Anellotech has developed a clean technology platform for inexpensively producing renewable petrochemicals and transportation fuels from non-food biomass. Anellotech’s products will be profitable selling against their identical petroleum-derived counterparts produced from $35/bbl oil. These superior economics are achieved by performing all chemical conversions in one reactor, using an inexpensive catalyst. The company’s unique multi-product and feedstock-flexible low cost catalytic technology uses process operations well-known by the petrochemical industry.  This will lead to rapid uptake by licensees, rapid revenue growth for Anellotech, and substantial returns to investors.

The first application of the technology, Biomass to Aromatics^TM (“BTA”) has been proven on a kilogram-scale reactor system using waste wood feedstock.  The “green” benzene, toluene, and xylenes products can be sold into an existing $100 billion market.

More on above project will be revealed at BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals conference on 6-7 October 2010 in Rotterdam when Anellotech presents their paper on;

New Catalytic Fluid Bed Process for Converting Biomass into Chemicals in One Step

Presented by: Mr. David Sudolsky, President & CEO, Anellotech Inc

Click here for BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals full agenda

Metso has built a 7 t/d integrated bio-oil pilot plant utilizing saw dust and forest residues as feedstock, in co-operation with UPM, Fortum and the Technical Research Center of Finland. As part of the project, a novel integrated wood based bio-oil concept will be developed. The related concept covers the entire business chain, from feedstock purchase and pre-treatment to bio-oil production, transportation, storage and end use.

And Metso Power will be sharing more on the above project at the BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals conference in Rotterdam on 6-7 Oct 2010. More specifically Dr. Jani Lehto, Project Manager of Metso Power will do so as he presents his paper on Producing Biomass Based Bio-Oil in Tampere, Finland – Technological Development & Promising Applications.

For more on BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals program agenda, click here.

China, an up and coming market, is setting its eyes on LanzaTech due to the significance of its unique technology - using bacteria to convert waste gas to low cost liquid biofuel.

The 5^th BTL and Bio-Based Chemicals is proud to welcome Dr. Sean Simpson, Co-Founder/Chief Scientific Officer of LanzaTech NZ, to Rotterdam to speak on how they add value to effluent/ waste from industries – in this case steel mill gases, ie, using a microbial process for the production of liquid biofuels and high value chemicals.

The 2-day conference will also feature talks on BTL technology innovations and new projects.

For a full program agenda on the conference, click here or email Ms Reema Patnaik at reema@cmtsp.com.sg.

The French CEA (the Atomic Energy Commission, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique, now to be called the Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission) and its industrial and financial partners are launching the first phase of construction of a pilot thermochemical biomass-to-liquids (BTL) unit in Bure Saudron, which is located 80 km from Nancy in northeastern France.

The Bure Saudron pilot will demonstrate a complete BTL production chain: gathering and conditioning of the biomass, gasification, gas processing, and conversion to synthetic fuel via the Fischer-Tropsch process. It is intended (to) provide the experience necessary for the establishment of a BTL sector, both for process integration techniques and for the definition of a regional economic model. This will be the first production unit of its kind in France.

Currently, a limitation of BTL processing is the mass yield of the end products. The Bure Saudron project will experiment with a novel solution to increase process efficiency—the ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide generated during the synthesis stage of the fuel will be greatly enhanced by the external input of hydrogen. This innovation will be a world first, according to CEA.

Source: http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/12/bure-saudron-20091225.html,25 December 2009

In view of the above, those seeking more insights on latest developments on Bure Saudron project will be pleased to know that BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals conference has invited Ms Juliette Imbach, Operation Manager, CEA and will be presenting on the topic below:

“First BTL project in France using external hydrogen to boost biofuels yields”

For more information on the conference schedule please click here.

In Qatar, Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Qatar Petroleum and Airbus announced theestablishment of the Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform, which will prepare a detailed engineering and implementation plan for economically viable and sustainable biofuel production, a biofuel investment strategy, and an advanced technology development program.

Last October, Qatar Airways successfully conducted the world’s first commercial flight powered by a Gas-to-Liquidfuel blend last October, which proved to be a significant development in the use of alternative fuels.

The group has been advised by Seattle-based US-based Verno Systems Inc., embarked on a very comprehensive and detailed feasibility study on sustainable Biomass-to-Liquid (BTL) jet fuel. QABP will be structured so that it canbe expanded to include additional projects, technologies, investments and partnerships globally, and is focused onshort, medium and long term goals. The partners have not disclosed feedstocks or timing at thispoint, althoughAirbus noted that the QABP is an “Important step to reach carbon neutral growth in the aviation sector by 2020.”

Verno noted that, in order for aviation biofuels to advance in the 2010s, the development of feedstocks, capital, technology and policy are critical factors, but even more key is “an agreed set of sustainability standards.” They added that governments, NGOs, and communities must become comfortable with the sustainability credentials, noting that land-use and genetic modification are just two of the issues that must be broadly agreed in terms of international standards, and validated by the environmental community, in order to assure the viability of aviation biofuels.

Source: http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2010/01/11/qatar-airways-airbus-and-qatar-petroleum-announce-aviation-biofuels-development-project/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+biofuelsdigest+%28Biofuels+Digest%29 (January 11, 2010, by Jim Lane)

In-depth insights, as well as first hand information pertaining to "Commercializing BTL Biorefinery Projects for Production of Diesel & Jet Fuels" are just some of the key topics for discussion at BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals, meeting on the 6 & 7 Oct 2010 in Rotterdam. Besides this, the conference will also spotlight on the latest innovation trends associated with BTL technologies

For more information about the conference please contact Ms Reema Patnaik at reema@cmtsp.com.sg or 65 6346 9144.

Advancements in catalyst and membrane technology are increasing the productivity and efficiency of Biomass to Liquids production in the race to commercialization. Here is an overview of the latest announcements in Green Car Congress for March and April 2010 alone:

• University of South Florida Researchers developed a new cobalt silica-supported eggshell design catalyst to optimize liquids production from biomass. The new catalyst is said to enjoy a longerlifespan, and producing water as a by-product, making it a cleaner option. ~5 April 2010
  
• Researchers from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) in Germany have shown that hydrocarbon yield and energy efficiency can be increased in a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biomass-to-liquids (BTL) process using a hydrophilic membrane enabling the in situ removal of water from the catalyst bed. ~ 4 April 2010
  
• Udhe recently upgraded their PRENFLOW technology to combine a dry feed system, multiple burners, a membrane wall and a proprietary water quench system. The innovation cuts out the need for capital-intensive systems and can process a variety of feedstocks.  ~ 28 March 2010

Technological innovations are opening new opportunities for a broader range of biomass processors to play an active role in the Biomass to Liquids industry! That is why the BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals conference meeting in Rotterdam-Netherlands is providing updates on the latest technological innovations to Improve Conversion & Optimize Mass Yields for BTL.

The BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals conference will also offer a Progress Report on the Commercialization of BTL Biorefiniery projects, with special focus on Diesel and Jet Fuel production.

Those keen on participating in BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals as delegates, sponsors, speakers and media partners can submit their proposals to hafizah@cmtsp.com.sg.

Biomass to liquids is gaining momentum across Europe and around the world, with many high profile investments from regulators and the private sector, especially from the aviation industry:

“Accelergy Corporation has begun production of a synthetic fuel from coal and biomass, to be evaluated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as the industry benchmark for 100% synthetic jet fuel.” ~ March 2010

“British Airways, in partnership with the Solena Group, will establish Europe’s first plant for sustainable jet-fuel with planned use in 2014. The east London plant will gasify 500,000 tonnes of waste biomass/year, and use a Fischer-Tropsch process to convert the resulting syngas to over 16 million gallons of bio jet fuel and bio naphtha.” ~ Feb 2010

“ClearFuels Technology Inc. has executed a letter of engagement with BNP Paribas to act as financial advisor to assist and support ClearFuels in securing senior secured debt financing for its commercial thermochemical Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) biorefinery projects.”~ Jan 2010

“The French CEA (the Atomic and Alternative Energy Commission) and its industrial andfinancial partners are launching the first phase of construction of a pilot thermochemical biomass-to-liquids (BTL) unit in Bure Saudron, which is located 80 km from Nancy in north eastern France.”  ~December 2009

Developments over the past 4 months demonstrate the growing commercial interest and value of thermochemical conversion of biomass into synthesis gas and associated liquids. Currently, the most ‘in-demand’ applications of the process are the production of liquid fuels like Biodiesel and BioJetfuel.

What are the next steps to commercializing BTL Biorefinery projects for large-scale production of Diesel & Jet Fuels? How to improve conversion and optimize biomass yields?

BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals is part of CMT’s annual Biomass to Liquids conference in Europe, which attracts over 100 worldwide delegates with a keen interest in hearing from key researchers, project developers, investors and other industry experts.

Mark the dates – We will finalize the BTL & Bio-Based Chemicals agenda very soon so do check this page regularly for updates. In the mean time, if you wish to participate as a delegate, speaker, or media partners and sponsors, contact us via our online enquiry form or click on the links below.