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WIREC
March 05, 2008
John RanieriVice President-General Manager
DuPont Applied BioSciences
Biofuels
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DuPont Applied BioSciences Strategy
Focus on large, market driven opportunities enabled by the
integration of chemistry and biology . . .
• Target areas with existing and emerging unmet needs
where our integrated science creates unique advantage
• Transform the targeted industries with our integrated
knowledge base
• Partnerships to expand market opportunities, accelerate
speed to market and maximize value creation
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Ethanol
Advanced Biofuels
Cellulose
Starch
Sugar
Seed
Crop Protection
CO2
Plant
Feedstocks
Biofuels
Formulation
Fermentation
Processes
Agricultural
Inputs
Conversion to
Sugars
Biofuels Value Chain
Biofuels
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We can engineer a cell to
economically produce high
value products
Cell
Factory
Metabolic Engineering
Cell software has been
re-programmed to increase propanediol
production by 500 fold
Genome
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Chemical Process
CH2=CHCH3
Propylene
HOCH2CH2CH2OH
PDO
Bioprocess
C6H12O6
Glucose
Targeted advantages over chemical process
~25% Lower manufacture cost
~50% Lower capital
~50% Smaller environmental footprint
HOCH2CH2CH2OH
Bio-PDO™
Catalyst Biocatalyst
Why a Bioprocess?
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DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio ProductsLoudon, Tenn., USA
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Biofuel Imperatives
Current biofuel solutions are inadequate to meet global needs
Feedstock
Adequate Regional Supply
Refinery & Pipeline
Compatibility With Existing
Infrastructure
Retail & Consumer
Uncompromised Fuel Performance
Upstream Downstream
High value molecules
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Sugar Fermentation
Metabolic
Engineering
BIOMASS
BUTANOL
WORLDWIDE FUEL MARKETS
DuPont - BP PartnershipResolving Ethanol Constraints
Plant
Feedstocks
Performance
Fuels
Butanol
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�Corn cob & stover �Sugarcane bagasse
�Wheat straw
�Rice straw
�Energy crops
Cellulosic BiofuelsConcept to Commercialization
CellulosicBiofuelsSugarBiomass
Raw MaterialBiomass
ProcessingFermentation
• Technology Development• Pilot Facility
• Commercial• License Technology Broadly
�Proprietary
conversion
microbes
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�Ethanol
�Butanol �Saccarification
DuPont Integrated Corn-Based BioRefinery
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FuelsMaterials - Chemicals
FeedstockProduction
FeedstockHarvest
FeedstockConversionFeedstock
TransportFermentationProduction
Blending
Separation
Value Chain Partnerships
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Summary
� Integrated science approaches are necessary
� Technical feasibility
� Environmental sustainability
� Partnerships are essential
� Technology is complex
� Governmental support is required (at this point)
� High risk/high investment
� Value externalities
� Geography specific strategy
� Regions will require customized solutions
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