Axens Biobased Technologieson the Road for Biofuels andBiochemicals2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Julie MAILLOT

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Powering a Sustainable Future with Axens Group

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CATALYSTS & ADSORBENTS

TECHNOLOGIES: FROMPROCESS LICENSING TO UNITSTART-UP

ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT& CONSTRUCTION: FROMEQUIPMENT SUPPLY TOMODULAR UNITS

AUDIT & CONSULTING

DIGITAL APPLICATIONS

ENERGY EFFICIENCY

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RenewableOils & Fats

LignocellulosicBiomass

Vegan®

Gasel®

BioTfueLProject

Futurol™

BioTcatProject

BioButterflyProject

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Renewable Biofuels and Biochemicals: Axens’ PortfolioRenewableDiesel & Jet

CellulosicEthanol

Ethylene

Aromatics

Butadiene

HYDROTREATMENT

ENZYMATIC CONVERSION

DEHYDRATION

CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS

CATALYTICSYNTHESIS

GASIFICATION & FT

Atol™

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Renewable Biofuels and Biochemicals: Partnerships

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Technology Development and Industrialization Strategy

Pilot & DemoScale

IndustrialScale

TechnologyConception

Lab Scale

Industrialization

On-demandtests

Example:

Example:

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RenewableOils & Fats

LignocellulosicBiomass

Vegan®

BioTfuelProject

Futurol™

BioTcatProject

BioButterflyProject

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Renewable Biofuels and Biochemicals: Axens’ PortfolioRenewableDiesel & Jet

CellulosicEthanol

Ethylene

Aromatics

Butadiene

HYDROTREATMENT

ENZYMATICCONVERSION

DEHYDRATION

CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS

CATALYTICSYNTHESIS

GASIFICATION& FT

Atol™2G EtOH

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Futurol™(Ethanol): an Integrated 4-Step ProcessPRETREATMENT1

Standardization step Low moisture High C5 sugars yield andcellulose digestibility

Lignocellulosicbiomass

HYDROLYSIS & FERMENTATION3 One-pot process CAPEX and OPEX minimization Full C5 and C6 sugars conversion High ethanol yield and content

PRODUCTS RECOVERY4 Energy and process integration: Steam/power production Water/stillage direct recycle

EthanolBIOCATALYSTS PRODUCTION2

On-site production Tailor-made enzymes/yeasts High resistance to inhibitors Fully adapted to substrate

HemicelluloseLignin

Cellulose

2015: Enzymes Production Step

Capacity: 100 m3 fermentors

2016: Biomass Pretreatment Step

Capacity: 100 dry tons/day biomass

Location: Bucy-Le-Long, France

Multi-feedstock

Futurol™ (Ethanol): R&D Tools2016 - Industrial2011 - Pilot

Capacity: 1 dry ton/day biomass

Location: Pomacle, France

Full process chain

5 000 m2 facility

Multi-feedstock

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Futurol™ (Ethanol): Certifying Technology Scalability

Lab testing

Continuousprocessing

Scalabilityvalidation

Pilot Plant(1 tpd)

PretreatmentUnit

(100 tpd)

Raw Biomass PretreatedBiomass

Support to performanceguarantees

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Scalabilityvalidation

EnzymesProduction

(100 m3)> 1 650 tons Poplar> 2 350 tons Straw

> 30 operating conditions> 9 000 analytical results> 1 000 000 L of ethanol

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Futurol™ (Ethanol): For a Wide Range of Biomasses

WheatStraw

Rice Straw MiscanthusSugarcanebagasse &

leavesBamboo Resinous

woodSoft wood(poplar) Corn cob Corn stalks

& stover

MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY

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RenewableOils & Fats

LignocellulosicBiomass

Vegan®

BioTfuelProject

Futurol™

BioTcatProject

BioButterflyProject

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Renewable Biofuels and Biochemicals: Axens’ PortfolioRenewableDiesel & Jet

CellulosicEthanol

Ethylene

Aromatics

Butadiene

HYDROTREATMENT

ENZYMATICCONVERSION

DEHYDRATION

CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS

CATALYTICSYNTHESIS

GASIFICATION& FT

Atol™

HVO =>

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Feedstock-flexible model for performance predictionVersatility & Representativeness

Extensive testing in pilot plants> 6-month runs on Rapeseed Oil and Palm Oil

Know-how in Renewable Oils and FatsMore than 20 years experience in renewable lipids treatment(Esterfip-H)

2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Vegan® (HVO): a Strong Technology Background

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Vegan® (HVO): Accurate HDT and HDI Modeling

Modeling

Pilot tests

HDI Yield -Summer Diesel

HDI Yield - WinterDiesel

HDT Yield

+0.5%-0.4%

+0.3%

Pilot tests and Model comparison

Hydrogenation &Decarboxylation Hydro-isomerization

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Vegan® (HVO): For a Wide Range of Renewable Lipids

Palm Soybean Rapeseed Sunflower Corn Jatropha

MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY

UCO AnimalFats

FFA(PFAD,…)

Tall Oil(TOFA)

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2ND EU-INDIA CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BIOFUELS - NEW DELHI - 13 MARCH 2019

Vegan® (HVO): Total La Mède Biorefinery

End user

On-going start-up

Retrofit of 2 HDT Units intoa Vegan® Unit

500,000 t/y of biodiesel

Source : https://www.total.com/en/energy-expertise/projects/bioenergies/

■ A major Industrial Reference:

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Vegan®

■ Axens pool of bio-based technologies aims atproviding both Renewable Biofuels andBiochemicals:

■ Futurol™ and Vegan® are today commerciallyavailable solutions:

Pilot & Demo plants operation technology derisking

On-demand trials at pilot plants reliability & flexibility

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Take-aways

and more to come …

Vegan®

BioTcat

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Atol™

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