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Virent’s biobased aromatics & Combining chemical and biological pathways
BIO World Congress,
Montreal
June 18th 2013
http://www.bio.org/
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Virent at a glance The global leader in catalytic biorefinery research, development, and commercialization
Employees
Technology Infrastructure
120 Employees
25x Development Pilot Plants 2x Larger Demo Plants
Partners & Investors
Converting plant-based feedstocks to fuels and chemicals
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Virent’s BioForming® Technology
Fast and Robust
Inorganic Catalysts
Moderate Conditions
Industry Proven Scalability
Energy Efficient
Exothermic
Low Energy Separation
Low Carbon Footprint
Premium Drop-in Products
Tunable Platform
Infrastructure Compatible
Fuels and Chemicals
Feedstock Flexible
Conventional Sugars
Non-Food Sugars
Leading catalytic route to renewable hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals.
“Eagle” Virent’s Biogasoline Demonstration Plant- Madison, WI
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63 Issued/Allowed Patents
160+ Pending Patent Applications
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100% Bio-based Paraxylene
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Bio-PET supply chain
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Crude Oil
Reformate
BTX PX PTA
PET
Naphtha
Biomass Reformate BTX PX
Virent BioFormPX
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Natural
Gas
NGL
Pygas
Ethane
Cra
cker
R
efo
rmer
Ethylene Ethylene
oxide
Ethylene
glycol
Biomass Ethanol Ethylene Ethylene
oxide
Ethylene
glycol
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Why are customers interested?
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Diversifying supply & tackling volatility Consumer interest and demands
New PTA capacity not matched by PX
(yet)
Supply as co-product diminishing
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BioForming® & aromatics separation
APR /
Hydrodeoxygenation Catalytic Conversion
to Hydrocarbons
Reactive
Intermediates BioFormPX™
&
other aromatic
chemicals
Aromatic-Rich
BioFormate®
Aromatics
Complex
Converting Multiple Feedstocks to High Value Hydrocarbons
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Biomass
Sugar
Cane
Corn
H2
BioForming® Process Catalytic de-oxygenation of soluble carbohydrates
Proprietary novel APR/HDO catalyst & Virent-
modified acid condensation catalyst
Virent has proven technical feasibility of using
cellulosic materials as feedstock
Aromatics Processing BioFormate® products can be utilized as a fuel or
processed in existing aromatics infrastructure
Optimized integration with aromatics isomerization,
separation and purification possible
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APR/HDO Reaction Pathways to Reactive Intermediates
H2O
+ H2O
+ 2H2 + CO2
H2
Reforming
Hydrodeoxygenation
APR/HDO Reactants APR Products
Combined Reforming and
Hydrodeoxygenation
CO2 + H2
H2O
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APR/HDO Fractionation Catalytic
Conversion Aromatic Chemicals
C5 & C6 Sugars
Hydrolysates
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H2O +
0.5 + 0.5
0.5 + CO2 H2O +
OlefinPool
Aromatics and Paraffins
Dehydration
Dehydration
Aldol Condensation/Eneone Cracking
Ketonization
HydrideTransfer
HydrideTransfer
HydrideTransfer
Isopropyl Alcohol
Acetone
AcetoneAceticAcid
AceticAcid Isobutene
Propylene
Ethylene
EthanolAcetaldehyde
H*
H*
H*Reducing
Equivalents
H*
Production of Hydrocarbons from Reactive Intermediates
APR/HDO Fractionation Catalytic
Conversion Aromatic Chemicals
C5 & C6 Sugars
Hydrolysates
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Hybrid possibilities
Fermentation Catalytic Conversion
to Hydrocarbons
Reactive
Intermediates BioFormPX™
&
other aromatic
chemicals
Aromatic-Rich
BioFormate®
Aromatics
Complex
Combining fermentation with chemical catalytic conversion
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Biomass
Sugar
Cane
Corn
Fermentation Can serve as conversion and
purification/separation
Pure product stream not necessary
Catalytic conversion Quality of intermediate needed from fermentation
may be less demanding than pure product
Bi-lateral optimization potential
Biological + Chemical
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Chemical and biological catalysts
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Selectivity
Activity
Low High
Hig
h
Lo
w
Enzymatic
Chemical
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Other strengths/weaknesses
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Tolerance to feedstock quality C5 sugars
Organic acids
Ash
Protein
Tolerance to products
Separation
Robustness
Registration/Regulation
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Summary
Leading technology for (chemical) catalytic conversion of
plant matter to direct replacement hydrocarbons
Initial target is PX for production of biobased PTA and PET
Strong strategic partnerships (e.g. The Coca-Cola
Company, Royal Dutch Shell, Cargill, Honda)
Fermentation and chemical conversion can be linked to
take advantage or unique properties of each type
Opportunity to optimize each reaction type for integration
instead of cobbling together “pure product” routes
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Kieran Furlong, Director of Business Development, Chemicals
Thank you.
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