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A concept designed to utilize the entire biomass feedstock , Renewable Raw Materials-RRM, producing bio-products that displace products originated from petroleum or high cost food feedstocks, extracting value in a series of staged industrial processes to optimize economics of production
Biorefining
Figure 1. Strategic applications of sugarcane plant. The pocessing of sugarcane in fields yield green tops and dried leaves, so-called sugarcane trash (ST). The bagasse is products from the stem after juice extraction. Both have profound importance in biotechnological and non-biotechnological applications.
source : Chandel et al., 2011
Biorefining , Eg. Sugar Cane
The future biorefinery concept of science and industry is defined as a biorefinery that converts a variety of feedstocks, including residues, into a portfolio of products with improved energetic chain efficiency, improved economy and improved environmental effects, compared to standalone processes often producing only one or two products. This concept is also known as the third generation biorefineries.
Biorefining
• A typical example of a first generation biorefinery is a dry milling ethanol plant, which utilizes cereals as feedstock and a fixed production line consisting of ethanol, feed co-products and carbon dioxide • A phase two biorefinery is the wet milling technology which allows the production of various end-products depending on product demand using one feedstock (mainly grain) • To date, the third generation biorefineries have not yet been built, but are in research and development.
Biorefining
Based on Kamm et al., 2006; Kamm & Kamm, 2004b, four concepts of third generation biorefineries are in discussion and under development: 1. Lignocellulosic Feedstock (LCF) biorefinery 2. Whole-crop biorefinery 3. Green biorefinery 4. Two-platform concept
Biorefining
This model requires integration of processes and flows of inputs, optimization of industrial utilities and transportation logistics It also requires high yield conversion and large scale production for the purpose to reduce production costs, promote diversification and enable flexibility of production to respond to market demands, similar to the model used by the petrochemical industry . Biorefineries belong to the category of agribusiness and it should be considered as an extension of agricultural production chain and thus integrated physically in the process of planting, harvesting, processing and transformation of these plantations.
Biorefining
Why Biorefinery?
1. There is an increase in renewable resources (biomass)
2. Renewable resources becoming increasingly cheaper
Biorefining
Source: modified from Wirtschaftliche Vereinigung Zucker e.V. 2009
Figure 2: Sugar production of selected countries for 2008/2009
Sugar Production
Figure 3: Relative cost of producing refined sugar 2003/2004 (source: http://www.illovo.co.za/worldofsugar/internationalSugarStats.htm.
Cost of Production
In a biorefinery complex, a single raw
material such as e. g. sugar cane is
converted into:
Biorefinery
Research of interest that are being developed in the Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology using renewable raw material. •Study of recovery and purification of the lactic acid produced by microorganisms isolated for production of biodegradable plastic. Fapesp:Braskem:Ideom •Metabolic Fluxes Assessment in Complex Network of Rhamnolipids Production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Fapesp •Cloning and expression of dha genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae in Escherichia coli strains to 1,3-propanediol production. Fapesp •Dextransucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides FT045B: dextran production with controlated molecular weight,production of alfa-ascorbic acid and bromo-dextran. Fapesp
On going Projects
External researchers participating in the projects: Georgina Michelena Alvarez –ICIDCA-CUBA Joachim Venus – Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Potsdam-Bornim, Germany Rudolf Hausmann – KIT- Karlsruhe, Germany Frank Rosenau - Ulm University, Ulm, Germany Cong T. Trinh – University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA Prof. Dr. Antonio Carlos G. de Almeida-UFSJ
On going Projects
Source : K. Jim Jem et al. In:G.-Q. Chen (ed.), Plastics from Bacteria: Natural Functions and Applications, Microbiology Monographs, Vol. 14, 2010
Figure 7 The global commercial market volume of lactic acid and its derivatives, excluding poly(lactic acid) (PLA). Volumes are shown in the equivalent amount of 100% lactic acid
Types of Biobased Plastics
Plants invest in the production of biodegradable plastic PHB Industrial and Usina da Pedra are companies which already producing plastic from sugar cane This industry has grown 20 – 25% annually (is expected to produce 230,000 tones per year over the next decade) 230 million tons of plastics are consumed per year 0.5% of this volume is produced from renewable materials such as biodegradable plastics.
Types of Biobased Plastics
Source : jornal O Estado de São Paulo
Figure 8:The application of PLA in different markets
K. Jim Jem et al. In: G.-Q. Chen (ed.), Plastics from Bacteria: Natural Functions and Applications, Microbiology Monographs, Vol. 14, 2010
Types of Biobased Plastics : PLA
Food Industry
Chemical Industry
Pharmaceutical Industry
Biopolymers
bags packaging Bags of fertilizer bottles surgical suture implants
Slow-release drugs dialysis tablets
Wetting, Skin Whitening skin rejuvenation, anti-acne anti-tartar
Replacement of antibiotics in animal feeding
Mineral fortifying, acidulant, Preservative, pH adjuster flavoring
Ethyl lactate, acetaldehyde, solvent green
(WEE et al. 2006; DATTA e HENRY, 2006; JOHN et al. 2007, PURAC)
cosmetics
agro farming
Figure 9 Use of lactic acid
Types of Biobased Plastics : PLA
Figure 14 Japanese electronics products using the bio-based PLA/polycarbonate polymer blending
Types of Biobased Plastics : PLA
Figure 13: Addressable PLA market size by replacing a fraction of the poly(ethylene terephthalate) and polystyrene market. K. Jim Jem et al.
Types of Biobased Plastics : PLA
1. 100% biodegradation within 180 days of composting and landfill, composting plants and agro-industries
2. Safe return to nature with no signs of chemical or toxic waste
3. Incineration: doe not emit dioxin or furan hydrocarbon
4. Recyclability : 40%
5. Biomethanation: biological activity that transforms organic material into methane gas, water and humus, in the absence of oxygen by micro-organisms, with reuse of methane
6. Aerobic biodegradation
Types of Biobased Plastics : PLA
some interesting Information……. - every year 27.712 Million tones of CO2 are emitted - The plastic-consumption utilizes about 6% of oil and 80% of this oil is used for transportation and heating - only 21% ( around 546,000 tons / year) of plastics produced in Brazil are recycled - Brazil produces 230,000 tons / day of solid waste - 22% of waste is plastic
Source : Iraplast, 2010
Sustainability
Energy/Mass (BTU/lb)
Figure 12 comparative data The PLA uses up to eight times less water than ordinary plastics Electric power consumption is reduced by 30% when using the PLA
Sustainability : Tecnical Information
• Current predictions indicate that by 2025, more than 30% of raw materials for the chemical industry will be produced from renewable sources …..
• Are you going to be part of it ?
•.....that will translate into cost savings , improvement of our enviroment and a creation of a new market......
Conclusion