Biomass to Drop-in Fuels: Demonstration Capability of Rentech s BioEnergy Center of Excellence

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1 Bimass t Drp-in Fuels: Demnstratin Capability f Rentech s BiEnergy Center f Excellence Dr. Weibin Jiang, Senir Principal Engineer $150 Millin Fully Integrated Bimass Synthetic Fuels, Pwer and Chemicals Facility 4150 East 60th Avenue I Cmmerce City, Clrad I June 14, 2012

2 Intrductin t Rentech Established in 1981 Emplyees: 250+ Revenue: ~$200 millin Publicly-traded: NYSE AMEX: RTK Lcatins: 30 years f technlgy perating experience 40 years f syngas prductin experience Nitrgen fertilizer facility: 600K tns/y BiEnergy Center f Excellence BECE Ls Angeles, CA (Headquarters) Cmmerce City, CO (BECE lcatin) Atlanta, GA $150 Millin Fully Integrated Bimass Synthetic Fuels, Pwer and Chemicals Facility Natchez, MS Hnlulu, HI East Dubuque, IL Clean Energy Slutins 2

3 Clean Energy Technlgies Rentech-ClearFuels Bimass gasificatin Rentech-SilvaGas Bimass gasificatin Rentech Prcess Synthetic Jet / Diesel Feedstcks: Finely grund virgin bimass: sugarcane bagasse & wd Wd, agricultural residues, straw, switch grass, & energy crps Syngas frm any carbn-bearing materials Prducts: Hydrgen, Optimized fr fuel Pwer; fuels & pwer Hydrcarbns fr synthetic fuels; specialty chemicals Readiness: Prven at pilt scale; T be prven at dem scale at PDU w/ aid f $23M DOE grant Prven at cmmercial scale; Deplyable tday Prven at demnstratin scale; Deplyable tday Clean Energy Slutins 3

4 Energy Technlgy: Integrated Value Chain Bagasse Ag Waste Rentech s Bimass Gasificatin Technlgies Rentech-ClearFuels Cmbined Cycle Pwer (third party) Renewable Pwer Grass Switchgrass Wd / Timber Other Bimass Rentech-SilvaGas Cellulsic Fuels Technlgies (third party) Renewable Fuels Natural Gas Steam Methane Refrmer (third party) Rentech Fischer-Trpsch Prcess Upgrading Clean Energy Slutins 4

5 Energy Prducts Certified Fuels frm Rentech s FT Technlgy Diesel: Audi 1000 Mile Drive Certified Jet: United Airlines Flight Lwer tailpipe emissins Lw carbn ftprint & cellulsic RINs Other Cellulsic Fuels Cellulsic ethanl and ther fuels frm ur bimass gasificatin technlgies Fuels can qualify fr cellulsic RINs Renewable Hydrgen Prduced frm bimass by Rentech- ClearFuels gasifier Renewable Pwer Renewable baselad pwer; n backup required Clse t intercnnectin and transmissin Clean Energy Slutins 5

6 BECE: BiEnergy Center f Excellence Integrated systems fr BiFuel, Renewable Chemical, and Pwer Prductin; Bimass Gasificatin; Hydr-Prcessing; Catalyst Develpment and Testing Labs fr Cllabrative Technlgy Advancement(s) Platfrm fr develpment f BiEnergy technlgies fr cmmercial deplyment Designed t be highly flexible Plug and Play fr innvative new technlgies Prduces ultra clean, certified aviatin and diesel fuels, naphtha, pwer and chemicals $23 millin DOE grant fr a Rentech-ClearFuels bimass gasifier with an additinal $13 millin invested by Rentech Prduced Ultra-clean diesel & aviatin fuels and naphtha Diesel fuel meets ASTM, D97566 and EN 590 specs Drp in fuels Testing syngas and fuels frm variety f feedstcks: $150 millin technlgy and R&D center Wd Waste Crn Stver Natural Gas Bagasse MSW/RDF Others 70 scientists, engineers, technicians and peratrs 3 catalyst develpment and evaluatin labs 1 analytical and fuels testing lab 1 wax/catalyst separatin technlgy lab Clean Energy Slutins 6

7 Rentech-ClearFuels IBR Prject A strng prject team URS Crpratin; Linde/Hydr-Chem; Hawaiian Electric; Natinal Renewable Energy Lab & Hawaii Natural Energy Institute On-time and n-budget prject executin Jintly submitted cmpetitive prpsal and received $23 millin grant frm DOE under the American Recver and Reinvestment Act, Rentech prvided the remaining $13 millin f funding fr $36 millin prject Mechanically Cmplete f 20 tn-per-day bimass gasifier in Nv 2011 and current under startup and prcess ptimizatin stage Rentech-ClearFuels gasifier will be demnstrated in 2012 during a series f 3 campaigns using sugar cane bagasse, virgin wd waste, & a cmbinatin f the tw fr the prductin f ASTM certified renewable jet and diesel fuels Clean Energy Slutins 7

8 ClearFuels IBR Perfrmance NG STEAM Frm SMR STACK FLARE X-9102 FT TAILGAS Prcess Drain WOOD CHIP BFW SMR R st Stage COMP C nd Stage COMP DGA AMINE Z-3100 POLISHING V-3404A/B HORIZONTAL MEMBRANE V-3503 HEATER E-3401 TRUCK UNLOADING AND CONVEYING Z-1011, Z1012 GRINDER GR-1100 DRYER K-1202 FEED HOOPER T-1405 MIXING VESSEL V-2060 Bimass SM-1407 M E-1408B STACK BIOMASS STEAM Rtary Valve TI-2007 PI-2008 Mixing Vessel PIC-2163 FI-2162 CLEARFUEL GASIFIER H-2062 V-2060 NG City Water FLUEGAS STEAM FIC-1407 SIC-1408 XV-1419 SH Steam PI-2060 FIC-2062 BOOSTER COMP C-3073 VENTURI SCRUBBER V-2066/68 ASH CYCLONES V-2063/65 WASTE HEAT BOILER E-2164 WWater ASH BFW 100 % 100 % TI-2065 PIC-2192 SATURATOR V-3101 RO Water EJECTOR V-2071 WWater E-2061 WWater COS HYDROLYSIS V-3102A/B RENJET RENDIESEL Carbn Bed V-3401 TEG Z-3026 WWater NAPHTHA FINAL PRODUCT STORAGE TI-2068 NG FT TG TI-2071 TI-2072 TI-2070 TI-2094B H-2062 Refrmer FIC-2264 FIC-2224 RENDIESEL TI-2066 NAPHTHA RENJET TI-2073 TOU X-9101 STACK PSA TAILGAS Prcess Drain M1/M2 VERTICAL MEMBRANE Z-3301 PSA Z-3302 H2 COMPRESSOR C-3301 UOP PROD. UPGRADER Z-5000 TI-2067 TI-2074 TI-2053 TI-2075 TI-2097A TI-2059 TI-2094A TI-2058 TI-2097 TI-2077 PI-2063 TI-2078 Prcess Water t WWTP PROCESS WATER T-6103 WAX T-6104 SULFUR GUARD BED V-3402 FT UNIT R-4201 MID DISTILLATE T-6102 CRUDE NAPHTHA T-6100 CRUDE FT LIQUID STORAGE CF Gasifier Time 12-Apr-12 00:00:00 H2 Ml% CO Ml% CO2 Ml% CH4 Ml% N2 Ml% C2H4 Ml% C2H6 Ml% H2/CO Rati GAS-ResTime PI-2171 TI-2170 FI-2169 Ttal ~ accumulative 100+ hrs stable peratin in prducing Bimass- Derived Syngas Steady Feed handling system & refrmer peratin Preliminary data indicates: High Carbn Cnversin t Gas Cnsistent Lw Tar Cntent (~15 PPMV) after water scrubber Stable Syngas Cmpsitin Clean Energy Slutins 8

9 BECE BTL Prcess Walk Thrugh

10 Suthern Pine White Chip Feedstck Wd Chips Screen & Bag Operatin Screened Chips Bag Operatin * Curtesy f Steven Taylr frm University f Auburn Clean Energy Slutins 10

11 ClearFuels Gasifier Clean Energy Slutins 11

12 Syngas Cnditining Unit Clean Energy Slutins 12

13 FT Reactr Clean Energy Slutins 13

14 UOP Prduct Upgrading Clean Energy Slutins 14

15 End Prduct: Drp-In Fuels Clean Energy Slutins 15