Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo. Biomass conversion research at IMP

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1 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo Biomass conversion research at IMP Jorge Aburto May 2015 R&D on Fuels and chemicals from Biomass Developing/Evolving Bio-based System Specifically Evolved Hydrocarbon System Bio-based sustainable Finite Low cost Driven Renewables Crude oil / Fuels / Petrochemicals Lower carbon fingerprint Opportunities for low cost and/or high performance Transport (if needed) Extract and Modify materials Opportunities for existing or modified low cost inputs Breakdown to simple molecules Transport Synthesize more complex molecules Transport High carbon fingerprint Manufacture Manufacture 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 1

2 R&D on Fuels and chemicals from Biomass Drilling fluids, emulsions Energy, Fuels, vapor Bioethanol Biodiesel Biojet fuel Biomass-based chemicals Sugars, Lipids, proteins, glycerol Biomass Cellulose Hemicelluloses Lignin Starch Protein Chitin Pectin Storage and chemical transformation of CO 2 Materials, catalysts, biopolymers 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 3 Biorefinery process for fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into high sugar s syrup and lignin 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 4 2

3 Biorefinery process for fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass into high sugar s syrup and lignin Description Process characteristics: IMP is leading a consortia (IPN, INIFAP, enterprises) to develop versatile and adaptable processes to several biomass feedstock: Agave bagasse Cane sugar bagasse Spent malt grain Corn stover Wheat straw Forestry residues Grasses Current situation in Mexican ethanol industry There are various opportunities to use IMP process: Actual ethanol market Ethanol market (Barrels per day)* Ethanol production in sugar cane refineries Ethanol demand for gasoline pool in Mexico City 3, ,500 * Source: SENER bioenergy report (2006 and 2013) Pilot plant for process Feed and products from the heavy crude oil upgrading unit Biomass feedstock Delignification and depolymerization process Sugars Lignin Biomass fractionation to sugars and lignin at moderate reaction conditions Low formation of fermentation inhibitors High conversion of carbohydrates to sugars (80-100%) and lignin fractionation 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 5 Utilities Bio- and catalyst IMP and consortia developed physicochemical and geographic charts of lignocellulosic biomass Lab test IMP has developed: Physicochemical characterization of lignocellulosic biomass available in Mexico Geographyc availability charts and Charts of physicochemical data IMP and consortia are building a database of lignocellulosic biomass available in Mexico 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 6 3

4 IMP develops techno-economical studies of biomass fractionation technology Simplified Simplified scheme scheme of IMP of process IMP process and production and production costs costs IMP develops techno-economical studies to identified promising technological routes. Base case. Process scheme with sugar cane molasse fermentation IMP case. Process scheme with IMP and consortia technology 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 7 IMP and consortia developed a technological roadmap for best sugar and lignin fractionation Lab test Process 1 IMP is developing: Lignocellulosic feedstock 1 Process 2 High fractionation of sugars and lignin Technological roadmaps for biomass feedstock fractionation into sugars and lignin Process 3 Lignin as antimicrobial agent Best technological routes for sugar production Best technological routes for carbohydrate and lignin fractionation 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 8 4

5 IMP technology for pipelining of extra heavy crude oils through inverse emulsions and bioproducts 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 9 IMP process allows pipelining of high viscous crude oils, >30,000 cp Description Description Process characteristics IMP developed a pipelining technology comprising: Handling and pipeling extra heavy crude oil with a viscosity higher than 30,000 cp Preparing inverse emulsion, i.e. oil in water emulsion. Viscosity and pressure drops during pipeling equivalent to dilution or heating technologies for pipelining. Tuning of emulsion stability for operation versatility Biodegradable surfactants Biodegradable demulsifiers Crude oil dehydration for further refining Current situation in Mexican petroleum industry industry Extra heavy crude oil production in Mexico (Barrels per day)* Samaria Altamira Pánuco 4, ,385 * Source: PEP, Activo de Producción Samaria Luna, IMP s Pilot plant for inverse emulsion preparation, flow and pressure drop measurements 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 10 5

6 Volume (%) 23/06/2015 IMP developed and patented several innovations on bioproduct synthesis and inverse emulsion preparation Lab test IMP has developed: Biodegradable biosurfactants for preparation of inverse emulsion Biodegradable biodemulsifiers for crude oil dehydration Technology for transport of heavy and extra heavy crude oil 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 11 IMP infrastructure allows inverse emulsion preparation as well as flow and pressure drop measurements Pilot plant Pilot test plant test Pilot plant tests indicate viscosity and pressure drops equivalent to dilution and heating technologies. IMP technology allows: Inverse emulsion Tuning stability and easing separation of crude oil and water phases Day zero Day one Easy inverse emulsion preparation Inverse emulsion of crude oil < 500 cp Easy breaking of inverse emulsion and water separation Diameter (micras) Crude oil dehydration 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 12 Flow 6

7 IMP develops techno-economical studies of crude oil pipelining IMP is evaluating biosurfactant dosis and technology cost IMP develops techno-economical studies to identify promising technological routes. Base case. Heating or dilution technologies for pipelining of extra heavy crude oil. IMP case. Process scheme with IMP technology based on bioproducts. Transport technology cost of extra heavy crude oil Heating 1.08 USD/B at 140 F 2.05 USD/B at 176 C Dilution 4.74 USD/B Inverse Emulsión USD/B 2015-Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo 13 Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo Biomass conversion research at IMP Jorge Aburto May