Chance of Bio Ethanol for Petrochemical Use

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Chance of Bio Ethanol for Petrochemical Use
Junpei Tsuji Planning Coordination Office,
Petrochemicals Plastics Sector Sumitomo
Chemical Co., LTD
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Number of Application Associated with Bio
Ethanol in Japan
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Trend of Patent Application in Japan ( Applicant
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Others 18
Automobile, Shipbuilding 26
Petrochemicals 8
Electronics 11
Independent Corporation, Academe 23
Refinery 14
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Trend of Patent Application in Japan ( Content )
Storage Facility 2
Measurement 4
Feedstock for Petrochemicals 5
Fuel Battery, H2 Production 8
Production Method 51
Gasoline Usage 14
Engine System 16
Most part of applications are production or
fuel-related.
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Bio Ethanol Production
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Target of Bio Ethanol Content in Gasoline
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Bio Ethanol Demand from Fuel Side
Gasoline would desire Bio Ethanol continuously.
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Typical Route of Transformation from Bio Ethanol
to Petrochemicals
Ethanol Ethylene H2O
Ethylene
Polyethylene Ethanol Propylene
H2O Propylene
Polypropylene
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CO2 Reduction by Substituting ( Gasoline )
Oil Production
Bio Ethanol Production
(Dehydrated)
40 KT-CO2
1,010 KT-CO2
Gasoline Production
370 KT-CO2
Combustion
Combustion
2,440 KT-CO2
0 KT-CO2
CO2 Reduction 1,840 KT-CO2
Assumptions Ethanol 1,400 KT,
Gasoline 800 KT Including transportation
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CO2 Reduction by Substituting ( Polyethylene )
Ethylene Production from Oil
Ethylene Production via Bio-Ethanol
Ethanol1,400 KT 640 KT-CO2
780 KT-CO2
PE Production (820KT)
PE Production (820KT)
Combustion
Combustion
2,580 KT-CO2
0 KT-CO2
CO2 Reduction 2,720 KT-CO2
gt 1,840 KT-CO2
Use for petrochemicals is more effective on CO2
reduction.
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Differences of Circumstance between Fuel and
Petrochemicals
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Plans for Increasing of Ethylene and Propylene
More than 37,000KT Ethylene will newly
come out after 2008.
Compare to ethylene production,
propylene production would not so fast
even in the near future.
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Chance of Bio Ethanol in Petrochemical Business
Bio ethanol would maintain its price because of
booming demand from fuel use. From economical
point of view, use of bio ethanol as PE feedstock
seems to face greater hurdles. On the other
hand, use of bio ethanol as feedstock for
propylene-related products would have a much
better chance of realizing. Development of
transformational technologies from bio ethanol to
propylene with great efficiency should be
fundamental.
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Fim Obrigado!