Maabjerg Energy Concept, biogas plant, Måbjerg, Denmark
Senior Researcher PhD Henning Jørgensen Center for BioProcess Engineering E-mail: [email protected]
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Biorefinery demonstration and pilot plants
Aarhus University
Thermal platform
Denmark has a number of successful pilot and demonstration plants for advanced biofuels and biorefining.
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
The DONG Energy Inbicon Demo plant
Facts demo plant
• Fully automated – 3 operators
• 4 ton/hr of straw
• 5.4 mill l of ethanol/yr
• 13,100 tons of ligning pellets/yr
• 11,250 tons of C5-molasses/yr
• Rebuild in 2013 to include C5 fermentation using GMO yeast
• Been operating pilot scale unit since 2003
• Operating fully integrated demo scale plant since 2009
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The MEC biorefinery
Consortia of local power companies (50%), DONG Energy and Novozymes (50%).
Expect final investment decission 2016 – Total investment 294 mio €
Expect startup of 2G bioethanol plant in 2018
In July 2014 awarded 39 mio € in funding from the NER300 program, but still waiting for political framework to support 2G ethanol production in Denmark (e.g. blending mandates)
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
The MEC biorefinery
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Renescience – waste to energy and recycling
•Enzymatic degradation and liquefaction of bio degradable materials:
– Core technology
– Makes the solid – liquid separation and sorting possible
•Downstream processing is all of known technology
– Stable process
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Renescience pilot plant
Pilot plant (800 kg/h) situated on Amager Ressource Center in Copenhagen
It has been in operation since December 2009
More than 8.000 operating hours
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Renescience full scale plant
Full scale plant 15 tons/hr - 120,000 tons per year.
Generate 5 MW renewable electricity and recycable materials
Located in Northwich, UK
Full operation expected 2017
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Danish example of innovation to facilitate transition to BioEconomy
A Strategic Platform for Innovation and Research on
Value-added products from Biomass (BIO-VALUE SPIR)
Platform manager Jane Lindedam, [email protected]
www.biovalue.dk
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Facts about BioValue
• Largest strategic initiative on biorefining in Denmark
• Knowledge- and innovation base for substitution of fossil raw materials
with sustainable value chains based on refining of biomass
• July 2013 - July 2018
• Budget: €21 million (€ 1,5 million dedicated to SME-projects)
• Funded by InnovationFonden (50%) and the Partners (50%)
• Currently 18 PhD students and 7 Postdocs, total approx. 90 people
• Partners
4 Universities
11 Companies
1 GTS
1 Innovation network
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BioValue objective
Target the entire value chain
Conversion of all components into value-added products:
Vision: DK Global technology leader in biorefining
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BioValue research at DTU
Biomass pretreatment and fractionation
Enzymatic lignin modification, incl use of laccases, to improve lignin recovery and purity and facilitate lignin valorization
Pretreatment equipment at DTU
Hydrothermal pretreatment reactor – up to 4 kg DM batch. Up to 210 degree C
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
BioValue research at DTU
Separation of phenolic acids from monosaccharides by low-pressure nanofiltration integrated with laccase treatments
Detoxification and purification of sugar streams from pretreatment using membrane technology and reactive separation integrating enzyme processes with membrane separation
Lou et al., (2015). Journal of Membrane Science 482,83–91
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
BioValue research at DTU
Morthensen et al., (2015). Journal of Membrane Science 492,107–115
Separation of xylose from glucose by enzyme assisted nanofiltration
Enzymatic oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid and separation by nanofiltration.
Xylose separation factor of 34 and a through put of 18.7Lm-2 h-1. Separation factor for solutions of xylose and glucose 1.4
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BioValue seminar on bioplastics
• May 18th from 9-16
• Location: Novozymes, Krogshøjvej 36, Building 8X, Bagsværd, Denmark
• Participation is free of charge, but only a limited number of seats are available
• See more at www.biovalue.dk
http://www.biovalue.dk/
Center for BioProcess Engineering DTU Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark
Conclusion
• Denmark has build up a number of pilot and demonstration plants for production of advanced biofuels that holds significant potential for further development of biorefinery concepts
• First full scale plants close to construction
• The BioValue SPIR project is a good example of a large biorefinery project trying to bridge partners across traditional sectors and include whole value chain perspectives
Links to mentioned companies/projects:
Biofuel Technology - www.biofueltechnology.dk
Inbicon – www.inbicon.com
Maabjerg Bioenergy – www.maabjergenergycenter.dk
REnescience - www.renescience.com
Steeper Energy – www.steeperenergy.com
BioValue SPIR – www.biovalue.dk
Technical University of Denmark – www.dtu.dk
Financial support Danish Energy Agency Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program
Senior Researcher PhD Henning Jørgensen Center for BioProcess Engineering E-mail: [email protected]
More information
http://www.biofueltechnology.dk/http://www.inbicon.com/http://www.maabjergenergycenter.dk/http://www.renescience.com/http://www.steeperenergy.com/http://www.biovalue.dk/http://www.dtu.dk/mailto:[email protected]Top Related