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GLOBAL BIOENERGIES reports first isobutene production from waste
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GLOBAL BIOENERGIES reports first isobutene production from waste biomass
Evry, March 3rd, 2015 - Global Bioenergies (Alternext Paris - ALGBE)
announces today having produced "second generation" isobutene, in a push to
diversify accessible feedstock towards cheaper resources.
As a first step in its pioneering journey to manufacture bio-sourced
isobutene, Global Bioenergies has been using first generation feedstock,
such as wheat-derived glucose, to set-up and optimize its bio-isobutene
process. However, the process was designed to be versatile in terms of
feedstock. With the right technical adaptations, it would indeed be well
suited to the usage of non-edible resources - widely defined as "second
generation" - such as wheat straw, corn stover, sugar cane bagasse or even
wood chips.
Various companies are presently debottlenecking the conversion of second
generation materials into fermentable sugars. These technologies have now
matured to commercial scale, with five plants having started operations in
the last 24 months. This industry ultimately has the potential to provide
fermentation processes with low-cost sugars derived from abundant
resources.
Global Bioenergies has recently established collaborations with nine
companies from three continents developing the most promising technologies
to convert various resources (straw, bagasse, wood.) into fermentable
sugars. Preliminary tests have resulted in successful second generation
isobutene production at the laboratory scale, with process performances
similar to the ones observed using wheat-derived glucose.
Frédéric Pâques, Chief Operating Officer at Global Bioenergies comments:
"We have now demonstrated experimentally that our isobutene production
process is compatible with a range of second generation resources. Using
impurity-containing sugar solutions is usually difficult in classical
fermentation processes that lead to liquid compounds, because the
accumulation of such impurities in the culture broth makes purifying the
product more complex. Our process, which is based on the production of a
gaseous product, alleviates these issues and will allow us to use the
cheapest types of feedstock."
Thomas Buhl, Head of Business development at Global Bioenergies concludes:
"Accessing second generation feedstocks strengthens the stunning
perspective of our isobutene process to being massively used in the
mid-term for the manufacturing of transportation fuels such as gasoline and
jet fuel."
About GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Global Bioenergies is one of the few companies worldwide, and the only one
in Europe, that is developing a process to convert renewable resources into
hydrocarbons through fermentation. The Company initially focused its
efforts on the production of isobutene, one of the most important
petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics,
organic glass and elastomers. Global Bioenergies continues to improve the
yield of its process and recently announced success with first testing in
its industrial pilot. The company also replicated its achievement to
propylene and butadiene two members of the gaseous olefins family, key
molecules at the heart of petrochemical industry. Global Bioenergies is
listed on Alternext, Euronext Paris (FR0011052257 - ALGBE).
Should you like to be kept informed, subscribe to our news feed on
www.global-bioenergies.com
Follow us on Twitter: @GlobalBioenergi
Contact
GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Jean-Baptiste Barbaroux
Head of Corporate Development
Tel : + 33 (0) 1 64 98 20 50
Email : jean-baptiste.barbaroux@global-bioenergies.com
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GLOBAL BIOENERGIES reports first isobutene production from waste biomass
Evry, March 3rd, 2015 - Global Bioenergies (Alternext Paris - ALGBE)
announces today having produced "second generation" isobutene, in a push to
diversify accessible feedstock towards cheaper resources.
As a first step in its pioneering journey to manufacture bio-sourced
isobutene, Global Bioenergies has been using first generation feedstock,
such as wheat-derived glucose, to set-up and optimize its bio-isobutene
process. However, the process was designed to be versatile in terms of
feedstock. With the right technical adaptations, it would indeed be well
suited to the usage of non-edible resources - widely defined as "second
generation" - such as wheat straw, corn stover, sugar cane bagasse or even
wood chips.
Various companies are presently debottlenecking the conversion of second
generation materials into fermentable sugars. These technologies have now
matured to commercial scale, with five plants having started operations in
the last 24 months. This industry ultimately has the potential to provide
fermentation processes with low-cost sugars derived from abundant
resources.
Global Bioenergies has recently established collaborations with nine
companies from three continents developing the most promising technologies
to convert various resources (straw, bagasse, wood.) into fermentable
sugars. Preliminary tests have resulted in successful second generation
isobutene production at the laboratory scale, with process performances
similar to the ones observed using wheat-derived glucose.
Frédéric Pâques, Chief Operating Officer at Global Bioenergies comments:
"We have now demonstrated experimentally that our isobutene production
process is compatible with a range of second generation resources. Using
impurity-containing sugar solutions is usually difficult in classical
fermentation processes that lead to liquid compounds, because the
accumulation of such impurities in the culture broth makes purifying the
product more complex. Our process, which is based on the production of a
gaseous product, alleviates these issues and will allow us to use the
cheapest types of feedstock."
Thomas Buhl, Head of Business development at Global Bioenergies concludes:
"Accessing second generation feedstocks strengthens the stunning
perspective of our isobutene process to being massively used in the
mid-term for the manufacturing of transportation fuels such as gasoline and
jet fuel."
About GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Global Bioenergies is one of the few companies worldwide, and the only one
in Europe, that is developing a process to convert renewable resources into
hydrocarbons through fermentation. The Company initially focused its
efforts on the production of isobutene, one of the most important
petrochemical building blocks that can be converted into fuels, plastics,
organic glass and elastomers. Global Bioenergies continues to improve the
yield of its process and recently announced success with first testing in
its industrial pilot. The company also replicated its achievement to
propylene and butadiene two members of the gaseous olefins family, key
molecules at the heart of petrochemical industry. Global Bioenergies is
listed on Alternext, Euronext Paris (FR0011052257 - ALGBE).
Should you like to be kept informed, subscribe to our news feed on
www.global-bioenergies.com
Follow us on Twitter: @GlobalBioenergi
Contact
GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Jean-Baptiste Barbaroux
Head of Corporate Development
Tel : + 33 (0) 1 64 98 20 50
Email : jean-baptiste.barbaroux@global-bioenergies.com
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service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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