Schedule Presentations (60 minutes) John Perkins (DSM) Lignocellulose biomass to ethanol Michael Leavell (Amyris) HTS and omics platform Jean-Paul Leonetti (Deinove SA) Deinococcus-based technology Hans van der Pol (Corbion/Purac) Bio-based products portfolio Panel Discussion (30 minutes)
Bright Science at DSM: Development of a Commercial Lignocellulosic Biomass-to-Ethanol Process John Perkins Principal Scientist December 11, 2013 BIO Pacific Rim Summit San Diego, CA
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2nd International Polysaccharide Conference, Aug 29 -Sep 2, 2011 DSM s Biotechnology Platform Centuries of continuous innovations CLASSICAL BIOTECH (19 th century) MODERN BIOTECH (20 th century) INDUSTRIAL BIOTECH (21 st century) Yeast Ethanol Yeast extracts Vitamins Penicillin Enzymes Citric acid Recombinant enzymes (e.g. Chymosin) Metabolic engineering (e.g. Vitamin B2,Cephalexin) Biocatalysis (e.g. Pharma intermediates) Cell culture (e.g. Per C6TM cell line) New feedstocks New/improved biomass conversion technologies New platform chemicals New biomaterials New biofuels
DSM Breakthrough in Yeast & Enzyme Technology (2008-2012) R&D Piloting Thermostable cellulase mix discovered Costs reduced by factor of 17 Efficient C5 yeast conversion enabled Performance of yeast and enzymes confirmed Supported by the European Seventh Framework Programme
2nd International Polysaccharide Conference, Aug 29 -Sep 2, 2011 DSM C5 Yeast Strain Performance Proven at Industrial Scale
Next Breakthrough in Lowest Cost Ethanol Package Requires Integrated View Enzymes Pretreatment CBH1 BG EG-IV Interdependent! CBH2 Yeast EG-1 EtOH Cost Biomass Synergy!!
2nd International Polysaccharide Conference, Aug 29 -Sep 2, 2011 C5 Yeast Strains With Improved Robustness Feedstock with high inhibitor concentration. Strain I Strain II Yield: 77% Yield: 85% A B Pitch: 1 g/l; NREL dilute acid & enzymatically hydrolyzed corn stover: 17% dw; 5 g/l Hac; ph: 5.0 Yield on ethanol produced from total sugars (C5 & C6) increased by 8% Increased xylose consumption
Increasing yield by reducing by-product formation and conversion of inhibitors gpd1 gpd2 AAcDH OE GLY DHAP + NADH no glycerol production reduction of inhibitory HAc increased ethanol yield (HAc to ethanol) DSM has an exclusive license to this technology
Pathway Optimization All 1280 pathways were assembled from the separate cassettes 28 separate cassettes Completed pathways in MTP format Transformation host strain Colony picking Screening in liquid media NMR analysis Statistics 10
2nd International Polysaccharide Conference, Aug 29 -Sep 2, 2011 Glycerol/acetic acid technology Benefits in relation to enzyme cost RN1016 RN1016 Next strain Glycerol KO+ acetic acid External glycerol addition Up to 28% cost reduction Next strain Glycerol KO+ acetic acid External Glycerol addition Enzyme Cost Contribution does not take into account additional cost for procurement of glycerol 11
Optimized Thermostable Enzyme Cocktail Enzymes CBH1 BG EG-IV CBH2 Yeast EG-1
Enzyme Cost Reduction Cost of Enzyme $/gallon Ethanol 4Q08 2Q09 4Q09 2Q10 4Q10 2Q11 2Q13
Summary CBH1 Enzymes CBH2 BG Yeast Corn bio-ethanol EG-1 EG-IV We continue to innovate together with our partners Interdependent! POET Pilot Plant $4.13 Cellulosic bio-ethanol EtOH Cost POET Pilot Plant < $ 3 Pretreatment Biomass 2012 2008 2012 Future
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