Solid Biomass Conversion to Transportation Fuels with UOP RTP Upgrading Technology
Jim Rekoske April 3, 2012 Washington, D.C. Honeywell International
$36 billion (2011) in revenues, 50% outside of U.S. Nearly 130,000 employees operating in 100 countries Morristown, NJ global corporate headquarters Automation & Control Solutions Specialty Materials Transportation Systems Aerospace $ B* $ B* $ B* $ B* *11 revenues estimate 20 to 25 percent Energy Efficiency
More than 50% of Honeywells portfolio offers energy efficiency benefits Air Traffic Modernization Biofuels By immediately and comprehensivelyadopting existing Honeywell products, the United States could reduce energy consumption by 20 to 25 percent Green Buildings Reduced Emissions Fuel Efficiency Industrial Process Efficiency Energy Efficiency, Demand Response, & Smart Grid Energy Performance Contracts UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company
Founded in 1914 A leading international supplier and licensor of processing technology, catalysts,adsorbents, process plants, and technical services. Largest process licensing organization in the world. 31 out of 36 refining technologies in use today were developed by UOP Markets Petroleum refining Petrochemical production Gas processing Renewable fuels and chemicals Products/Services Developing and licensing ofprocess technology Equipment Catalysts Adsorbents Molecular sieves Weve Known Hydrocarbon Fuels for 100 Years! Renewable Technology Portfolio
Renewable Jet Process Honeywell Green JetTM Green Diesel Inedible Oils Animal Fats UOP/Eni EcofiningTM Process Honeywell Green DieselTM Green Jet Gasification Separation FT Synthesis Conversion Rentech / UOP Alliance Green Fuels UOP Scope OthersScope RTP (Pyrolysis) Biomass Green Power / Fuel Oil (now) Green Fuels (2014) Upgrading Process Envergent Technologies UOP/Ensyn JV Proven Technologies for Feedstock Flexible Drop-in Fuels 5 New Additions to the UOP Portfolio
UOP ATJ Process Alcohol to Jet(and Diesel) Honeywell Green JetTM Green Diesel Alcohols Demonstrated under grant from US FAA Project completed 2012 ready for license 2013 Isoparaffinic kerosene limited aromatics Smooth boiling point curve millions of paraffins, isoparaffins, naphthenes Just like petroleum-derived jet fuel! RTP (Pyrolysis) Biomass Green Fuels Upgrading Process Gasoline Diesel New Technologies which Extend Our Solutions 6 No net utilities required RTP is self-sustaining process
RTP Flow Diagram No net utilities requiredRTP is self-sustainingprocess Upgrading to Green Transportation Fuels
Objectives: Remove oxygen as water and CO2 by hydrogen & catalyst pH Neutrality, Equal Viscosity Produce high octane gasoline, or diesel/jet precursors Two Stage Hydrodeoxygenation 1st Stage HDO Biomass RTP Full HDO Hydrocarbons H2O= 10-40% O = 40-55% H2O = ppm O =