De første erfaringer fra et generisk anlæg til udvinding af protein og andre højværdistoffer fra afgrøder og bioreststrømme Anne Christine Steenkjær Hastrup (acha@teknologisk.dk) Center for Træ og Biomaterialer, Teknologisk Institut Dansk Bioøkonomi Konference 2017, 11. Oktober
Our route to biorefining Biomaterials group, since 2010 Biobased - building materials - composite materials - insulation - paints - glues / adhesives Growing demand in industry to generate more valuable co-products to make ends meet economically
Objective - Create a hub for companies and projects to develop and test their ideas for value-added products - A pilot scale facility can validate economical viability of the biorefining processes of biomasses - Generate sample material for product test, animal feed trials and initial product development
SUBLEEM Generic biorefinery pilot plant 2 year R&D project (March 2016 May 2018) Supported by Fund for Green Business Development (~0.5 mill. EUR) 10 participating organisations:
From Bio to Business Idea Concept development Prototype Documentation Market development Value-added processing of biomass - Through enzymatic hydrolysis
Added-value biorefining - Cascading utilisation of Biomass Approach Enzymatic process to gently extract targeted components From focus in fibers and proteins for material purposes to - Proteins - Fibers - Polysaccharides - Waxes - Oils - Secondary metabolites (e.g. saponins) - Etc Food, feed, surfactants, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals
What is the industry waiting for? Old news promising biorefinery concepts in lab scale Pilot scale facility Proof of concept SUBLEEM
Cascading extraction of (the most) valuable components Simple and gentle hydrolysis steps Low price Functional products SUBLEEM Bioraf. Process Non-optimal used biomass $$$ Other high value products $ Fiber-fraction Materials Etc Feed Fertilizer Bioenergy $$ Protein-extract Food Feed Etc Cosmetics Adhesives ß-glucans (food, cosmetics, pharma..) Chitin (pharma, preservative ) Saponins (preservative, pharma, food, feed ) Alginate (cosmetics, pharma, materials, food...) Ect
Biorefining pilot plant Generic pilot plant for cascading valorization of bio-based resource through bio-refining
Biorefining pilot plant
SUBLEEM pilot plant - Wet fractionation lab
Versatility
Fractionation and Separation
Generic Wet Process Process Mixing biomass and Water Potentially selecting enzymes Hydrolysis processing Slurry deactivation Physical separation Concentration of liquid Drying solids Optional Screw pressing Extruding Super critical extraction Ultra filtration Enzymatic refining of aqueous slurries
Dry fractionation lab Size fractionation: - Hammer mill - Disc mill - Sieving system
Biomasses in SUBLEEM Criteria: Side and waste streams from primary production and unused biomass resources Available in substantial amounts in Denmark Different characteristics flexibility of pilot plant Spent grains (From beer production) Sugar beet leaves (From primary production) Sea grass and macroalgea (Beach cast)
GWP [kgco2-eq/kgprotein] Basis Is there for a business case?? LCA Business case 20 10 0-10 -20-30 GWP from protein production - Scenario comparison 1.1 Protein from green grass in Denmark 1.2 Protein from rapemeal in Denmark 1.3 Protein from soybean in Argentina 1.4 Protein from insects in Denmark
Business models PILOT Proof of concept The product Pilot trial, kg Product development Marked test Stability Packaging Safety Legislation, IPR etc. Proof of market Sales / organisation Demonstration scale production, Production in tons Proof of business Sales / organisation - economy Demonstration business model Production of products The product what are we offering costumers? The sale - how do we sell it? The organisation how do we produce it? The economy how do we earn money from it?
Resource optimization and business development from bio-based resources - Evaluation of biomass potential in rest resources - Development of separation technologies and (enzymatic) hydrolysis processes in lab- and pilot scale in - Product development of sustainable products from bio-based resources - Business models and value chain creation from cascading use of biomass
Thanks for your attention! Your are welcome to visit us at: Danish Technological Institute, Gregersensvej 3, Taastrup Any questions?? Anne Christine Steenkjær Hastrup (acha@dti.dk)