Roundtable on the Future of Bio-Based Economy in Canada, May 11, 2009
National Arts Centre, Panorama Room
Bioeconomy: Integrating 2nd
Generation Biorefinery to
Sustainable Green Manufacturing
Amar K. Mohanty
Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre (BDDC)
Dept. Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering
Green Transportation
Parts (Car, Bus &
Railway)
Innovation:
In Green Tech.
Green Building
Green Furniture
Sustainable
Packaging
Recession: Time to Innovate
 Innovation During Recession: Position
Businesses Strongly & Uniquely.
Recession:
Asses The
Current Focus
of R&D:
Identify: Future
Needs
Market
Needs
Change
Innovation
Strategy
Market
Dynamics
New
Ideas
Success Mantra for
Innovations:
Exploiting Unique
Intellectual Capital
Beyond Bioethanol, Biodiesel:
Biorefinery: Key to Economic
Recovery
 1923-1933 Recession:
Polyethylene Discovered:
1932-1933 by ICI, UK
 1957 Recession: Semiconductors to market: 1st
Time
1957: Burger King Corp. a
Recession Start-up: Now
11,000 locations in 65
countries
1974 Recession:
Microsoft was born
Early 1980s Recession:
Tech boom of last decade
During great depression:
Hewlett Packard
Bioeconomy: A Reduced Carbon Economy
Bioethanol
Biobutanol
Biodiesel
BioFuels
Biogas
BioElectricity
Bioenergy
A. J. Ragauskas, et al, Science,311,484 (2006)
Packaging
Car
Parts
Plastics
Paints
Gift of
AgriBIO-PRODUCTS
(Industrial Products) culture
Biomaterials Excludes: Food & Feed,
Traditional Wood Products
Building Furniture
Products
Biofibercomposites
Carpets
Lubricants
Biochemicals
Fine chemicals
BioPlastics: Multi-products from Biofuel
Biofuels of Today:
Bioethanol & Biodiesel
Biobased
Polyethylene Braskem:
(Bio-PE)
Green PE:
200K tons/yr:
Dow &
end of 2009
Crystalsev:
Green PE: 350K
tons/yr: 2011
Epichlorohydrin
Raw Material
for Epoxy
SOLVAY: 100K metric
tons/yr. By 2009 End
A Multi-product Biorefinery
Approach: Sustainable Bioeconomy
UN: 2009 International Year of Natural Fibres
Glass
(Synthetic)
HEMP
KENAF
www.rtpcompany.com/products/structural/glass.htm
JUTE
HENEQUEN
COIR
Woven
JUTE Cloth
WOOD
CORN
GRASS
Source: A. K. Mohanty et. al. in Natural Fibers, Biopolymers and Biocomposites, Edn.: A. K. Mohanty et al. , p. 1-36, CRC Press 2005
Biocomposites: Bio-Autoparts
Biofiber-PP
Biocomposites
Kenaf-PP
Photo: Kafus Bio-composites
Biofiber-Thermoset
Biocomposites
Ref.: Plastics Technology, October 1999
Epoxy-Flax based Biocomposites
Source: DaimlerChrysler HighTech. Report 1999, p. 82-85.
Injection molded Biocomposites (Europe)
Courtesy: Hugh S. McKee
Soy-based Foams
(FORD Mustang)
Courtesy: FORD World Aug 6, 2007
Biofuels & Biomaterials for Cars Not New!
New York Times:
Sept. 20, 1925
BioMaterial
BioFuel
Photo: April 1933
“Corn
Alcohol
Gasoline
” (10%
Blend)
Biofuel selling of Earl
Coryell Co. @ Lincoln,
Nebraska Gas Station
Source: http://www.radiodailynews.com/cornalcohol.jpg (Accessed Sept. 8, 07)
Use of Soy based Bioplastic
in car (Henry Ford in 1941)
Source: W. F. Powers, Advanced Materials
& Processes, May 2000, p. 38-41.
BioTRED Tyres
Goodyear
&
Novamont
Source: Collin Don, Nov. 28, 2005
Biodegradable Mobile Phone Case:
Turns into Sunflower!
Warwick University, PVAXX Research and
Motorola: Biodegradable phone cover: Prototype
shown at the Science Museum in London.
http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060426/biodegradable-mobile-phone/# (Accessed: October 22, 2006)
Wal-Mart & Home Deport: Sustainable Move
As per the estimation of Wal-Mart’s officials:
. “By using 100 million PLA containers per year, the firm
will save the equivalent of 800,000 gallons of gasoline and
reduce Green- House-Gas emission by 11 million pounds”.
F. Esposito, Plastics News, October 24, 2005.
Wal-Mart: “Sustainability 360”: …” To Remove
Nonrenewable Energy from Lives…..”
Courtesy: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2004/12/natureworks_pla.php
Home Depot’s Green Initiative:
Special treatment to Suppliers who Restricts
Carbon Emission & hold close Sustainability
Eco Products: Environmentally Friendly or have
certain Ecological Feat Criteria…
Ref.: SPC Newsletter: January 2007
Recyclable, Lightweight & Green:
Sustainable Materials: Auto-parts
Mazda: 2006 a prototype of an
instrument panel — made from
88% corn and 12% petroleum —
for one of its hybrid cars.
Hybrid Technology: The Way to Go
Bioplastic in Car
Nature , Vol .446,12 April 2007
Source of picture: Dr. Surendra Kulkarni, Polymer Processing
Society: 25th Annual, Mar 1-4, 2009, Goa, INDIA
How Green are Green Materials ?
SUSTAINABLE GREEN MATERIALS
Renewable
Recyclable/
Biobased
Triggered
Biodegradable
Commercial Viability &
Environmental Acceptability
SUSTAINABLE
 Sustainability: Biopolymers: Debate & Divergent Views !
 Many Bioplastics & Green Plastics: Recyclable
 Large scale & Continuous vs. Batch Type Production