XtL – The Topsøe Approach

Maibritt Mastrup, Haldor Topsøe A/S4th International Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies, 3-6 May 2010

Company factsOwned by founder and chairmanDr. Haldor Topsøe

Headquarters in Lyngby, Denmark

2100 employees

– 1750 in Denmark

– 350 abroad

Annual turnover 670 million euro

http://www.topsoe.com

Haldor Topsøe – a knowledge company

Science to Dollars

Dr. Haldor Topsøe:

Research aimed at maximising profit may give you nothing. Research aimed at gaining knowledge may give you profit, but will always give you knowledge.

1940 1944 1957 1966 1978 2002 2010

Topsøe history in brief

Start up of the first steam

reformer

First charge of catalyst produced for H2SO4

Start up of the first

1000 MTPD single loop NH3 with Topsøe

radial flow converter

Contract for first air

cleaning plants using

Topsøe’s catalytic

converters

The company is founded by Dr. Haldor

Topsøe

Production of the first SOFC fuel

cells

70 year anniversary celebrated

Why focus on development of new technologies?

A number of mature technologies

Ensure a sustainable future for the company

Adapt to a new world!– Limited oil/gas reserves

– Coal

– Environmental/climatic challenges

– A renewable future?

Scenario for energy consumption

(Shell: Energy Scenarios for 2050)

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Oil Gas Coal Biomass Other renewables

Tech to business – thinking ‘out-of-the-box’

Technology development

Demonstrations

Strategic marketing

Understanding trends

Learn from the clients

Business model development

Partnering

What do we do?

Natural resourcesFossil fuels Biomaterials Waste

ProductEnergy Transportation fuels Chemicals

Syngas

X Lt

Gasific

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Catalysis

XtL

Topsøe approach to XtL – partnerships…

PartnersTopsøe

Technology demonstrations

Topsøe syngas technologiesSynthesis gas

Ammonia

Hydrogen

Carbon monoxide

Methanol

Formaldehyde

DME

Gasoline - TIGAS

SNG

Oryx GTL, Qatar – 34,000 bbl/d

2100 TPD Ammonia Plant

Examples of Topsøe coal-based plants

Methanol plant Capacity Completion

Hebi Coal & Electricity Co. Ltd. Henan Province, P. R. China 2000 MTPD 2011

Shaanxi Sino-Chemical Benefit. Energy Investment Co., Ltd. Shaanxi Province, P. R. China 2000 MTPD 2010

Guizhou Jinchi Chem. Group Co. Ltd. Tongzi, P. R. China 1000 MTPD 2010

Zhongyuan Dahua Group Co. Ltd. Puyang Henan, China 1500 MTPD 2007

Xianyang Coal to Methanol, Shaanxi, China 2000 MTPD 2009

Tianjin Soda, Tianjin, China 1500 MTPD 2009

Guizhou Tianfu Chemical Co. Ltd. Guizhou, China 750 MTPD 2009

DME plant Capacity Completion

Shanxi Lu'an Tianji Chemical Co. Ltd. Shanxi Province, P. R. China 200,000 MTPY 2010

Xinjiang Guanghui New Energy Co. Ltd. Yiwu County, Hami Prefecture, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China 400,000 MTPY 2009

Guizhou Tianfu Chemical Co. Ltd. Machangping Fuquan Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China 180,000 MTPY 2009

Yunnan Riches Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. Yunnan Province 200,000 MTPY 2009

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BioDME, Piteå Sweden

Smurfit KappaPaper Mill

GoBiGas – 20 MW Bio-SNGProject owners Göteborg Energy and E.ON

Gasification technology provided by Metso Power & Repotec

Tar, sulphur and CO2 removal, shift and methanisationtechnology provided by Haldor Topsøe

Purpose and objective of GoBiGas

”The purpose of the project is to demonstrate thepossibilities of the gasification technology on a

commercial scale, and to build a gasification unit thatproduces renewable and CO2-neutral natural gas. The

objective of this is to take a significant step towardsGöteborg Energi AB’s long-term target to replace the

natural gas in our own plants and meet our customers’demand for renewable gas.”

Separation Separation

Gasoline synthesis

Power

Heat

Gasoline

Ste

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Off-

gas

O2

EnzymeTreatment Separation HRSG

Metals / glass / plastic

GasificationGas

cleaning

Waste / biomass

Coal

Max.

Min.

Gas turbine

Light ends

Water

Waste to gasoline & power ”REnescience” Demonstration project

Wood to gasoline

Green Gasoline from Wood Using Carbona Gasification and Topsøe TIGAS Processes

DOE project

Wood to gasoline DOE project

2 atm (Air)

GasolineSynthesis

Gas Cleaning

MeOH/DMESynthesis

23 bbl/d

OXYGEN

http://www.energy.gov/news2009/releases.htm

Green Gasoline from Wood Using Carbona Gasification and Topsøe TIGAS Processes

Catalysing your business

Did you know that….Topsøe technologies help reduce CO2 emissions acrossthe world

Topsøes WSA process converts waste gas intocommercial grade sulphuric acid

Topsøe has developed exhaust treatment systems for tomorrows diesel trucks

Topsøes catalysts can produce clean fuels from biomass