The next generation sustainable Biondoil biorefinery concepts
Biondoil develops Biorefinery concepts on industrial scale exploring green-field and brown field opportunities. The cornerstones
of our projects are:
- The biochemicals route based on the conversion of biomass or sugars into 1,4 butanediol and
- The biofuels route based on the conversion of biomass into bioethanol.
Currently the business driver in Europe for the biofuels route is the REDII renewable energy directive encouraging oil companies to
mix biogenetic material in their fuels (e.g. E10).
There are two proven technologies to process biomass on a substantial scale, basically using different pre-treatment systems:
.
Pre-treatment based on steam explosion:
- Pre-treatment consist on the smart cooking of biomass using only water and steam (no chemicals are added), operating with
optimized conditions and temperature, pressure and residence time.
- This stage creates large volume of water residue which is cleaned and recycled.
.
Pre-treatment based on fractioning with biosolvents:
- Fractioning is a separation process in which enzymes is divided during a phase transition, into a number of smaller quantities in
which the composition varies according to a gradient.
- Due to rapid impregnation of the biosolvent into the raw material, cooking takes place quickly and at low temperature. As the
delignification is highly selective, the yield and quality of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are optimal.
With both technologies’ enzymes are used to remove or modify hemicelluloses and lignin protecting the cellulose in the plant cell
wall. Besides extracting a pure cellulosic portion this will enable further valorization of underutilized biomass fraction to
provide high value bio-alternatives of oil-derived chemical building blocks.
bioethanol refinery process: steam fraction, main output bioethanol
Biondoil develops Biorefinery concepts on industrial scale exploring green-field and brown field opportunities. The cornerstones
of our projects are:
- The biochemicals route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass or sugars into 1,4 butanediol and
- The biofuels route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass into bioethanol.
Currently the business driver in Europe for the biofuels route is the REDII renewable energy directive encouraging oil companies to
mix biogenetic material in their fuels (e.g. E10).
There are two proven technologies to process biomass on a substantial scale, basically using different pre-treatment systems:
.
Pre-treatment based on steam explosion:
- Pre-treatment consist on the smart cooking of biomass using only water and steam (no chemicals are added), operating with
optimized conditions and temperature, pressure and residence time.
- This stage creates large volume of water residue which is cleaned and recycled.
.
Pre-treatment based on fractioning with biosolvents:
- Fractioning is a separation process in which enzymes is divided during a phase transition, into a number of smaller quantities in
which the composition varies according to a gradient.
- Due to rapid impregnation of the biosolvent into the raw material, cooking takes place quickly and at low temperature. As the
delignification is highly selective, the yield and quality of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are optimal.
With both technologies’ enzymes are used to remove or modify hemicelluloses and lignin protecting the cellulose in the plant cell
wall. Besides extracting a pure cellulosic portion this will enable further valorization of underutilized biomass fraction to
provide high value bio-alternatives of oil-derived chemical building blocks.
bioethanol refinery process: steam fraction, main output isobutanol
Biondoil develops Biorefinery concepts on industrial scale exploring green-field and brown field opportunities. The cornerstones
of our projects are:
- The biochemicals route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass or sugars into 1,4 butanediol and
- The biofuels route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass into bioethanol.
Currently the business driver in Europe for the biofuels route is the REDII renewable energy directive encouraging oil companies to
mix biogenetic material in their fuels (e.g. E10).
There are two proven technologies to process biomass on a substantial scale, basically using different pre-treatment systems:
.
Pre-treatment based on steam explosion:
- Pre-treatment consist on the smart cooking of biomass using only water and steam (no chemicals are added), operating with
optimized conditions and temperature, pressure and residence time.
- This stage creates large volume of water residue which is cleaned and recycled.
.
Pre-treatment based on fractioning with biosolvents:
- Fractioning is a separation process in which enzymes is divided during a phase transition, into a number of smaller quantities in
which the composition varies according to a gradient.
- Due to rapid impregnation of the biosolvent into the raw material, cooking takes place quickly and at low temperature. As the
delignification is highly selective, the yield and quality of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are optimal.
With both technologies’ enzymes are used to remove or modify hemicelluloses and lignin protecting the cellulose in the plant cell
wall. Besides extracting a pure cellulosic portion this will enable further valorization of underutilized biomass fraction to
provide high value bio-alternatives of oil-derived chemical building blocks.
bioethanol refinery process: biosolvent technology, main output bioethanol
Biondoil develops Biorefinery concepts on industrial scale exploring green-field and brown field opportunities. The cornerstones
of our projects are:
- The biochemicals route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass or sugars into 1,4 butanediol and
- The biofuels route based on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass into bioethanol.
Currently the business driver in Europe for the biofuels route is the REDII renewable energy directive encouraging oil companies to
mix biogenetic material in their fuels (e.g. E10).
There are two proven technologies to process biomass on a substantial scale, basically using different pre-treatment systems:
.
Pre-treatment based on steam explosion:
- Pre-treatment consist on the smart cooking of biomass using only water and steam (no chemicals are added), operating with
optimized conditions and temperature, pressure and residence time.
- This stage creates large volume of water residue which is cleaned and recycled.
.
Pre-treatment based on fractioning with biosolvents:
- Fractioning is a separation process in which enzymes is divided during a phase transition, into a number of smaller quantities in
which the composition varies according to a gradient.
- Due to rapid impregnation of the biosolvent into the raw material, cooking takes place quickly and at low temperature. As the
delignification is highly selective, the yield and quality of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are optimal.
With both technologies’ enzymes are used to remove or modify hemicelluloses and lignin protecting the cellulose in the plant cell
wall. Besides extracting a pure cellulosic portion this will enable further valorization of underutilized biomass fraction to
provide high value bio-alternatives of oil-derived chemical building blocks.