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Renewable Chemistry – An Opportunity for Brazilian Biomass Dr. Sílvio Vaz Jr. Research scientist at Embrapa Agroenergy Rio de Janeiro, October, 2017.
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Renewable Chemistry – An
Opportunity for Brazilian
Biomass
Dr. Sílvio Vaz Jr. Research scientist at Embrapa Agroenergy
Rio de Janeiro, October, 2017.
Outline:
Brief description of Embrapa;
Brief description of Embrapa Agroenergy;
Renewable chemistry in Brazil;
Challenges and opportunities from biomass;
Generation of knowledge and technology.
EMBRAPA Brazilian Agricultural Research
Corporation A research branch of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture.
https://www.embrapa.br/international
» Created in 1973
» 9,506 employees
» 2,355 researchers
» 2,061 PhDs
» 47 RD&I and Service Centers
» International Agenda:
Americas, Europe, Asia, and
Africa
» Annual Budget: US$ 1 billion
Mission:
“To provide feasible solutions for the sustainable development
of Brazilian agribusiness through knowledge and technology
generation and transfer.”
Embrapa Agroenergy An Embrapa’s R&D center dedicated to obtain bioenergy, biofuels,
renewable chemicals and materials from biomass.
R&D themes: chemical and biochemical conversion routes; analytical chemistry; pre-
treatments; improvement of microorganisms and plants; synthetic biology; enzymes;
processing engineering; energy crops; biorefineries; green chemistry.
30 research scientists (PhDs);
Four laboratories: Laboratory for Chemical Processes, Laboratory for
Biochemical Processes, Laboratory for Biomass Chemistry and Laboratory for
Genetic and Biotechnology;
Pilot-plant for scale-up;
Located in Brasilia (central region), the Brazilian capital.
Facilities -
Laboratory for
Chemical
Processes.
Research area Research scientist Contact
Enzymes for biorefinery
and biofuels
Dr. Dasciana
Rodrigues
Dr. Félix Siqueira
Dr. Thais Salum
Co-products and
residues
Dr. Simone Mendonça [email protected]
Synthetic biology Dr. João Almeida [email protected]
Energy from biomass
Thermochemical
processes
Dr. José Dilcio [email protected]
Oleaginous for
biorefineries
Dr. Simone Fávaro [email protected]
Microalgaes Dr. César Miranda [email protected]
Sustainability Dr. Alexandre Cardoso
Dr. Gilmar Santos
Biomaterials Dr. Leonardo
Valadares
Analytical chemistry
Renewable chemistry
Green chemistry
Dr. Sílvio Vaz [email protected]
Biomass quality Dr. Patrícia Oliveira [email protected]
Drought resistance &
lignocellulosic biomass
improvement
Dr. Hugo Molinari
Dr. Adilson Kobayashi
Microorganisms for
biorefinery
Dr. Leia Fávaro
Dr. João Almeida
Bioprocess of
fermentation
(chemicals, biogas and
2G ethanol)
Dr. Silvia Belem [email protected]
Process development &
scale-up
Dr. Rossano
Gambetta
Plant phenotyping Dr. Carlos Antônio [email protected]
Biomass engineering
(biology)
Dr. Leticia Jungman [email protected]
Research areas
and contacts:
Renewable Chemistry
Chemistry from renewable resources (e.g., biomass);
Substitute to oil as main feedstock in chemical industry;
Less impact on environment;
Strong relationship among sustainability, bioeconomy and green chemistry.
Green chemistry in Brazil
12 Principles of Green Chemistry:
7. Use of renewable feedstock A raw material or feedstock should be renewable rather than depleting whenever technically and economically practicable.
Meeting of the Brazilian School on Green Chemistry.
Study about opportunities for GC in the Brazilian industry (from 2010 to 2030).
Book about biomass for GC (ed.: Sílvio Vaz).
Dialogues Brazil-USA on Green
Chemistry 2016 – 2017 Webnars
Brazil, a great biomass producer: Table 1. Comparative production data from Brazilian renewable agro-industrial products against the same 1
worldwide production (FAO, 2013). 2
Usages
Biofuels Natural fibers Paper
Worldwide 1.1million of ktons of
oil equivalent
28.1 million tons 210.7 million tons
Brazil 46 thousand of ktons of
oil equivalent
1.3 million tons 4.3 million tons
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Brazil is one of the largest global producers of biomass!
Brazilian AgricultureBrazilian Annual Agricultural Production (million tonnes)
Grains 202 (2014/15)
Meat 26 (2014)
Fruit 40 (2013)
Milk 37 Billion liters (2014)
Brazil Numbers
»World’s largest exporter of beef, coffe, sugar, orange juice, ethanol, chicken and soybean in 2013.
»In 2014 agribusiness exports reached US$ 96.74 billion.
Source: IBGE, Conab and MDIC.Reference source: Embrapa/SNE
Contribuition of Agriculture (approximately)
25% GDP
37% Job
42% Export
63% of the Brazilian Trade Balance
• Good climate conditions for agriculture.
• Strong agrobusiness chains.
• A chemical industry in development (8th
in the world).
Brazilian AgricultureMain Markets Destination
Source: AgroStat Brasil from data of Secex/MDICElaboration: CGOE/ DPI/ SRI/ MAPA*Information of 2014 have still not been published by MAPA.
Sugarcane industry: southeastern (São Paulo, Minas Gerais), midwest (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul), northeastern (Alagoas, Pernambuco) – 391 industrial plants to produce sugar, ethanol, animal feed, and bioenergy;
Paper & pulp: 7 bigger producers in southeastern (São Paulo, Minas Gerais), midwest (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul), northeastern (Bahia);
Others: polymer industry, second generation ethanol, soybean, etc.
Opportunities…
:
…and Challenges:
The Biorefinery of Lignin Project Objective: Development of new products from kraft lignin like antioxidants and microencapsulators for semiochemicals and agrochemicals. Status: running (2014 – 2018).
“Use of D-xylose from Sugarcane Bagasse to Obtain High Value
Renewable Compounds”
Objective:
Evaluate routes of production of renewable strategic chemicals
(building-blocks and intermediates of synthesis) for chemistry and
fine chemistry from D-xylose present in sugarcane bagasse by chemical
and biochemical platform.
Status: running (2012 – 2016).
Renewable Chemistry from Biomass: An Example of
Embrapa Agroenergy’s Project
The C5-AGREGA Project
R&D products/processes for technology transference (October, 2017):
Product/process Parameter Technological readness level
Process for obtaining levulinic
acid from sugarcane bagasse
15% m/m (there is not yet
production from C5)
The proof-of-concept is ready*
Process for obtaining succinic
acid from sugarcane bagasse
72,6% m/m (against 60% m/m
from literature/patent)
The proof-of-concept is ready
Process for obtaining furfural
acid from sugarcane bagasse
95% m/m (against ≤60% m/m
from literature/patent for woody
material)
The proof-of-concept is ready
Process for obtaining xylitol
from sugarcane bagasse
85% m/m (against 80% m/m
from literature/patent)
The proof-of-concept is ready
Slow-release formulation for
plague control based on kraft
lignina and semiochemical cis-
jasmone
1 cis-jasmone: 3 lignin is the
most efficient mass ratio at field
conditions
The proof-of-concept is ready
*TRL4: the proof-of-concept technology is ready;
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/scan/engineering/technology/txt_accordion1.html
Thank you for your kind attention! [email protected]
