Invitation for a Lecture for the Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers (KIVI)
on Thursday, June 3rd at 19.30 hrs
KIVI NIRIA Building, Grote Zaal, Prinsessegracht 23

RENEWABLE ENERGY & CHEMICALS FROM BIOMASS
Breakthrough innovation of biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals

By Paul O’Connor
BIOeCON

Despite recent critical stories about biomass as a source of energy, the conversion of biomass remains a potentially attractive way to produce, in a sustainable and environmentally acceptable way, fuels, energy and chemicals. So called second generation processes, that do not compete with the food production, are being developed around the world and many are presently being implemented. 

BIOeCON, a Dutch Antilles company formed in December of 2005 developed proprietary innovative routes to convert biomass into renewable energy and chemicals. It has filed more than 50 international patent applications in this field.

Mr. Paul O’Connor will highlight BIOeCON’s three technologies, the stories behind the innovative breakthroughs, and will explain how they were achieved in record short time and at low cost. These technologies are currently being scaled up for commercial implementation in the near future.

BCC, Biomass Catalytic Cracking, derived from the well-known catalytic cracking process used for already many years in oil refineries, produces fuels and chemical feedstocks.
BiCHEM, a technology that uses a recyclable inexpensive solvent to dissolve cellulose and hemicellulose into its simplest, sugar constituents. These sugars are hydrogenated and then converted into base chemicals to produce amongst others green plastics, or transformed into next generation advanced fuel additives such as high cetane biodiesel.
BiCEPS, in which waste solid biomass is converted directly into electrical energy. This route can be very promising for small-scale decentralized generation of electrical power.

BIOeCON envisions exploring solar energy conversion into biomass (via algae) or directly into liquid fuels (Solar-to-Fuel).

The presentation will be in English.

To participate register at: http://www.kiviniria.nl/og