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DIBANET:Collaboration Between
Ireland and Brazil in Biofuels Research
Dr JJ Leahy – Carbolea, University of Limerick
Prof. Victor Teixeira – Federal Uni. Rio de Janeiro
Dr Daniel Hayes – Celignis Limited
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Carbolea Research Group
Biochar and Soils
• 27 members focused on the non-biological methods for obtaining value from biomass.
Heterogeneous Catalysis Pyrolysis + Gasification
Bio-Oil Upgrading Chemical Conversion
• Prior to 2009 – history of collaborations with Brazilian organisations: EMBRAPA Rio + Sao Carlos (Terra-Preta, soil); Uni. Of Curitiba, USP (Sao Carlos).
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FP7 CallEnergy (2008): “Enhancing international cooperation between the EU and Latin America in the field of biofuels”• Any Latin American country could participate.
• Preference for countries with S&T agreements with EU (Argentina, Chile, Brazil)
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Preparation of Proposal•Two-stage call: 1st – 15 page proposal, 2nd 115 pages.
•First Stage – identification of potential partners via existing contacts and internet/journal searches.
•Brazil important due to biomass potential (bagasse).
•Second Stage – visit potential partners in Brazil (EI FP7 co-ordinator grant) and optimise proposal.
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DIBANET“The Production of Sustainable Diesel-Miscible Biofuels from the
Residues and Wastes of Europe and Latin America”
• €3.7m, 42 months, co-ordinated by Carbolea (UL).
• 13 partners, 5 from Europe and 8 from Latin America (5 from Brazil).
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DIBANET Consortium
The best expertise from Europe and
Latin America
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Cellulose Pulp Hemicellulose + Lignin (Soluble)
Pretreatment
Acid Hydrolysis
Levulinic Acid(258 kg)
Flash
Lignin(180 kg)
Furfural(127 kg)
Formic Acid(102 kg)
No Grinding Required
Residues(90 kg)
1 Tonne of Biomass
Residues(75 kg)
Combustion
Pretreatment Products
DIBANET Products
DownstreamConversion
Heat + Power
Value-Added-Chemicals Biofuels
Catalytic Conversion (UFRJ)
Bio-Products
(487 kg chemicals + 180 kg lignin)
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Brazilian Partner Roles
Analysis of biomass, development of rapid (online) analytical methods
Thermochemical treatment and use of residues
Catalytic conversions of products
Evaluation of process, products and markets
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Project Management• Unfamiliarity with Brazilian partners on
FP7 bureaucratic and evaluation procedures (PICS, LEARs, grant payments, depreciation).
• DIBANET encouraged cross-region collaboration:
• 2 Latin Americans undertook full-PhDs in Europe.
• Summer school in Brazil.• Networking days in Brazil and Greece.• Biomass analysis database for Europe
and Brazil.• Multiple visits to work in partner’s
laboratories.
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PEQ/COPPE• UFRJ – second largest Brazilian university.
• Largest catalysis group in Brazil.
• DIBANET encouraged collaboration with UL in the development of catalysts for levulinic acid transformation into fuel additives.
• There was an exchange of students (6 months) between the two parties.
• Different accounting practices to EU Research Programmes (FP7/H2020).
• No national contact point for assistance in FP7/H2020 procedures.
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Daniel Hayes - 2 Years in Brazil
• Based in CTC (Piracicaba, Sao Paulo).
• Knowledge transfer of biomass analysis techniques from Carbolea.
• Developed rapid analysis methods for Brazilian biomass.
• Also assisted personnel from UNICAMP.
• Issues:• High costs of imports (60% tax rate) and
bureaucracy of import procedures also problematic. • Brazilian customs delays meant some project
Deliverables were not met on time.• Exchange of personnel bureaucratic.
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DIBANET Outputs• Major advances in chemical treatment of biomass (Carbolea).• Patent in biomass pre-treatment filed in Europe and Brazil (Carbolea).• Significant improvements in catalyst performance (UFRJ).• Interest shown in commercialising process in Brazil (Petrobras).• Online deployment in a sugar mill of biomass analysis technology developed
in project (CTC).• Sustainability assessment of process residues as soil amenders (EMBRAPA).• Rapid analysis methods for Brazilian feedstocks.• 7 PhDs (5 in Europe, and 4 in Latin America). • Close relationships formed between UL and Brazilian partners.
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New Spin-Out Company• Irish company spun-out from
DIBANET research at Carbolea.
• Service – laboratory analysis of biomass samples.
• Commercialises advances in rapid biomass analysis.
• Enterprise Ireland and Local Irish Enterprise Office assisted formation and development.
• The formation of companies and commercialisation of research projects is a major target of FP7/H2020.
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Future H2020 Collaboration
•Energy (2016): “Development of next generation biofuel technologies”“Demonstration of the most promising advanced biofuel pathways”“International Cooperation with Brazil on Ethanol development”
•We are eager to cooperate with Brazilian partners in future calls.
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• Dr JJ Leahy, Carbolea, University of [email protected] www.carbolea.ul.ie
• Prof. Victor Teixeira – Federal University Rio de Janeiro
[email protected] peq.coppe.ufrj.br
• Dr Daniel Hayes – Celignis [email protected] www.celignis.com
089 455 5582