCAS

Extracted sap

Kluang

Bangkok

Pilot plant for Biogas and Pellet from OPT

（March 2017）

Pilot test for biogas from Cassava pulp with fiber saccharification system

(August 2017)

Pellet

Water treatment

Resolution of

environmental issue

and import

infrastructure

Job creation

Expend

Sustainability

Corporate social

responsibility

Job creation

Sustainability

Environmental issue

Global warming issue

Pellet and biogas

Renewable energy

Export of capital

Creation of Bioeconomy by Agri+Chemical Process in Southeast Asia

Energy security

Contribution to SDGs

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