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Production of Renewable Aromatic Chemicals using Virent’s Catalytic
BioForming® Process
Andrew HeldDirector Feedstock Development
October 19-22, 2010
Frontiers in BioRefining, St. Simons Island, GABiobased Products from Renewable Carbon
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Today’s Agenda
• Virent Background
• Bio-Based BTX
• Commercialization Status
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Virent Energy Systems Overview
The global leader in catalytic biorefinery research, development, and commercialization
Employees
Financial
Partners & Investors
Infrastructure
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Virent’s BioForming® Technology
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• 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
• Feedstock Flexible– Conventional Sugars– Non-Food Sugars
A catalytic route to renewable hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals.
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Catalytic vs. BioChemical Routes for Fuel and Chemicals Production
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• Orders of Magnitude Higher Productivity
• Tolerant of Variable Feeds • Produce Range of Molecules
Measure of Productivity: Space Time Yield (moles reactant per second per cc of reaction volume)
Anaerobic Respiration Hydrogenation
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BioFuel Pathways from Biomass
Biomass
Fermentation
Fermentation
AqueousPhase
Reforming
Refining
Fischer-Tropsch
Catalysis
Gasification
Pyrolysis
Hydrolysis
Syngas
Bio-oils
Sugars
DieselJet Fuel
Ethanol
MethanolEthanol
Liquid Fuels
EthanolButanolHydrocarbonsGasoline,Jet, Diesel,Chemicals, Alcohols, Hydrogen
CH1.4O0.6
CH1.6O0.4
CH2O
CO + H2
CH2
CH2
CH3O0.5
CH3O0.5
CH3O0.5
CH2
CH3O0.5
Virent’sBioForming® Process CH2
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Virent’s BioForming® Concept
http://www.virent.com/Bioforming/Virent_Technology_Whitepaper.pdf
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Reaction Pathways
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Virent’s BioGasoline ProductPremium product with the same components as petroleum derived gasoline
Bioforming BioGasoline+120,000 BTUs/Gal
Ethanol76,000 BTUs/Gal
Unleaded Gasoline115,000 BTUs/Gal
Unleaded GasolineUnleaded Gasoline
BioformingGreen Gasoline
BioformingGreen Gasoline
Unleaded Gasoline
BioformingGreen Gasoline
~ 20 liters of sugar derived gasoline from Virent’s Bioforming process.
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Strategic Investors & Partners
Feedstock Logistics
ConversionPlatform
CustomerAcceptance
• Platform Research & Development
• Technology Provider• Feedstock R&D• Catalyst Development• Operations
• Support Efforts to Determine BioGasoline’s Suitability in Current & Next Generation Engines
• Major Shareholder• Participating in
feedstock development and commercial deployment
Deployment Opportunity
• Development Partner• Fuel Qualification• Scale-Up Partner• Market Channels
Goal: Develop, deploy and commercialize at scale a renewable fuels platform that is superior to conventional fuels
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Today’s Agenda
• Virent Background
• Bio-Based BTX
• Commercialization Status
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Aromatic Product Tree
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BTX Complex
Ortho‐Xylene Meta Xylene Para‐Xylene Toluene Benzene
• Plasticizers• Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN)
• Purified IsophthalicAcid (PIA)
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• Purified TerephthalicAcid (PTA)
• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
•Toluene Diisocyanate(TDI)
• Polyurethane Foams
• Polycarbonates• Phenolic Resins• Nylon 6• Polystyrenes
Benzene, Toluene and Xylenes have a wide range of everyday end use products and are heavily dependent on fossil fuel sources for production.
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Typical Aromatics Complex
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Virent BioGasoline Product Comparison
Typical Catalytic Reformate (Vol%)
Virent BioReformate
(Vol%)
Paraffins 22.5 20.6
Napthenes 0.7 3.9
Aromatics 60.8 64.4
Overall Totals 84.0 88.9
Typical RON ~95 ‐ 105 105
*Typical Catalytic Reformate Composition taken from U.S. Patent 4,053,388. Slide 14
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Typical Aromatics ComplexVirent’s Bioreformate Product Feed Entry
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Fuels and Chemicals
Slide 16Chemical Prices taken from ICIS (FOB US Gulf Coast Contract Prices Mar, 2010).Fuel Prices taken from EIA (Wholesale prices Mar 2010 Monthly Averages)
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Bio-Aromatics Product Value Premium
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Graph depicts the estimated difference in product value as aromatics over premium gasoline.
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http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/citizenship/plantbottle.html
Market Opportunity: Renewable PET
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Virent Enables 100% Renewable PET
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• Virent’s BioForming Process enables the production of a 100% renewable PET.
• Bio-reformate and associated xylenesare competitive with petroleum.
• Infrastructure compatibility ensures minimal changes to the existing supply chain.
• Process and product has been demonstrated beyond lab scale.
Crude Oil Naptha Mixed
XylenesPara Xylene PTA Polyester
Biomass
SugarCane
Corn
Virent BioForming Process
EGO2
Virent Reformate
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Today’s Agenda
• Virent Background
• Bio-Based BTX
• Commercialization Status
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Virent Addresses Key Drivers in the Fuels and Chemicals Markets
ComplianceCost effective compliance in global fuels markets with minimal barriers to entry.
DiversificationDrop‐in hydrocarbons provide diversification in petroleum based industries.
Financial ReturnsFeedstock and product flexibility enable “no regret” capital investments and superior profit margins.
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BioBased Parity with Petroleum
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Commercialization and Scale-up
• Laboratory Scale Development COMPLETE– 0.5 gallon/day
• Process Demonstration COMPLETE– 10,000 gallon/year capacity
– 2010 for product volumes and further platform enhancements
• First Commercial Plant IN PROCESS– Project planning in progress with strategic partners
– > 20 mm gallon/year capacity
• Commercial Roll-Out IN PLANNING
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Virent’s Process Demonstration Unit
• Gen 1 sugar-to-gasoline process
• Scale-up of 100X
• 10,000 gallons per year
• Full length reactor and commercial scale catalyst
• Product volumes for registration and fleet testing
• Feedstock handling and purification system flexibility
• Plant start-up in November 2009
• Overall success: on time, under budget, on-spec product
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– Evaluating existing pretreatment and hydrolysis technologies for integration with Virent’s process
– Developing proprietary technology for deconstruction of biomass
Feedstock Considerations
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• Feedstock inputs can vary with market price and to ensure year round operations• Fast, continuous process lowers capital expenditures• Low energy requirements minimize operating costs and lifecycle efficiency• Product mix, and profits, can be optimized based on market demand and pricing• No barriers to full market penetration
The BioForming® Advanced Biorefinery Solution
Offering Premium Hydrocarbon Products and Advantaged Market Returns
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Andrew HeldDirector Feedstock DevelopmentVirent Energy Systems, IncE‐Mail: [email protected]