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BioFuel Commercialization Requires Optimization Along Value Chain
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- Product
performance
- Price/Cost
Cellulosic Biofuels: Todays Opportunity William D. Provine January - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cellulosic Biofuels: Todays Opportunity William D. Provine January - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Cellulosic Biofuels: Todays Opportunity William D. Provine January 30 th , 2012 ACS Science & Congress Cellulosic Biofuels Economic and Technological Challenges: Speed Bumps or Detours? BioFuel Commercialization Requires
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DuPont Biorefinery Value Chain
Carbohydrates to Fuels & Chemicals
Biofuels
Differentiated Products
Cellulose Starch Biobutanol
Plant Feedstocks Biofuels Biochemicals Fermentation Processes Agricultural Inputs Conversion to Sugars
Sugar
Seed Crop Protection
Ethanol Bio-PDOTM Biochemicals
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Cellulosic Ethanol
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Cellulosic Ethanol Platforms
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Image from DOE Office of Biomass: Biofuels, Biopower, and Bioproducts: Integrated Biorefineries
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DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol Demonstration Plant - Vonore, TN
Capacity: 250,000 gallon/yr, operational since December 2009
Operational Status:
Producing cellulosic ethanol today Commercial targets in-reach Generating process optimization data Commercial plant design underway
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20 40 60 80 100 Yield (gal/ton) Current Goal
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Plans for DuPont’s First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
27.5 million gallon/year plant planned to be built in Nevada, Iowa (on 57.75 acres of land recently purchased by DuPont) with startup by 4Q13/1Q14. Utilizes stover to fuel-grade ethanol technology developed in Wilmington, DE and demonstrated in Vonore, TN. Strategically positioned close to Pioneer HQ/R&D center (Johnston) as well as Genencor enzyme production plant (Cedar Rapids)
Rendering of biorefinery 6
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Modified from http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/integrated_biorefineries.html
Industrial Biorefinery Projects –
Industry is moving forward and needs continued support
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