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Biofine Technology, LLC
Cellulosic Biodiesel
www.biofinetechnology.com
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BIOFINE
THE
BIOFINE
PROCESS
CELLULOSE AND STARCH
CELLULOSIC BIODIESEL
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BIOFINE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THE BIOFINE BIO-REFINING PROCESS
LEVULINIC ACID: A VERSATILE PLATFORM CHEMICAL
LEVULINATE ESTERS: A NEW CLASS OF CELLULOSIC ADVANCED BIOFUELS
TEST WORK (BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY)
LIFE CYCLE CARBON DIOXIDE SAVINGS AND BENEFITS FOR HEATING OIL
FEEDSTOCKS AND POTENTIAL LOCATIONS
PRODUCTION - WHAT WILL IT COST?
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Cellulose
Sugars
Intermediates I
HMF
Intermediates II
Levulinic Acid
(50wt %)
First Stage
Plug Flow
Reactor
Second Stage
Back Mixed
Reactor
Biofine Process Fast Chemical Conversion
Fast Reaction
(Seconds)
Slower Reaction
(Minutes)
BYPRODUCTS: Tars
(30 wt%)
Formic Acid (20 wt %)
OCH2OHOHC
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BIOFINE
THE BIOFINE PROCESS
(THE BIOREFINERY)
CROPS
ARGICULTURAL
RESIDUES
CELLULOSIC
SLUDGES
WOOD
STARCH
WASTE
PAPER
MOLASSES
THE
BIOFINE
PROCESS
LEVULINIC
ACID
FORMIC
ACID
FURFURAL
LIGNEOUS
CHAR
DOWNSTREAM
CONVERSION
SPECIALTY
CHEMICALS
COMMODITY
CHEMICALS
HERBICIDES
PESTICIDES
TRANSPORTATION
FUELS
HEATING OIL
FEEDSTOCKS
BIOMASS
PRODUCTS
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HOOH
O
O
succinic acid
HO OH
O
3-hydroxypropionic acid
OH
O
NH2
HO
O
glutamic acid
aspartic acid
OHHO
O
O NH2
HO OH
OH
glycerol
O
OHO
4-hydroxybutyrolactone
itaconic acid
HOOH
O
O
O
O
OH
levulinic acid
O
O
OH
O
HO
2,5-furandicacboxylic acid
OH OHOH
OH OH
xylitol
OH
OHOH
OH
OH
OH
sorbitol
HOOH
OH
OH
OH
OH
O
O
glucaric acid
LEVULINIC ACID: ONE OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYS SELECT TWELVE PLATFORM CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS
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Liquid Fuel Markets
U.S. Fuel Markets:
Heating oil 7+ billion gallons
Diesel Fuel 53+ billion gallons
Gasoline 140+ billion gallons
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DRIVERS FOR RENEWABLE LIQUID FUELS
Sustainable Development (Social, Economic and Environmental)
Kyoto Reduction of Atmospheric Carbon Emissions
Legislation (Carbon Control Programs for Fuels)
Synergy with Primary Carbon Use (Liquids)
Convenience of Use -High energy content (Liquid Fuels)
Improved Product Performance (Cleaner Burning)
Security of Supply (Home Grown Fuels)
Agricultural Support (Energy Farms, Ag Byproducts)
New Business Potential (Huge markets)
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BIOFINE
LEVULINATE ESTERS
CELLULOSIC BIODIESEL
A NEW CLASS OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL
FOR USE IN
COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL HEATING OIL
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BIOFINE
CELLULOSIC BIODIESEL
LEVULINIC ACID ESTERS
EASILY PRODUCED FROM LEVULINIC ACID AND AN ALCOHOL (ETHANOL OR METHANOL)
BIODIESEL FROM NON-FOOD FEEDSTOCKS - CELLULOSE
GREENHOUSE GAS SAVING OVER 90%
GRAS - PRESENT MARKET IS IN FLAVORS AND FRAGRANCES
SAFE - HIGH FLASH POINT TEMPERATURE
LOW FREEZING POINT
CLEAN COMBUSTION (HIGH EFFIC, LOW PARTICULATE) ROUTE FOR METHANOL OR ETHANOL INTO HEAVY FUELS REASONABLE ENERGY DENSITY (100,000 BTU PER GALLON) LOW VISCOSITY, HIGH LUBRICITY BLENDS WITH BIODIESEL IN ALL PROPORTIONS MUTUAL SOLVENCY WITH BIODIESEL IN DIESEL AND H.O. EXTENDS AVAILABILITY OF FAME TO MEET DEMAND
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LEVUINATE ESTER FUEL TESTING PROGRAM AT BNL
LEVULINIC ESTER BLENDS WITH BIODIESEL AND No. 2 HEATING OIL FUNDED BY NORA, BIOFINE AND BNL
OXIDATIVE STABILITY (RANCIMAT) ELASTOMER TESTING (NITRILE, VITON, TEFLON) (IN-PROGRESS) COMBUSTION TESTING (EFFICIENCY AND EMISSIONS) BLEND MISCIBILITY ESTERS WITH BIODIESEL AND No.2 H.O. COLD TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOUR (CLOUD/POUR) (IN PROGRESS) WATER ABSORPTION BURNER CLEANING EFFECT FOR GUM DEPOSITION (IN-PROGRESS)
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BIODIESEL OXIDATIVE STABILITY
EFFECT OF LEVULINATE ESTERS BNL DATA
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COMBUSTION QUALITY RESULTS
SUMMARY (Operational data from oil-fired test boiler at BNL)
CO CO2 % SO2 EFF% NOx
(ppm) (ppm) (ppm)
No. 2 Oil 6.6 13% 61 86.6% 119
Levulinate Ester 2.1 10% 2 86.2% 39
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BIOFINE
LEVULINATE ESTER COMBUSTION IN OIL BURNER B.N.L. Photos 100% E.L. and No. 2 Heating Oil
(B.N.L. notes lean burn of E.L. and less excess air required)
Ethyl Levulinate EL-100 No. 2 Home Heating Oil
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0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
LSRD 1 LE Blend LSRD 2
GENERATOR TESTING - 35% LESS SMOKE WITH LEVULINATE ESTER BLEND Texaco R&D funded by NYSERDA
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BIOFINE
LEVULINATE ESTER USE WITH
BIODIESEL (FAME) - MISCIBILITY
B.N.L. Photo of 50% Levulinate Ester and 50% Biodiesel
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BIOFINE
LEVULINATE ESTER USE WITH
BIODIESEL (FAME) - MISCIBILITY
B.N.L. Photo of 5% Ester, 5% Biodiesel, 90% heating Oil
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LOW TEMPERATURE BEHAVIOUR OF ESTER BLENDS
TESTING IN PROGRESS PER ASTM D-5771 AND D-5950
INITIAL QUALITATIVE TESTING CONFIRM SIGNIFICANT LOW TEMPERATURE BENEFITS ON CLOUD POINT AND CFPP
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WATER ABSORPTION WITH ESTER BLENDS
HEATING OIL/BIODIESEL/ESTER BLENDS REJECT WATER
BLENDS ARE STABLE IN PRESENCE OF WATER
NO MEASURABLE CHANGE IN SEPARATED WATER VOLUME
SUPPORTED BY PREVIOUS TEST WORK (PER ASTM D-1094)
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GREENHOUSE GAS LIFE CYCLE ANALYSES FOR LEVULINATES
FUNDED BY BIOFINE
CARRIED OUT INDEPENDENTLY BY EARTHSHIFT LLC (VERMONT/N.H.)
GREET MODEL (ANL)
ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOMASS-DERIVED FUELS
COMPARED LEVULINATE ESTER TO BIODIESEL AND GASOLINE/DIESEL
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Urban Solid Waste
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BIOFINE
Material and Energy Flows for
Production and Utilization of
Chemicals & Fuels from Biomass
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LEVUNIATE ESTERS VERSUS FOSSIL FUEL
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
GASOLINE DIESEL LEVULINATEESTER
GHG EMISSIONS FROM LEVULINATE ESTERS VS CONVENTIONAL FOSSIL FUELS
GRAMS GHG PER MILE
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GHG EMISSIONS FROM LEVULINATE ESTERS
AND SOY BIODIESEL
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20
40
60
80
100
REGULAR DIESEL SOY BIODIESEL LEVULINATE ESTER
GHG EMISSIONS FROM REGULAR DIESEL, SOY BIODIESEL AND LEVULINATE ESTER
Kg per million BTU
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SIGNIFICANCE FOR HEATING OIL EMISSIONS
BLENDING REQUIREMENT WITH HEATING OIL TO ACHIEVE GHG PARITY
WITH NATURAL GAS HEAT
SOY BIODIESEL 12%
LEVULINATE ESTER 6%
50/50 BIODIESEL/LEVULINATE ESTER BLEND 9%
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BIOFINE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF LARGE SCALE
COMMERCIAL APPLICATION
Facility Feedstock Capacity 1,000 dry tonnes per day
Direct jobs created 90 full time equivalents
Supply jobs created 58 full time equivalents
Induced jobs 337 full time equivalents
TOTAL JOBS CREATED 486 full time equivalents
Construction jobs created 565 job years (250 per year)
Petroleum Displacement 1,000,000 barrels/yr
Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC
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Co-location
Pulp and/or paper mill
Power Plants
Waste Recycling Plants Saves capital and
operating costs
Leverages existing infrastructure and resources
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PROCESS ECONOMICS:
BIOREFINERY CAPITAL, OPERATING COST and PROFITABILITY
Facility type Large Scale Brown Field
Dry woody biomass (forest residues) 1000 Dry Metric Ton/day
Capacity (Ester: Metric Ton /yr) 145,000
ISBL Capital $MM (incl. power island) $200 million
Feedstock Cost $70/dry Metric Ton
Manufacturing cost($/MT of EL) $606/metric ton
By Product Credit ($/MT of EL) $180 per metric ton
Total Production Cost $/MT ($/gallon) $426 ($1.63)
Total Projected Revenues
(with byproduct credits) $142 million per year
Total Projected Earnings (EBIDTA) $64 million per year per plant
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Biomass Conversion Cost Large Scale Operation
Biomass delivered $70 per dry tonne
$4 per GJ
Fuel Production Cost $ 426 per tonne
$17 per GJ
Compare:
Gasoline at $2.15/gallon $740 per tonne
$17 per GJ
BIOFINE
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Biofine Technology, LLC
Stephen W. Fitzpatrick Ph.D.
(508) 532 6760 extn 11
WWW.BIOFINETECHNOLOGY.COM