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DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol: Sustainable, Economic, Farm-to-Fuel Solutions
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May 2013
DuPont Industrial Biosciences Focused growth through bioprocessing technologies
Build on Genencor’s expertise in designing and operating cell factories
Leverage Pioneer’s knowledge of production agriculture and relationship with growers
Apply DuPont’s capabilities in engineering and advanced materials
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Agriculture
and Nutrition Advanced
Materials
Intersection for innovation across DuPont’s competencies
Industrial
Biosciences
Industrial Biosciences Business Units Three biobased segments, serving a diverse set of customers
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Bioactives
Biomaterials
Biorefineries
Enzymes
Proteins
Peptides
Food and
Beverages, Feed,
Cleaning, Paper,
Personal Care
Biochemicals
Biomaterials
Carpet,
Textiles
Bioprocessing
aids
Fuels,
Carbohydrate
Processing
Agriculture
and
Nutrition
Advanced
Materials
Industrial
Biosciences
PRODUCTS END USE MARKETS
PRODUCTS END USE MARKETS
PRODUCTS END USE MARKETS
DuPont
Cellulosic
Ethanol
Lignocellulose holds great promise for
renewable energy production.
Why Lignocellulose?
A structural component of all plant
matter
Abundant in nature
High energy value
Not used directly for human
consumption
Global Biofuels Feedstocks and Opportunity
US
Corn Stover
1-2 Bgals/yr
US
Energy Crop
>10 Bgals/yr
China
Corn Stover
>1 Bgals/yr
ASEAN
EFB
>1 Bgals/yr
Brazil
Bagasse
>2 Bgals/yr
China
Energy Crop
1-2 Bgals/yr
EU
Straw/ Energy Crop
>1 Bgals/yr
US Opportunities for Cellulosic Ethanol
U.S Renewable Fuel Mandates
DuPont Offers Technology & Services Across the
Cellulosic Value Chain
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Biomass/Seed Technology
DuPont Crop Protection Plus
DuPont CE Feedstock Solutions
DuPont Integrated
CE Solution
Accellerase® Enzymes
C5/C6
Ethanologen
Cellulosic Ethanol
Butanol
Renewable
Chemicals FermaSure®
DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol and Its Offering
DCE is dedicated to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol
technology to satisfy the global demand for alternative fuels.
DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol Business Mission
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Limited plant investment to demonstrate technology
Agricultural residues - Nevada, Iowa
Energy Crops in Southeastern USA
Global licensing strategy
Targeted regions: North America, South America,
China, Central Europe, Southeast Asia
Full service licensing offering to global customers: Engineering Services
Technical Support Proprietary Equipment
Biocatalyst Supply Feedstock Supply Services
Renewable Solid Fuel (lignin and syrup)
DCE Process Generates Two Renewable Fuel Products
Use of fuel by local gasoline blenders and suppliers
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Transportation Fuel
• Co-products can be utilized in on-site biomass boiler
• Commercial sale of dried biofuels to off-site power generators (coal–fired boiler blending or other utilities)
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Scale-up: 1L vs. 75,000 L
Fermentation Saccharification
Process scalability is being proven at DCE’s Demonstration plant
Process performance is tracking well with commercialization targets
Process design data is developed for DCE’s commercial plant
Demonstration Plant Current Performance
Demo Performance Commercial Targets
Stover: 2011 Fall Harvest*
Glucan % 36 37
Xylan % 22 23
Sugar Release, %
Glucose 80 85
Xylose 80 85
Fermentation Conversion, %
Glucose 96 96
Xylose 96 96
Ethanol Yield, G/T** 75-80 80
Enzyme Generation Gen2 Gen 3
* Preliminary Data
** Theoretical Yield, 104 G/T
Creating a Scalable and Sustainable Supply Chain
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Farmer
Contracts
Biomass
Collection Storage
Preprocessing
& Delivery Transport
• Large-scale test harvest validations
• Agronomic understanding
• Multi-year grower involvement
• Commercial equipment
• Storage quality and stability tests
• Collaboration and credibility
Conversion
Technology
Sustainability Economics
Establish Best Practices
Field Experience – Success Stories
Quantifying Environmental Impacts
Life Cycle Assessment
DCE technology provides >100% GHG reduction (g CO2 eq/MJ) compared to conventional gasoline
Compilation of environmental impacts along the value chain
Holistic approach to evaluate impact of all upstream and downstream products and processes
LCA ISO standards 14040 series - only standardized method to evaluate the environmental footprint of the whole supply chain
DuPont Technology Advantages
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Optimized, Integrated Unit Operations
All Key Technologies Within One Company
Three years of
field harvest
experience
Validated
sustainable
supply chain
model
Extensive
agronomic data
on the impact
of stover
removal
Mild
processing
conditions
Minimal by-
product
formation and
no need to
detoxify
streams
Low cost of
MOC
High solids
loading
High sugar
yield/titers
Low enzyme
loading
C5/C6
utilization
Single
fermentation
vessel for
C5/C6 co-
fermentation
Efficient sugar
conversion
High ethanol
titer (7-9 wt%)
Water recycle
and zero
process water
discharge
Low operating
& capital costs
By-product
use as fuel
Fewer number
of unit
operations
Feedstock Pretreatment Saccharification Fermentation Integrated
Process
DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol Commercialization Project
DuPont is building the largest commercial CE biorefinery
in the world located in Nevada, IA
Feedstock: corn stover
Groundbreaking: November 2012
Startup: 3rd quarter 2014
Conducted larger corn stover test
harvest in 2012 around Nevada facility
More info: biofuels.dupont.com
DuPont offers an integrated Cellulosic Ethanol solution that is economic, efficient, sustainable, and backed by DuPont science and know-how.
Contact DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol
http://biofuels.dupont.com/cellulosic-ethanol/
North America/Europe:
Ken Hill
+1-302-695-3677
Asia Pacific:
Feng Han
+1-302-695-3676
Latin America:
René Molina
+1-302-695-7067