Biorefinery Recupera for the production of renewable chemcial resources

The concept of a biorefinnery explained

1. Biorefinery Dr. Flavio Ortigao T [phone] [email protected]

2. Biorefinery concept Analogous to a petroleum refinery, the biorefinery is a refinery where different carbonaceous feedstocks are converted into different added value products, by runing specific chemical and biotechnological conversions pipelines

3. Core p latform : Low Temperature Conversion Gasification 1t/h 4mm shredded feedstocks 2500m 3 /h Syngas H 2 + CO 2:1 Gasification T he LTC plants utilize progressive thermo-catalytic material gasification. The material is gasified by infra-red induction heat bellow 450°C and integrated gas purification, all within a hermetically closed system. The result is a clean process with very high yield. The plants fluidized bed reactors allow for continuous flow while inductive heat transfer decomposes organic structures into their constituent elements in a multi-stage process.

4. Gasification vs. Pyrolysis Syngas (H 2 + CO) Temperature: 350 - 3500 °C Ashes: <1% Process efficiency: 55% Thermal Energy H2 CO FT-Chemistry H 2 Cell has greater conversion efficiency Char Oil Gas Temperature: 350 – 1200 °C Ashes: 15% bound to char Process efficiency: Char 27.6% Process Efficiency: Oil 32.5% Process Eficiency : Gas 15.5% Thermal Energy Fuel oil Char CHP, lower conversion efficiency

5. Output Product flow H 2 CO Hydrogenation Desulfurization Metal reduction Decarbonization Fuel Energy storage Methanol Syngas Thermal Energy

6. Acceptable Feedstock: end-of-life plastics, pure or mixtured , colorized, not clean. AGENDA HDPE: High density polyethylene LDPE: Low density polyethylene LLDPE: Linear low density polyethylene PP: Polypropylene BOPP Bi- oriented polypropylene PS: Polystyrene PET: Polyethylene terephthalate To avoid : halogenated plastics like PVC, PFTE, brominated anti flame . Tolerance 2%

7. Refinery Input  Output possibilities Feedstock Mode Downstream Product Refining, secondary Woodchip Gasification filter Syngas CHP, FT-fuels, AvK Sawmill Gasification filter Syngas CHP, FT-fuels, AvK Coconut Carbonization Activation AC Single pass, continuous Nuts Carbonization AC Single pass, continuous activation Rice husks Gasification Syngas Heat & Silica Straw Gasification Filter Syngas CHP Plastics Gasification Filter, Catalysts Syngas Hydrogen, low Sulphur FT-Fuels Oil-sludge Gasification Filter, Catalysts Syngas sand Coal Gasification Filter, Catalysts Syngas Woodchip Pyrolysis Oil, char & gas Fuels, biochar Sugar-cane bagasse Gasification Filter Syngas CHP Sewage sludge Gasification Filter, Catalysts Syngas CHP MSW Carbonization Char CHP, RDF

8. VALUE PROPOSITION Qualified disposal and handling of residues ( incl . toxic ) Waste valorization Ultra pure hydrogen Decentralized p roduction of constant , not price volatile , electric & thermal energy for internal use or feed to the grid High efficiency Positive environmental impact - no emissions ANALYSIS CLIENT PROPOSAL

9. NREL DIAGRAM FOR SYNGAS Syngas CO + H 2 Cu/ZnO Methanol Isosíntese ThO 2 ou ZrO 2 i-C 4 MTBE isobutileno Fischer-Tropsch Wax Diesel Aviation Olefines gas Fe, Co, Ru zeólitos Olefinas Gasolina DME H 2 NH 3 Ethanol Acetic acid Formaldeído Alcohol mix CONVERTION INTO CHEMICALS

10. Recupera Plant in Celje , Slovenia

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