GLOBAL BIOENERGIES : GLOBAL BIOENERGIES' RENEWABLE ISOBUTENE COMPATIBLE WITH CHEMICAL OXIDATION
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Global Bioenergies' renewable isobutene compatible with chemical oxidation
Evry (France), 13 June 2016 - Global Bioenergies today announced the completion
of a series of tests on the oxidation of bio-sourced isobutene. The reaction
produces methacrylic acid, one of the main components of acrylic paint, in a
market valued more than ?500 million, and up to ?5 billion, if all methacrylate
by-products (organic glass and specialty products) are included. Methacrylic
acid is currently produced in a process reliant exclusively on fossil resources.
During a selective oxidation test, Arkema, our partner in the BIOMA+ project,
made a key observation: the behaviour of Global Bioenergies' bio-sourced
isobutene and isobutene from petrochemical based sources was identical.
One of the objectives of the BIOMA+ project was to confirm the compatibility of
bio-sourced isobutene with chemical oxidation. The three-year project started in
October 2013 and received ?5.2 million in support from the French government's
Investissements d'Avenir programme (through the Environment and Energy
Management Agency, ADEME).
Global Bioenergies produced isobutene by fermentation at its pilot plant in
Pomacle-Bazancourt (near Reims in France) and delivered it to Arkema's Rhône-
Alpes Research Centre (CRRA, in Pierre-Bénite), where it was used as the charge
in a selective oxidation test. A large series of tests demonstrated that
fermentative isobutene delivered the same performance as the reference isobutene
from petrochemical sources, in terms of both selectivity and yield. The test did
not show any difference in the lifetime of the catalyst.
Methacrylic acid can be used as a building block for the production of methyl
methacrylate, a monomer of poly-methyl methacrylate (or PMMA), the organic glass
polymer commonly known under the trade names Altuglas® or Plexiglas®. 3 million
tonnes of PMMA are produced every year in a market worth ?5 billion.
Jean-Luc Dubois, Scientific Director for Catalysis and Procedures at Arkema
comments: "Arkema has long been committed to using renewable resources in order
to reduce our environmental impact. Our collaboration with Global Bioenergies
since 2010 on
bio-sourced isobutene is testimony to this engagement. While the technical
aspects of fermentative isobutene have been confirmed, the next step is to
define the economic conditions for its application to major intermediates of the
petrochemical industry."
Marc Delcourt, co-founder and CEO at Global Bioenergies, adds: "Oxidation is the
second reaction to be confirmed for fermentative isobutene, after dimerization
to produce isooctane, in our partnership with Audi. Isobutene's product tree has
many other branches - in polymers, fine chemistry, cosmetics and others. Recent
production of the first high-purity isobutene opens new ways forward for these
branches, with the potential for new industrial agreements in the coming
months."
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 performances of its process,
operates its industrial pilot, builds its demo plant in Germany, and prepares
the first full-scale plant through a Joint-Venture with Cristal Union, named
IBN-One. 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).
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GLOBAL BIOENERGIES
Thomas BUHL
Head of Business Development
Phone: +33 (0)1 64 98 20 50
Email: thomas.buhl(at)global-bioenergies.com
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