‘Bio-based products –innovative developments’

27 June 2016, SV

Bioenergy Business Breakfast

Dr Stephen SchuckBioenergy Australia Managerceo@bioenergyaustralia.orgTel/Fax: (02) 9416 9246www.bioenergyaustralia.orgTwitter: @BioenAustralia

Bioenergy Australia’s role• Creating an awareness and understanding of biomass as a

sustainable resource for energy and bio-products.• Broadening the market for biomass across the supply and

value chains by addressing economic, financial, social, environmental, technical, regulatory and institutional barriers.

• Facilitating the development of projects and businesses.• Convening all relevant groups.• Forming and managing participation in the International

Energy Agency’s Bioenergy program (IEA Bioenergy) –funded by ARENA under its Emerging Renewables Program.

Enhanced communications via www.bioenergyaustralia.org

Total Primary Energy Contributions

• Biomass provides ~10% of TPES or 55 EJ• Technical potential 1,500 EJ by 2050• Sustainability consideration → 200-500 EJ

TWh/a on average 2010-12 (source REN21) 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

AustraliaPortugalThailand

IndiaSpain

FranceBelgiumAustria

DenmarkPoland

NetherlandsCanada

ItalyFinland

United KingdomSweden

JapanChinaBrazil

GermanyUnited States

Bioelectricity Generation 20 leading countries plus Australia

Feedstocks• Plant oils, animal fats, sugar and starch crops,

lignocellulose, organic fraction of MSW, micro and macro-algae, bacteria

Conversion• Upgrading (torrefaction, pellets), transesterification,

hydrogenation, fermentation, microbial processing, gasification, pyrolysis, anaerobic digestion, other biological/chemical processing, bio-photochemical

Energy Carriers• Gaseous, liquid, solidUsage• Heat, electricity, fuels, chemical, materials

Some Elements of the Bioeconomy (bioproducts)

Commodity• Energy products (heat, power, cogeneration)• Fuels (solid, liquid, gaseous)• Bulk chemicals (e.g. methanol, biocrudes, bio-oil)• Biochar and activated carbon• Fibre (non woven, woven)• Food and feed??

Specialty• Biorefinery products• Green chemicals• Nutraceuticals

Common thread: photosynthesis, displacementof fossil fuels

Sample Biorefining Processes and Products

Gasification• Ammonia• Methanol

Fermentation• Ethanol• iso and n- butanol• 1,4 Butandiol (BDO)• L – Lactic acid• Succinic acid• Apipic acid• Acrylic acid

Thermo chemical• Furan• Furfural• BTX

Portfolio of Chemical Potentially Produced from Biomass

Australia participates in IEA Bioenergy Task 42 on Biorefining – tremendous resource. Bioenergy Australia is funded by ARENA and has established a Participation Group. NTL Geoff Bell, Microbiogen

High-level representation of pathways via the sugar platformSource: From the Sugar Platform to Biofuels and Biochemicals, EC report N° ENER/C2/423-2012/SI2.673791, 2015

Commercialisation status of the 25 selected sugar platform products

Source: From the Sugar Platform to Biofuels and Biochemicals, EC report N° ENER/C2/423-2012/SI2.673791, 2015

ProductBio-basedmarket Totalmarket(bio+fossil)

Price($/t) Volume(ktpa)

Sales(m$/y) %oftotalmarket Price($/t) Volume(ktpa)

Sales(m$/y)

Aceticacid 617 1,357 837 10% 617 13,570 8,373

Ethylene 1,300-2,000 200 260-400 0.2% 1,100-1,600 127,000140,000-203,000

Ethyleneglycol 1,300-1,500 425 553-638 1.5% 900-1,100 28,00025,200-30,800

Ethanol 815 71,310 58,141 93% 823 76,677 63,1413-HPA 1,100 0.04 0.04 assumed100% 1,100 0.04 0.04Acetone 1,400 174 244 3.2% 1,400 5,500 7,700Acrylicacid 2,688 0.3 0.9 0.01% 2,469 5,210 12,863Lacticacid 1,450 472 684 100% 1,450 472 684PDO 1,760 128 225 100% 1,760 128 225

BDO >3,000 3.0 9 0.1% 1,800-3,200 2,500 4,500-8,000

Isobutanol 1,721 105 181 21% 1,721 500 860

n-butanol 1,890 590 1,115 20% 1,250-1,550 3,000 3,750-4,650

Iso-butene >>1,850 0.01 0.02 0.00006% 1,850 15,000 27,750Succinicacid 2,940 38 111 49% 2,500 76 191

Furfural 1,000-1,450 300-700 300-1,015 assumed100% 1,000-1,450 300-700 300-1,015

Isoprene >2,000 0.02 0.04 0.002% 2,000 850 1,700Itaconicacid 1,900 41 79 assumed100% 1,900 41.4 79Levulinicacid 6,500 3.0 20 assumed100% 6,500 3.0 20Xylitol 3,900 160 624 assumed100% 3,900 160 624FDCA NA(high) 0.045 ~10 assumed100% NA(high) 0.045 ~105-HMF >2,655 0.02 0.05 20% 2,655 0.1 0.27

Adipicacid 2,150 0.001 0.002 0.00003% 1,850-2,300 3,019 5,600-6,900

Sorbitol 650 164 107 assumed100% 650 164 107

p-xylene 1,415 1.5 2.1 0.004% 1,350-1,450 35,92548,500-52,100

Farnesene 5,581 12 68 assumed100% 5,581 12.2 68Algallipids >>1,000 122 >122 assumed100% >>1,000 122 >122PHAs 6,500 17 111 assumed100% 6,500 17 111

Estimatedpricesandvolumesforbio-basedandtotalproductmarkets

Bioenergy Australia 2016 Conference

• 14-15 (tour 16) November, Brisbane • Expect 100+ presentations, around 200+ delegates• Cover all aspects of bioenergy – heat, power, fuels, bio-

based production• Includes trade display• 3 IEA Bioenergy Tasks will provide sessions (including Task

42 on Biorefining) plus ExCo member presentations• Now open for presentations/posters/sponsors/exhibitors• Details at www.bioenergyaustralia.org

Hope to see you there!!