PROBLEM

Biodiesel is not competitive against petroleum based diesel.

PROBLEM

Biodiesel production cost depends mainly on the cost of feedstocks.

MARKET

40 % CAGR until 2020

Biodiesel Market: 30 B€

1.5 B€

40 % CAGR until 2020

Biodiesel catalyst Market

MARKET

SOLUTION

Catalvalor developed a solid catalyst that allows biodiesel production from (ultra) low-grade feedstocks.

SOLUTION

The use of (ultra) low-grade feedstocks enables biodiesel to compete with petroleum based diesel on a cost basis.

SOLUTION

The biodiesel production process also becomes significantly simplified allowing for CAPEX reduction.

SOLUTION

Current process using refined oils as feedstock

Current process using low-grade feedstocks

SOLUTION

CATALVALOR process using (ultra) low-grade feedstocks

Renewable source

Non-Toxic

ReusableECO-friendly

SOLUTION

COMPETIVE ADVANTAGE

IP RIGHTS

Provisional patent application will be submitted soon.

Ongoing license negotiations with the University of Porto.

Catalvalor pipeline, capitalizing the scientific core skills of the team, will consist in the development of novel solid catalysts to be always in forefront and to allow cost reduction in a wide range of chemical processes.

BUSINESS MODEL

One-time revenue fee Recurrent revenues

Catalyst sale

Complete solution

TEAM

Andreia PeixotoPhD in Chemistry

Post-doc researcher

REQUIMTE Associate Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal

Cristina FreirePhD in Chemistry

Associate Professor

Bruno JarraisMsC in Chemistry

PhD student

Management Advisory Board: COTEC Portugal

M2

100 Lbiodiesel

M2

Lab scale development is completed.

SCALE-UPX-CAT

(3 months)

X-CAT production

Biodiesel production pilot-scale (multi feedstocks)

(6 months)

2nd year1st year 3th year…

X-CAT Industrial plant

Biodiesel production field tests

(9 months)M3M3

500 L Industrial plant

500 KgX-CAT

M1

ROADMAP

2 M€300 K€Pilot scale proof of concept

SALES AND MARKETING

Catalvalor will carry out field tests in local biodiesel plants to collect data that will be used to communicate in relevant international forums its catalyst advantages.

Partnerships with engineering companies that design biodiesel plants will be sought to gain market traction to supply new plants.

A sales force will be established to address existing biodiesel producers.

contacts

catalvalor@gmail.com