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Biomaterials: the real value bio supply chain
Dr John R Williams Head of Materials
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Materials are really valuable
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Biomass Market Complexity
Biomass Carbon Content
Chemicals
Liquid & Gaseous Fuels
Energy Content Heat & Power
Func>onal Content Materials
Increasing value Decreasing volume
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Biomassprovision
Biomass trading
Biomassrefining
Fuel production
Fuel blend & retail
Chemical production
Chemicalindustry
Biomass power &
Chemical usingindustry Retailers
Pharmaceutical industry
Food ingredients
Food industry
Retailers
Food & Feed industry
Feed ingredients
Feed industry
Bio-based value chains
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Arable Crops
Agricultural Residues Perennial Grasses
Forestry Wastes
Short Rotation Coppice
Biomass Options
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ADM
Amyris/Michelin
Anellotech
BioAmber
Biocaldol
BioMCN
Braskem
Butamax
Cathay Industrial Biotech
Colbolt TechnologiesDSM
DOWDraths
DuPont
Eastman Chemicals
Global Biochem
Global Bioenergies
Glycos Biotechnologies
Green Biologics
Greencol Taiwan Corporation
GenomaticaGevo
Goodyear/Genencor
India Glycols
Metabolic Explorer
Myriant
Natureworks
NovephaPurac
Rennovia
Reverdia (DSM/Roquette)
SolvayTMO
OPX Bio
Verdezyne
VinythaiVirent
Zeachem
Methanol
Formic Acid
Ethanol
EthyleneEthylene Oxide
Ethylene Glycol (MEG)
Acetic Acid
Ethyl acetate
Epichlorohydrin
Acetone
isoPropanol
Propylene
Propylene Glycol
1,3-‐Propanediol
Lactic acid
Acrylic Acid
n-‐Butanol
iso-‐Butanol
iso-‐Butylene
Butadiene
Succinic acid
2,3-‐Butanediol
1,4-‐Butanediol
Tetrahydrofuran
Isoprene
Adipic acid
HMDA
Benzene
Toluene
Paraxylene
Terephthalic acid
Styrene
Market expansion and development activity
Currently over 80 companies actively commercialising over 50 commodity or platform chemicals
Companies working on bio-‐based chemicals
Bio-‐ba
sed chem
icals
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Ethylene Polyethylenes
Styrene Monomer
Ethylene Oxide/Glycol
EDC
Other
Polymers/Rubbers
Polyester
PVC
Alpha Olefins
PVA
Ethanol60%
7%
14%
12%
7%
Bio-based chemical platforms
Ethanol production ~ 70 million tonnes Ethylene production ~ 110 million tonnes
PET Collaborative
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Market Activity
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Succinic Acid 1,4-‐ButanediolPolybutylene Terephthalate
Copolyester Ethers
Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Spandex Fibres
Tetrahydrofuran
Solvent
Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol
γ-‐Butyrolactone
Fine & Speciality Chemicals
N-‐Methyl -‐2-‐Pyrrolidone
Fine & Speciality Chemicals
2-‐Pyrrolidone
Fine & Speciality Chemicals
N-‐Vinyl-‐2-‐Pyrrolidone
Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone
Deicers/Coolent
Plasticisers
Fuel Additives
Bio-based chemical platforms
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More Applications
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Automotive
Recylability Biobased
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Industry drivers & concerns
End of life op>ons
Product performance
Technology development
Green branding & corporate sustainability
Produc>on economics
Feedstock economics & Security of Supply
Policy interven>on & indirect effects
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Today
Sugar, starch and oil crops. Builds on current agricultural value chains. Expensive and >ed to food & feed chains.
Near term
Agricultural residues. Bolts on to current agricultural produc>on. Requires collec>on and logis>cal development. Technology improvements required to meet current economics.
Future
Algae, Biomass crops and carbon dioxide. Requires development of new supply chains and cul>va>on technology.
Feedstocks
NB - The use of algae as a production tool should not be confused with its use as a feedstock
Choice and therefore deployment rate for different feedstocks will be technology and product dependent
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Lignocellulose Process Options
Lignocellulose
Pyrolysis
Gasifica>on
Pretreatment
Frac>ona>on
Cellulose
Hemicellulose
Lignin
Fermenta>on
Chemicals
Chemical Transforma>o
n
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Les Sohette’s Biorefinery Bazancourt–Pomacle, France
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Corn
Corn oil
Sugar
Ethanol
Lactic acid derivatives
Food Lactic Acid
Natureworks PLA
Lactic acid
Erythritol Cargill Biorefinery Blair, Nabraska
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Promise of things to come
Commercialisation Polyethylene Epichlorohydrin Propylene glycol PVC Butanol Isobutanol Succinic acid Isoprene 1,4-butanediol Itaconic acid Polypropylene Adipic acid Acrylic acid Glucaric acid
Expansion Ethanol Polylactic acid Starch Plastics Cellulose Films Polyamides Polyurethanes Furans Amino acids 1,3-Propanediol PHA Butanol Ethylene glycol Ethyl acetate Isosorbide
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Leadership Team
