M a d e b y N a t u r e , R e f i n e d b y Z e a C h e m

BiomassIn,Bio-Chemicals&FuelsOutAcceleratingThePathToCommercialization@ZeaChem Technology Institute(ZTI)

ZacMitchell,CommercialDevelopmentManagerABLCFeedstocks2016

BiorefiningProcessFlowDiagram

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sugar bio-fuels&chemicalsbiomass

BiorefiningProcessFlowDiagram

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Tremendous SourcesofVariabilityinEachPartofTheProcess, Additional VariabilityasYouIncreaseScale

ForTechnologyReadinessLevelsOf8OrLess,ThereAreOptions

ChartSource:E4tech,2015.Fromthesugarplatformtobiofuelsandbiochemicals. 4

~2years$5-10M

~3years$50-100M

Universities

NationalLabsTechnologyInstitutes&OEMTestFacilities

ResearchInstitutes

Buildityourself:

Laboratory Pilot Demonstration

TheTechnologyDevelopmentSupportLandscape

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ZeaChemTechnologyInstitute– Boardman,Oregon

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ZTI– FullyIntegratedSemiWorksLignocellulosicBiorefinery

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Thermal,ChemicalandEnzymaticHydrolysis

DemoFermenters(40,000gal.x3)

Filtration

Hydrogenolysis

SolventExtraction,Esterification/Distillation

PretreatmentSystem FermentationSystem RecoverySystemPilotFermenters

(4,40,400x2,4,000gal.)

CaseStudy– LignocellulosicBiomass– TheChallenge

• Everyfeedstockisdifferent– Sugarcontent– Solid:Liquid– Co-products(wasteproducts)– Inhibitors

• Feedstockbaskets/formatsaredifferent– Growth&harvesting– Materialhandlingconsiderations– Hydrolysisrequirements

• Feedstocksdifferbytimeofyear– Compositions

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CaseStudy– LignocellulosicBiomassSupplier• LignocellulosicBiomassSupplierisinterestedin

determiningtheefficacyofitsbiomassasa2ndgenerationsugarsupplytothebiochemicalandbiofuelindustry.

• PlantvisitandengineeringdesignreviewareconductedtoestablishhowbesttointroducethebiomassintoZTI’spretreatmentequipment

• ZTIrunsavarietyofagreeduponpre-treatmentapproaches(auto-hydrolysis,steamexplosion,diluteacidhydrolysis,sulfite,etc.)toproduceC5richsugarpretreatmenthydrolysateandsubstratefollowedbythermochemicalorenzymatichydrolysisofthesubstratetoproduceC6richsugarhydrolysateandlignin.ZTIsamples,testsandprovidesanalyticaldataontheresultantmaterials.

• Inthespanofafewmonths, LignocellulosicBiomassSupplierhastonsofC5sugar,C6sugarandligninforitsthermochemical,catalyticandfermentationbiorefinery customerstotest.

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TheConsequencesofWorkingTogether

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This InsteadofThis

PhysicalAssets

OperationsResources

Cost

Time

CommercialProject

Development

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ThankYou

ZacMitchellCommercialDevelopmentManagerzmitchell@zeachem.com720-838-2218