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:
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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.
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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.

The market of bioethanol in a nutshell

The market for sustainable fuels is largely created out of the necessity to diversify the primary feedstock for fuel production, moving away from fossil based to more sustainable resources. With the Paris Climate Agreement in mind and all the legislative actions on (inter)national scale that were derived from this, governments now push for more sustainable energy production in the broadest sense of the word.
Biondoil targets the production of approximately 80,000 tons per annum of second generation bioethanol, a blending component for fuel production. Three main by-products that the refinery will produce are lignin, CO2 and, out of the waste water treatment, a biogas, to be upgraded to LNG.
The market for second generation fuels is a global market. Biondoil will focus on the European Union as its primary market. The European Union back in June 2018 agreed on a final text for a new energy directive. The Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) in which it sets forth targets for the overall energy consumption from renewable energy sources to 32% by 2030.
Fuel suppliers will have to supply a minimum of 14% of the energy consumed by road and rail transport as renewable energy. As a subtarget of this goal there is a dedicated target for advanced biofuels produced from alternative feedstocks (second or next generation biofules). These feedstocks need to be sustainable with certified production cycles and most importantly, not alternatively be used as a food source.

Biomass what and how; feedstock for 2nd generation biofuel or biochemical refineries

Biomass as a replacement for the use of fossil fuels is a trending topic in the climate change discussion. Myths and facts ranging from "each harvested tree is a stepping stone to the destruction of the earth" to biomass is "the solution" in our struggle to get control in managing CO2 reduction / the climate heating process. Interested in a weighed perspective about biomass?: read our more detailed insight in biomass explained.




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