decarbonising the economy : praj way
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LEED Certified Platinum Green Building
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Decarbonising the Economy : Praj Way
Pramod Kumbhar, CTO
Climate Change Challenge
To achieve 1.5 C Paris stretch goal will require halving emissions by
2030 and net zero by 2050 and negative there after
India Perspective
Air pollution from stubble burning costs India $30 billion annually Business Toady March 4, 2019
Credit:
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid
Response Team at NASA GSFC
October , 2014
• Burning is a cheap and quick way to clear fields
• The window available for harvesting paddy limited to 15-20 days
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Praj and Praj Matrix-R&D Center
Outline
Bio Isobutanol
enfinity : Praj’s 2 G Ethanol Technology
Bio 2,3-Butanediol-Butadiene
LCA
Praj : Facts at a glance
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FACTS AT A GLANCE
90+ Research
Scientists
In R&D center
22 Years
Consistent Dividend Paying
Company
Revenue
$150 Million
1200+
Employees
4 Equipment Manufacturing
Facilities
Presence Across
75 Countries
Holds 26
Patents
40%+
Business from Repeat
Customers
> 350 References
from Overseas
750+
References
2018
35
Glorious Years Since
Inception
8 % of
Global ethanol production
from Praj plant
Global references…
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* Representative
Australia
Thailand
USA
S. Africa
Egypt
Swaziland
Mozambique
Philippines
Malawi
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
IndonesiaKenya
Mexico
GuatemalaNicaragua
Colombia
Peru
Argentina
Bolivia
Guyana
UKCanada
Vietnam
Russia
Nepal
Myanamar
Srilanka
HungaryBelgium
Turkey
Kazakhstan
Ethiopia
Spain
Romania
Dominican Republic
Barbados
Japan
H.O.Pune, India
Uzbekistan
Uganda
Germany
750 + references , 75 countries, 5 continents
Praj Matrix – The R&D Centre
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▪ First of its kind R&D with Bench and Pilot scale facilities
which enable validation of scientific assumptions and rapid
commercialization
▪ 90+ technologists
▪ Devoted to developing bio-fuels and renewable chemicals
using advanced biotechnology tools like genetic engineering
and fermentation with emphasis on sustainability
▪ Continuous Research, Design & Development (RD&D)
endeavor to improve process efficiency, water and energy
footprint
*DSIR: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Centre of Excellence
Total strength : 95
Biologists
Chemists
Engineers
To compete with Fossil based economy, Need to valorize all the carbon
???
Bio fuels andBio chemicals
Biomass
Residue
Biomass : Carbon Utilization
Moving from “1G” to “2G”
2G : Most Sustainable, difficult to master
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Our technology brings infinite possibilities to the
environment and energy challenges confronting mankind… by
making use of nature’s endless resources. That’s why we
proudly call it…..enfinity.
enfinity – Praj’s 2G Ethanol Technology
– technology optimization journey
Raw material processing capability –
Corn Cobs + Corn Stover
Sugarcane Bagasse, Cane trash, Pith
Rice straw, Wheat straw, Cotton stalk
Pilot plant trials validated work done at
laboratory & bench scale with
Consistent performance
Demo plant validated robustness of the
process, equipment's
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2008-15
- Optimization on customer preferred biomass
- Engineering package for commercial scale units
2014 -15 2017-
- Built and commissioned
12 BDMT/day Demo plant
- Contracts signed with
OMCs for commercial plants
- Set up 1 BDMTD
Pilot plant in
Praj Matrix
End-to-End Holistic & Integrated solution
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Performance parameters at par with global benchmarks13
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Bio-refinery by Praj
Value Maximization of Carbon
Bio isobutanol
H3C
CH3
OH
Praj-Gevo Collaboration
• Adapt the GEVO’s yeast to sugar based feed stock viz. Juice, Molasses and LC Sugars
• Develop end to end process and Engineering package for commercialization
Cane juice and
Molasses
Corn/Starch
Ready for
commercialization
Praj-GEVO
Rice straw, Bagasse,
corn-stover, EFB
Ready for
demonstrationCommercialized
GEVO
Praj –Gevo collaboration extended to Bio jet fuel
2,3 Butanediol-Butadiene
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Huge market potential
Global market
11 MM t $ 22 billion
Butadiene : Market Opportunity
Large price volatility
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Butadiene : Petro-route vs. Bio+Chemo-Catalytic route
Source : ICIS, Morgan Stanley, Chemsystems Magazine
Catalytic
dehydration
step II
Fermentation
Step I
Key
intermediate
Praj routeOn purpose BD
1287
1840
1330
2300
1090
160
350
250
185
110
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
Molasses current Praj Current(Bagasse)
Praj Projected(Bagasse)
Oxo D process NMP Extractivedistillation
Tota
l co
st o
f p
rod
uct
ion
(
$/M
T o
f 1
,3 B
D)
Fixed cost
Variable cost
Comparison of cost economics : Praj Bio route Vs. Petro route
1200
Petro route
2485
1580
2190
1447
Praj’s Bio-BD route competitive to on purpose petro BD route
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LCA Scope
FarmingFarming
Fertilizer Pesticide
Fossil Fuel Water
Feedstock preparation & transportation
Fossil Fuel
Processing
Chemicals
Steam Power
Fuels and chemicals
Energy Input
Energy Input
CO2
CO2 reduction by Replacement of
Petro route product by Bio based product
Biogenic
CO2
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Carbon emissions comparison
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Gasoline Ethanol
gm o
f C
02
eq
. per
MJ
fuel
Gasoline production Biomass transport & Handling
Chemicals Enzyme
Water & Waste water
80% reduction
Rice straw to ethanol
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
Fossil Fuel Corn to IBA Corn to Jet fuel Bagasse to IBA Bagasse to Jetfuel
gm
of
C02
e
q. p
er
MJ
fu
el
Use Cultivation of Raw material
44% reduction 44% reduction
77% reduction 77% reduction
Isobutanol
Butadiene
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Petro route Corn to BD Bagasse to BD
Manufacturing from Naptha Cultivation of Raw materialProcessing Land use change
67% reduction
49% reduction
Bringing it all together
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2nd Gen Bio-refinery (1 MLPA) demonstration plant for ethanol & bio-chemicals Signed contracts with major Indian Petroleum companies of India to set up 10MGPY 2G ethanol plants