Roquette Green Chemistry Symposium Day 2
Compilation of live tweets from Roquette University’s Green Chemistry and Fermentation Symposium held on May 22-23 in Geneva, Illinois, USA
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Good morning from #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry Symposium Day 2. Presentation starts 8a CST. roquetteuniversity.com/green/index.ht… pic.twitter.com/xuKZAf4kDS -
First presentation from Elodie Hablot and Ramani Narayan of MSU on value-added products from soybeans #RoquetteUniv pic.twitter.com/AApdQXz7c2 -
MSU: You can develop polymers and modifiers from soyoil; protein/carbs/new green bldg blocks (e.g. polyols) from soymeal #RoquetteUniv
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MSU: You can develop thermoplastic starch, lignocellulosic residues (can be use for biocomposites) from soybeans #RoquetteUniv
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MSU talking about their soy polyol R&D using ozone platform tech, bioester synthesis. Sorry a little technical for me to tweet #RoquetteUniv
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MSU talking about isocyanate-free poly(amide urethanes). Isocyanate probems: toxicity, phosgene tox, HCl byproduct, side rxn #RoquetteUniv
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MSU: Solution is non-isocyanate polyurethanes by rexn of alkylene carbonates w/ aliphatic amines = hydroxyalkylurethanes #RoquetteUniv
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MSU talking about producing NIPU using dimer fatty acids w/ final polymer having 82% by wt biobased content #RoquetteUniv
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MSU talking on developing new high value applications from soy meal such as soymeal-based polyols #RoquetteUniv.
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MSU: Hydrolyze the proteins from soymeal to get amino acid – argenine #RoquetteUniv
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MSU developing soymeal-based PU foams that are said to be cost-competitive (around 55c./lb for cost of their soymeal polyol) #RoquetteUniv
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Calling @Cereplast, @solazyme! MSU looking at algae protein for polyol but no large commercial supply that they can work w/ #RoquetteUniv
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Speaking is Jim Zahn of DuPont Tate&Lyle on bio-PDO #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry pic.twitter.com/n9Iy0tLi7n -
DuPont: Shell and Degussa worked on PDO but stopped in 2008 #RoquetteUniv
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DuPont: Green doesn’t guarantee a price premium – hard lesson to absorb for the business early on #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry
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DuPont: IT wasn’t until the 1990s that the economic production of PDO started. Terephthalate polyesters discovered in 1941 #RoquetteUniv
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DuPont 1,3 PDO capacity expansion from process improvement, currently at 68,040 tonnes/year from 61,230 tonnes/year in 2011 #RoquetteUniv
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DuPont: PTT or polytrimethylene terephthalate is identified as a growth opportunity #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry
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DuPont: Advantage of PTT fiber – improved dying properties, fiber softness, stain resistance #RoquetteUniv
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DuPont’s Susterra industrial apps include deicing fluids, engine coolants, PUs, unsaturated polyester resins #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry
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DuPont: Bio-PDO LCA – GHG emissions are 56% less than petro-PDO (via PO route) and 42% less than petro-based PG #RoquetteUniv
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Speaking now is Takehiko Bando of Mitsubishi Chemical on their bio-isosorbide polycarbonates #RoquetteUniv pic.twitter.com/AkEy8zHE3V -
MCC: Japan is getting a lot of pressure from imported chemicals = excess crackers = capacity reduction = C3/C4 shortage #RoquetteUniv
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@DGreenblogger Hi FYI MCC = Marylebone Cricket Club to us Brits – good to see they are also into #biobased chemicals !-)
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MCC: Instead of using naphtha, we will use drop-in bio chems. Concentrating on isosorbide PC and polybutylene succinate (PBS) #RoquetteUniv
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MCC: We don’t believe in premium biobased chems long term. They should have same quality and stable raw material supply #RoquetteUniv
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MCC: We want to provide value-added products to justify current cost of biobased chems we are facing now #RoquetteUniv
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MCC said they are the largest PLA converter and a customer of NatureWorks #RoquetteUniv
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MCC’s Durabio is an isosorbide PC – has the strengths of PC and PMMA. Addtl value is Durabio does not use BPA #RoquetteUniv
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MCC partners w/ Roquette (supplying isosorbide) for its Durabio. MCC started 300 tpy plant in 2010, now has 72ktpy capacity #RoquetteUniv
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MCC’s Durabio has price 3x higher than traditional PC. Justified by certain applications (solving customers’ problems) #RoquetteUniv
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Speaking now is Catherine Foune of Vestaron on peptides from spiders in insecticide application. Cool! #RoquetteUniv pic.twitter.com/aeMbsCAUIF -
Vestaron saw 3 potential mkt for their spider venom peptide: synthetic insecticide, microbial insecticide, GMO crops #RoquetteUniv
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Vestaron focusing on microbial insecticide. Use toll fermentation capacity. Final product cost less than $30/acre #RoquetteUniv
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Vestaron: You need to shop around for vendors when ur a startup biotech. Convince them of your vision to get lower-cost matls #RoquetteUniv
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Vestaron waiting for EPA approval for their technical active ingredient and preliminary formulation using spider venom peptide #RoquetteUniv
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Vestaron: In 2012, we have 5,000 liter fermentation capacity via yeast. Fermentation cost at $19,000 w/ 10-day production time #RoquetteUniv
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Vestaron: We need to lower media cost and have continuous fermentation as well as improve formulation #RoquetteUniv
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#RoquetteUniv has a kitchen in their innovation bldg 🙂 pic.twitter.com/XnbC1CGv2Q -
#RoquetteUniv showing their analytical lab that has fermentation capabilities #GreenChemistry pic.twitter.com/1F88dNF8r5 -
#RoquetteUniv says starting their pilot plant in the bldg. Also looking expansion option – plenty of space pic.twitter.com/ZbGeQB9DfS -
#RoquetteUniv also has food lab and pharma lab. I saw an ice cream machine and jars full of candies and mints 🙂
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Speaking now is Neil Connors of Phoenix BioConsulting on the nitty-gritty business of biotech #RoquetteUniv pic.twitter.com/YWapMqskQy -
@oru2day No specifics on what products the pilot plant will be used for but just that clients can use it #RoquetteUniv
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Connors: Bioeactor scale devt of a fermentation process is capital and operationally intensive. #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry
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Connors: $500K startup cost for modest, small-scale fermentation lab. Skilled staff required around $150K-250K /yr #RoquetteUniv
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Connors: Permanent, full time Sr scientist cost =1.5-2.0x salary (taxes, benefits, overhead) around $200-250K #RoquetteUniv #jobs
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Connors: DOE/USDA project 1.3bn tons of dry biomass in the US = 600m tons hexose, 400m tons pentose #RoquetteUniv
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Connors introduced Kalion Inc. a venture that is looking into developing microbial pathway for glucaric acid and 3-HBL #RoquetteUniv
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Connors: Kalion was formed in 2010. Glucaric acid, 3-HBL microbial pathway developed by MIT’s Prof. Kristala Jones Prather #RoquetteUniv
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@DGreenblogger She has an awesome lab.
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RT @DGreenblogger: Speaking now is Mike Rosenberg of @opxbio on bio-acrylic acid #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry pic.twitter.com/z1zQQtx6PO -
OPX: Being a small company, we can’t afford time and money to develop a new molecule so we went to drop-in biobased chems #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: We tested cellulosic sugar for feedstock, although not cost-effective yet, it looks like they are not too way behind #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: We have a program on fatty acid that uses CO2 and H2 as feedstock part of the ARPA-E DOE program. #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: CO2 and H2 we can get from gasification of biomass and solid waste, and low-cost natural gas (shale gas is beneficial!) #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: We can create specific chain length fatty acids #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry
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OPX: $10bn market opportunity for bioacrylic acid. 25% goes into superabsorbent mkt (diapers). Strong pull from consumers #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: We are 80-90% of our commercial goals. No premium for our bio-acrylics, diaper mkt will not pay for it.#RoquetteUniv
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OPX: There are niche mkt that will pay price premium, you just have to figure out w/c mkt to go #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: Looking for second demo plant at 20K-liter scale (600K lb/year) by 2013-2014. Comml plant of 100m lb/y by 2016-18 #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: Our partner Dow Chemical has feedstock capabilities. Sugarcane assets in Brazil, ag expertise #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: Developmental samples of our bio-acrylic acid available for strategic lead customers #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: You need a lot of capital to build a plant, hence we partnered with Dow. Customers will dictate where to put the plant #RoquetteUniv
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No additional info on the OPX, Evonik partnership but what they will work on will be their third product in their portfolio. #RoquetteUniv
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There goes my hypothesis on OPX, Evonik working on fermentation-based fatty acids #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: Dow Chemical doesn’t see incoming PDH projects will affect their plans for bio-based acrylic acid #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: The acrylic acid market is growing in the Far East and Latin America. North American growth is around 1% #RoquetteUniv
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OPX: We can sell samples of 3-HP for testing. But that is not our core strategy. 3-HP is a building block for other chems #RoquetteUniv
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Speaking now is Franck Thumerel of Roquette on isosorbide plastics #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry pic.twitter.com/CUMNRyM69I -
Roquette: We sell starch-based chems for construction chems, surfactants, PU foam synthesis, detergents, adhesives #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette: GaiaHub project-focus on starch-based resins. BioHub – focus on glucose (succinic acid, glycolic acid) and sorbitol #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette: Sorbitol can be feedstock for isosorbide diol, disorbene 3 #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette: Isosorbide platform: polyester polyisosorbide succinate, polyethylene isosorbide terephthalate, PU, isosorbide PC #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette is supplying isosorbide to Mitsubishi Chemical’s Durabio (isosorbide polycarbonate) #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette: Isosorbide-based copolyesters are commercially available. Ex. SK Chemicals’ ECOZEN, a new range of copolyester #RoquetteUniv
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Roquette: Isosorbide diesters as plasticizing agents – 100% biobased plasticizer, 100% phthalate-free #RoquetteUniv
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RT “@DGreenblogger: Here is a cool sunshade made with Mitsubishi Chemical’s DURABIO #RoquetteUniv #GreenChemistry pic.twitter.com/NkhEmTfxby” -
@DGreenblogger Please remember my suggestedvquestion to Roquette: what about bio l-methionine : demoplant where and when ? 1000 thanks !
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@oru2day To answer your question, Roquette said it will make an an announcement next month on their bio-methionine project #RoquetteUniv
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@oru2day Production of bio-methionine still on pilot stage #RoquetteUniv
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@DGreenblogger Thank you so much Doris ; very helpful ; so impressive our international com alive !
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#RoqutteUniv #GreenChemistry Symposium ends. Great stuff! Looking forward to next year’s Symposium!
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@DGreenblogger Great job! Well done ! Live Tweeting both days at #RoquetteUniv
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Thanks! It was great meeting you! RT @crc8: @DGreenblogger Great job! Well done ! Live Tweeting both days at #RoquetteUniv
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Follow @DGreenblogger for some great tweets from last week’s #Green #Chemistry Symposium run by #Roquette #biobased #biochat #biochemical
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Thanks for d RTs from last week’s #RoqueeteUniv @hannahgpc @6RSupply @crc8 @biobasedchem @BlacknGoldFool @SusChem @joostdubois @simonbayly
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