M a d e b y N a t u r e , R e f i n e d b y Z e a C h e m
BiomassIn,Bio-Chemicals&FuelsOutAcceleratingThePathToCommercialization@ZeaChem Technology Institute(ZTI)
ZacMitchell,CommercialDevelopmentManagerABLCFeedstocks2016
BiorefiningProcessFlowDiagram
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sugar bio-fuels&chemicalsbiomass
BiorefiningProcessFlowDiagram
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Tremendous SourcesofVariabilityinEachPartofTheProcess, Additional VariabilityasYouIncreaseScale
ForTechnologyReadinessLevelsOf8OrLess,ThereAreOptions
ChartSource:E4tech,2015.Fromthesugarplatformtobiofuelsandbiochemicals. 4
~2years$5-10M
~3years$50-100M
Universities
NationalLabsTechnologyInstitutes&OEMTestFacilities
ResearchInstitutes
Buildityourself:
Laboratory Pilot Demonstration
TheTechnologyDevelopmentSupportLandscape
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ZeaChemTechnologyInstitute– Boardman,Oregon
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ZTI– FullyIntegratedSemiWorksLignocellulosicBiorefinery
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Thermal,ChemicalandEnzymaticHydrolysis
DemoFermenters(40,000gal.x3)
Filtration
Hydrogenolysis
SolventExtraction,Esterification/Distillation
PretreatmentSystem FermentationSystem RecoverySystemPilotFermenters
(4,40,400x2,4,000gal.)
CaseStudy– LignocellulosicBiomass– TheChallenge
• Everyfeedstockisdifferent– Sugarcontent– Solid:Liquid– Co-products(wasteproducts)– Inhibitors
• Feedstockbaskets/formatsaredifferent– Growth&harvesting– Materialhandlingconsiderations– Hydrolysisrequirements
• Feedstocksdifferbytimeofyear– Compositions
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CaseStudy– LignocellulosicBiomassSupplier• LignocellulosicBiomassSupplierisinterestedin
determiningtheefficacyofitsbiomassasa2ndgenerationsugarsupplytothebiochemicalandbiofuelindustry.
• PlantvisitandengineeringdesignreviewareconductedtoestablishhowbesttointroducethebiomassintoZTI’spretreatmentequipment
• ZTIrunsavarietyofagreeduponpre-treatmentapproaches(auto-hydrolysis,steamexplosion,diluteacidhydrolysis,sulfite,etc.)toproduceC5richsugarpretreatmenthydrolysateandsubstratefollowedbythermochemicalorenzymatichydrolysisofthesubstratetoproduceC6richsugarhydrolysateandlignin.ZTIsamples,testsandprovidesanalyticaldataontheresultantmaterials.
• Inthespanofafewmonths, LignocellulosicBiomassSupplierhastonsofC5sugar,C6sugarandligninforitsthermochemical,catalyticandfermentationbiorefinery customerstotest.
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TheConsequencesofWorkingTogether
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This InsteadofThis
PhysicalAssets
OperationsResources
Cost
Time
CommercialProject
Development
M a d e b y N a t u r e , R e f i n e d b y Z e a C h e m
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ZacMitchellCommercialDevelopmentManagerzmitchell@zeachem.com720-838-2218
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