The document summarizes the concept evaluation approach used by the FuBio research program to analyze new process ideas and concepts. It involves preliminary screening of concepts using light techno-economic analysis to generate cost estimates and compare concepts. Promising concepts are then modeled more quantitatively using process modeling and economic analysis. Example results are presented for preliminary screening of hot water extraction concepts and ionic liquid fractionation methods to recover hemicelluloses and lignin.
This document provides environmental information about the Huawei P9 lite smartphone. It discusses the product's carbon footprint (53.4 kg CO2e), water footprint (1070 kg total), materials used, energy efficiency, compliance with environmental regulations, and Huawei's recycling program. The document also details Huawei's use of lifecycle assessment and environmental impact evaluations to measure various aspects of the product's environmental performance.
Master thesis in biorefinery pathways selection using MILP with Integer-Cuts ...Stefano Maronese
The goal of the work is to create a superstructure of conversion pathways for wooden biorefineries and develop a methodology to evaluate and rank them with the use of MILP techniques and Integer-Cut constraint. The method is applied to the Wood2CHem Platform and it is validated in a case study in which is evaluated the best technologies to exploit wooden biomass in Switzerland according to a small scale (20 MW) and large size (200 MW).
This document discusses helical springs and U-clamps. It defines springs and their main uses which include exerting force, providing flexibility, and storing energy. The most common spring materials are discussed along with the types of springs including helical, flat, and special shaped. Helical springs are further broken down into open coil, closed coil, torsion, and spiral varieties. U-clamps are metal clamps used to mount pipes and are made of stainless steel or mild steel for durability.
gyroscope is a chapter of theory of machine. You can easily understand concepts of gyroscope in my ppt. All concepts are with suitable examples and graphics.
saurabh.rana2829@gmail.com
- The document traces the history of human flight from ancient myths of Icarus and Garuda to early attempts with balloons and gliders. Key developments include the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon in 1783, the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, and J.R.D. Tata founding Tata Airlines (now Air India) in 1932, bringing passenger flight to India. The document describes how aircraft have advanced incredibly since the early 1900s, allowing for supersonic flight, modern passenger jets, and military aircraft. It briefly explains the principles of lift, thrust, and drag that allow for heavier-than-air flight.
The document discusses various metal forming processes including rolling, forging, and extrusion. It describes rolling as reducing thickness of metal between opposing rolls. The main types are flat rolling and shape rolling, with hot rolling being most common. Forging involves compressing metal between dies to shape it. The main types are cold forging, hot forging, drop forging, and press forging. Extrusion uses compression to force metal through a die opening to produce parts with uniform cross-sections like rods.
This document presents an outline for a presentation on AutoCAD 2013. It will cover the introduction to AutoCAD including its history and latest version. It will demonstrate the AutoCAD screen and interface. It will explain the coordinate system and demonstrate various 2D and 3D commands. Examples of 2D and 3D modeling projects will be shown. The presentation will conclude by discussing the benefits of using AutoCAD software.
This document provides environmental information about the Huawei P9 lite smartphone. It discusses the product's carbon footprint (53.4 kg CO2e), water footprint (1070 kg total), materials used, energy efficiency, compliance with environmental regulations, and Huawei's recycling program. The document also details Huawei's use of lifecycle assessment and environmental impact evaluations to measure various aspects of the product's environmental performance.
Master thesis in biorefinery pathways selection using MILP with Integer-Cuts ...Stefano Maronese
The goal of the work is to create a superstructure of conversion pathways for wooden biorefineries and develop a methodology to evaluate and rank them with the use of MILP techniques and Integer-Cut constraint. The method is applied to the Wood2CHem Platform and it is validated in a case study in which is evaluated the best technologies to exploit wooden biomass in Switzerland according to a small scale (20 MW) and large size (200 MW).
This document discusses helical springs and U-clamps. It defines springs and their main uses which include exerting force, providing flexibility, and storing energy. The most common spring materials are discussed along with the types of springs including helical, flat, and special shaped. Helical springs are further broken down into open coil, closed coil, torsion, and spiral varieties. U-clamps are metal clamps used to mount pipes and are made of stainless steel or mild steel for durability.
gyroscope is a chapter of theory of machine. You can easily understand concepts of gyroscope in my ppt. All concepts are with suitable examples and graphics.
saurabh.rana2829@gmail.com
- The document traces the history of human flight from ancient myths of Icarus and Garuda to early attempts with balloons and gliders. Key developments include the Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon in 1783, the Wright brothers' first powered flight in 1903 in Kitty Hawk, and J.R.D. Tata founding Tata Airlines (now Air India) in 1932, bringing passenger flight to India. The document describes how aircraft have advanced incredibly since the early 1900s, allowing for supersonic flight, modern passenger jets, and military aircraft. It briefly explains the principles of lift, thrust, and drag that allow for heavier-than-air flight.
The document discusses various metal forming processes including rolling, forging, and extrusion. It describes rolling as reducing thickness of metal between opposing rolls. The main types are flat rolling and shape rolling, with hot rolling being most common. Forging involves compressing metal between dies to shape it. The main types are cold forging, hot forging, drop forging, and press forging. Extrusion uses compression to force metal through a die opening to produce parts with uniform cross-sections like rods.
This document presents an outline for a presentation on AutoCAD 2013. It will cover the introduction to AutoCAD including its history and latest version. It will demonstrate the AutoCAD screen and interface. It will explain the coordinate system and demonstrate various 2D and 3D commands. Examples of 2D and 3D modeling projects will be shown. The presentation will conclude by discussing the benefits of using AutoCAD software.
This document provides an overview of the BioBase4SME network which offers support services to SMEs in the bioeconomy sector. The network includes several partners that provide different types of technical services including scale up and proof of concept testing, life cycle assessment, social acceptance studies, market research, and access to pilot plants for anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis. SMEs can apply for innovation coupons to receive up to €4000 in funding to access these technical services. The webinar highlights several partner organizations and the types of support they provide.
5th International Conference : Workshop - Energyicarb
This document summarizes a meeting about developing consistent methods for accounting carbon emissions from wind power generation. The meeting agenda included presentations on different life cycle carbon assessment approaches, including process-based, cost-based, and hybrid models. Attendees included policymakers, academics, and environmental groups. The meeting aimed to discuss case studies, get feedback on carbon accounting guidelines, and explore applying lessons to other sectors. Presenters also discussed normalizing varied life cycle assessment results and understanding how wind interacts with the electric grid. The document proposes developing a standard framework and accreditation for carbon accounting through the Initiative for Carbon Accounting.
The document provides information about the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. It states that IIT Roorkee was established in 1847 as the first engineering college in South Asia and has over 5,300 students and 367 faculty members. It has 18 academic departments and focuses on transportation, nanotechnology, and disaster management. The document also provides details about the Chemical Engineering department at IIT Roorkee, including its research areas, projects, publications, and facilities.
Accounting and reporting avoided emissions along the value chainLeonardo ENERGY
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/accounting-and-reporting-avoided-emissions-along-value-chain
Companies want to go beyond emission reductions in their own operation facilities and supply chains, by designing products that reduce emissions at downstream customers. A fuel efficient tire, for example, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when driving a car. Such emission reductions are also called “avoided emissions”. Despite the opportunities, companies face challenges when introducing their innovative products to the market. The International Council of Chemical Associations and World Business Council for Sustainable Development commissioned Ecofys to write guidelines for accounting for and reporting greenhouse gas emissions avoided along the value chain of chemical products. The guidelines provide a global standard methodology and are a worldwide example on how to calculate and communicate the GHG benefits of products.
Energy and Productivity Workshop for Competitiveness: Energy Intensity_John T...John Thornton
The document summarizes an energy and operations efficiency workshop for Idaho food processors. It discusses measuring and establishing an energy intensity baseline for the food processing industry. The baseline found the median energy intensity in 2009 was 1,906 BTUs per pound of product. It also describes pilots to provide food processors access to energy data and conduct energy mapping and assessments to identify efficiency opportunities.
Enterprise Ireland provides several supports to help Irish businesses reduce costs and environmental impacts through more sustainable practices. These include grants for environmental projects, carbon footprint assessment tools, and expertise in developing environmentally superior products. Undertaking eco-efficiency measures can help businesses save money while also meeting increasing environmental regulations and consumer demand for greener products and services.
This document outlines the modules and topics to be covered in an energy audit practitioner course taught by Engr. Abdul Qayoom. The course covers energy audit concepts and methodologies, including the objectives, types, and 10 step methodology of conducting detailed energy audits. It also discusses benchmarking energy performance and reporting formats. Module 1 focuses on energy audit concepts, methodologies, and case studies. Future modules will cover energy efficiency opportunities in various systems like fans, pumps, lighting and more.
This document provides an overview of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) initiative by the European Commission. The PEF is a single assessment method to calculate the environmental impacts of products sold in the EU market across their life cycle. It covers 16 impact categories and was developed through a pilot phase involving 280 organizations and 3,000 stakeholders. The PEF is calculated using life cycle assessment following specific rules outlined in Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules documents for different product categories. It provides standardized results that can be used for various applications including product comparisons, benchmarking, and green procurement.
Presentation squaretable chemical industry 20110126dirkbdv
This document summarizes a sustainability event held by Squaretable on January 26, 2012. The agenda included keynote speakers on sustainable bio-based solutions for plastics and material supply from waste management. A plenary discussion focused on capturing added value from new sustainability requirements by reassessing value chain positions and business dynamics. The introduction of Squarewise emphasized developing organizational capabilities to communicate and experiment in networks. Avantium's presentation promoted its platform for sustainable bio-based solutions using biomass conversion. It discussed feedstock strategies, carbon efficiency, land requirements, and life cycle assessments for developing bioplastics like PEF.
The document provides information about energy efficiency learnings and models in Finland. It discusses Finland's targets for 2020 related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewables and energy efficiency. It describes the various tools Finland uses to promote energy efficiency, including legislation, subsidies, voluntary agreements and energy auditing. It also outlines the typical steps involved in energy auditing and management in Finland, and provides examples of energy savings identified in audits of industrial facilities.
This document provides an overview of the EuP Directive and its process for establishing eco-design requirements for energy-using products in the European context. It discusses key elements of the directive including its goal of improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts through a lifecycle approach. It also summarizes several preparatory studies conducted on specific product groups from 2005-2007 to analyze existing products, best available technologies, and potential policy scenarios and their impacts. One such study examined standby and off-mode power losses from various common consumer electronics and estimated the potential energy savings from more stringent requirements.
Towards a systems approach in Ecodesign and Energy Labelling: How to make the...Leonardo ENERGY
This document discusses moving towards a systems approach in ecodesign and energy labelling regulations. It provides an overview of some challenges in regulating systems compared to individual products, including assessing system efficiency, identifying responsible parties, and challenges for market surveillance authorities. Examples of studies on specific systems like heating/water heating packages, lighting systems, and pumps are mentioned. Views from the EU Commission emphasize that ecodesign regulations currently apply to individual goods placed on the market, but can also cover systems if they are put together on location. Moving towards more systems approaches could increase energy savings but also introduces complexity around testing, compliance, and enforcement.
Energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance taskUlla Herbst
This document discusses energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance task. It argues that traditional textbook approaches focusing on single barriers and measures are ineffective. Instead, an adequate policy considers obstacles along the entire value chain, identifies roles for different levels of government, and leverages unused motivations. Effective strategies include technical regulations for mass-produced products, carbon pricing, improved practices through networks, and local governments providing energy services to reduce transaction costs for businesses. Overall, the document advocates an integrated policy approach that addresses multiple actors and barriers across different governance levels.
Sustainability & Green Chemistry in PharmaLaura McHugh
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in California that discovers, develops, and commercializes medications for life-threatening diseases. The company has over 3,000 employees across multiple sites globally. While Gilead has had success with environmental programs like an ISO 14001 environmental management system, it recognizes the need to further sustainability efforts. The presentation outlines Gilead's plans to reduce impacts like transportation emissions, water use, and waste through initiatives over the next 5-25 years, leveraging tools like a greenhouse gas inventory and backcasting approach. Green chemistry principles will also help guide process improvements and safer product design.
Deep Dive TrainingEnergy Efficiency in Industrial ProcessesChristoph Emde
The document describes a training program on energy efficiency in industrial processes offered at the Learning Factory in Luxembourg. The 5-day training provides an overview of energy efficiency concepts and techniques, teaches methods to assess current utility usage and identify savings opportunities, and includes hands-on exercises to optimize various industrial systems and utilities using the Learning Factory's production facilities. Participants will learn how to map resource usage, measure energy consumption, analyze load curves, optimize processes, and quantify potential savings to lower operational costs.
This document provides an introduction to cleaner production concepts and practices. It defines cleaner production as a preventative strategy that modifies processes, products, and services to enhance environmental performance and reduce costs. The benefits of cleaner production include improving the environmental situation and increasing economic and productivity benefits. Barriers to cleaner production include a lack of information and competing priorities, while motivators include improvements in productivity and innovative regulation. Cleaner production involves a systematic approach across all aspects of production and requires top management commitment. Governments and financial institutions can promote cleaner production through various support measures and environmental evaluation.
The SAVE ENERGY project aims to save energy in public buildings through behavior changes, intelligent management systems, and energy efficiency technologies. The Helsinki pilot focuses on two schools: Ala-Malmi Comprehensive School and Pihkapuisto Primary School. Real-time energy usage data will be collected and displayed to encourage behavior changes among teachers, students, and staff. The goal is to save 20% through behavior and 5% through management systems. Lessons learned from the pilot could be applied to the 1200 public buildings owned by the city of Helsinki.
An explanatory presentation about Life Cycle Assessment for the composites industry. Supporting the expert panel discussion at METSTRADE 2018 on 14th November. Entitled: 'How Green is Green in the Leisure Marine World.'
Deep Eutetic Solvents for Biomass Activation by Sauli Vuoti, Jaakko Hiltunen et al., VTT
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Use of Solvent Exchange and Critical Point Drying in Assessing the Reactivity of Cellulosic Pulps by Thad Maloney, Ville Lovikka, Aalto University
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
This document provides an overview of the BioBase4SME network which offers support services to SMEs in the bioeconomy sector. The network includes several partners that provide different types of technical services including scale up and proof of concept testing, life cycle assessment, social acceptance studies, market research, and access to pilot plants for anaerobic digestion and pyrolysis. SMEs can apply for innovation coupons to receive up to €4000 in funding to access these technical services. The webinar highlights several partner organizations and the types of support they provide.
5th International Conference : Workshop - Energyicarb
This document summarizes a meeting about developing consistent methods for accounting carbon emissions from wind power generation. The meeting agenda included presentations on different life cycle carbon assessment approaches, including process-based, cost-based, and hybrid models. Attendees included policymakers, academics, and environmental groups. The meeting aimed to discuss case studies, get feedback on carbon accounting guidelines, and explore applying lessons to other sectors. Presenters also discussed normalizing varied life cycle assessment results and understanding how wind interacts with the electric grid. The document proposes developing a standard framework and accreditation for carbon accounting through the Initiative for Carbon Accounting.
The document provides information about the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. It states that IIT Roorkee was established in 1847 as the first engineering college in South Asia and has over 5,300 students and 367 faculty members. It has 18 academic departments and focuses on transportation, nanotechnology, and disaster management. The document also provides details about the Chemical Engineering department at IIT Roorkee, including its research areas, projects, publications, and facilities.
Accounting and reporting avoided emissions along the value chainLeonardo ENERGY
http://www.leonardo-energy.org/webinar/accounting-and-reporting-avoided-emissions-along-value-chain
Companies want to go beyond emission reductions in their own operation facilities and supply chains, by designing products that reduce emissions at downstream customers. A fuel efficient tire, for example, reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when driving a car. Such emission reductions are also called “avoided emissions”. Despite the opportunities, companies face challenges when introducing their innovative products to the market. The International Council of Chemical Associations and World Business Council for Sustainable Development commissioned Ecofys to write guidelines for accounting for and reporting greenhouse gas emissions avoided along the value chain of chemical products. The guidelines provide a global standard methodology and are a worldwide example on how to calculate and communicate the GHG benefits of products.
Energy and Productivity Workshop for Competitiveness: Energy Intensity_John T...John Thornton
The document summarizes an energy and operations efficiency workshop for Idaho food processors. It discusses measuring and establishing an energy intensity baseline for the food processing industry. The baseline found the median energy intensity in 2009 was 1,906 BTUs per pound of product. It also describes pilots to provide food processors access to energy data and conduct energy mapping and assessments to identify efficiency opportunities.
Enterprise Ireland provides several supports to help Irish businesses reduce costs and environmental impacts through more sustainable practices. These include grants for environmental projects, carbon footprint assessment tools, and expertise in developing environmentally superior products. Undertaking eco-efficiency measures can help businesses save money while also meeting increasing environmental regulations and consumer demand for greener products and services.
This document outlines the modules and topics to be covered in an energy audit practitioner course taught by Engr. Abdul Qayoom. The course covers energy audit concepts and methodologies, including the objectives, types, and 10 step methodology of conducting detailed energy audits. It also discusses benchmarking energy performance and reporting formats. Module 1 focuses on energy audit concepts, methodologies, and case studies. Future modules will cover energy efficiency opportunities in various systems like fans, pumps, lighting and more.
This document provides an overview of the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) initiative by the European Commission. The PEF is a single assessment method to calculate the environmental impacts of products sold in the EU market across their life cycle. It covers 16 impact categories and was developed through a pilot phase involving 280 organizations and 3,000 stakeholders. The PEF is calculated using life cycle assessment following specific rules outlined in Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules documents for different product categories. It provides standardized results that can be used for various applications including product comparisons, benchmarking, and green procurement.
Presentation squaretable chemical industry 20110126dirkbdv
This document summarizes a sustainability event held by Squaretable on January 26, 2012. The agenda included keynote speakers on sustainable bio-based solutions for plastics and material supply from waste management. A plenary discussion focused on capturing added value from new sustainability requirements by reassessing value chain positions and business dynamics. The introduction of Squarewise emphasized developing organizational capabilities to communicate and experiment in networks. Avantium's presentation promoted its platform for sustainable bio-based solutions using biomass conversion. It discussed feedstock strategies, carbon efficiency, land requirements, and life cycle assessments for developing bioplastics like PEF.
The document provides information about energy efficiency learnings and models in Finland. It discusses Finland's targets for 2020 related to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the share of renewables and energy efficiency. It describes the various tools Finland uses to promote energy efficiency, including legislation, subsidies, voluntary agreements and energy auditing. It also outlines the typical steps involved in energy auditing and management in Finland, and provides examples of energy savings identified in audits of industrial facilities.
This document provides an overview of the EuP Directive and its process for establishing eco-design requirements for energy-using products in the European context. It discusses key elements of the directive including its goal of improving energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts through a lifecycle approach. It also summarizes several preparatory studies conducted on specific product groups from 2005-2007 to analyze existing products, best available technologies, and potential policy scenarios and their impacts. One such study examined standby and off-mode power losses from various common consumer electronics and estimated the potential energy savings from more stringent requirements.
Towards a systems approach in Ecodesign and Energy Labelling: How to make the...Leonardo ENERGY
This document discusses moving towards a systems approach in ecodesign and energy labelling regulations. It provides an overview of some challenges in regulating systems compared to individual products, including assessing system efficiency, identifying responsible parties, and challenges for market surveillance authorities. Examples of studies on specific systems like heating/water heating packages, lighting systems, and pumps are mentioned. Views from the EU Commission emphasize that ecodesign regulations currently apply to individual goods placed on the market, but can also cover systems if they are put together on location. Moving towards more systems approaches could increase energy savings but also introduces complexity around testing, compliance, and enforcement.
Energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance taskUlla Herbst
This document discusses energy efficiency policy as a multi-level governance task. It argues that traditional textbook approaches focusing on single barriers and measures are ineffective. Instead, an adequate policy considers obstacles along the entire value chain, identifies roles for different levels of government, and leverages unused motivations. Effective strategies include technical regulations for mass-produced products, carbon pricing, improved practices through networks, and local governments providing energy services to reduce transaction costs for businesses. Overall, the document advocates an integrated policy approach that addresses multiple actors and barriers across different governance levels.
Sustainability & Green Chemistry in PharmaLaura McHugh
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in California that discovers, develops, and commercializes medications for life-threatening diseases. The company has over 3,000 employees across multiple sites globally. While Gilead has had success with environmental programs like an ISO 14001 environmental management system, it recognizes the need to further sustainability efforts. The presentation outlines Gilead's plans to reduce impacts like transportation emissions, water use, and waste through initiatives over the next 5-25 years, leveraging tools like a greenhouse gas inventory and backcasting approach. Green chemistry principles will also help guide process improvements and safer product design.
Deep Dive TrainingEnergy Efficiency in Industrial ProcessesChristoph Emde
The document describes a training program on energy efficiency in industrial processes offered at the Learning Factory in Luxembourg. The 5-day training provides an overview of energy efficiency concepts and techniques, teaches methods to assess current utility usage and identify savings opportunities, and includes hands-on exercises to optimize various industrial systems and utilities using the Learning Factory's production facilities. Participants will learn how to map resource usage, measure energy consumption, analyze load curves, optimize processes, and quantify potential savings to lower operational costs.
This document provides an introduction to cleaner production concepts and practices. It defines cleaner production as a preventative strategy that modifies processes, products, and services to enhance environmental performance and reduce costs. The benefits of cleaner production include improving the environmental situation and increasing economic and productivity benefits. Barriers to cleaner production include a lack of information and competing priorities, while motivators include improvements in productivity and innovative regulation. Cleaner production involves a systematic approach across all aspects of production and requires top management commitment. Governments and financial institutions can promote cleaner production through various support measures and environmental evaluation.
The SAVE ENERGY project aims to save energy in public buildings through behavior changes, intelligent management systems, and energy efficiency technologies. The Helsinki pilot focuses on two schools: Ala-Malmi Comprehensive School and Pihkapuisto Primary School. Real-time energy usage data will be collected and displayed to encourage behavior changes among teachers, students, and staff. The goal is to save 20% through behavior and 5% through management systems. Lessons learned from the pilot could be applied to the 1200 public buildings owned by the city of Helsinki.
An explanatory presentation about Life Cycle Assessment for the composites industry. Supporting the expert panel discussion at METSTRADE 2018 on 14th November. Entitled: 'How Green is Green in the Leisure Marine World.'
Deep Eutetic Solvents for Biomass Activation by Sauli Vuoti, Jaakko Hiltunen et al., VTT
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Use of Solvent Exchange and Critical Point Drying in Assessing the Reactivity of Cellulosic Pulps by Thad Maloney, Ville Lovikka, Aalto University
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Distillation of ionic liquid-water systems by Ville Alopaeus, Kaj Jakobsson, Petri Uusi Kyyny, Alexandr Ostonen, Waqar Ahmad
Aalto, Chemical Technology
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Cellulose reactivity in ACel – Industry view by Veli-Matti Vuorenpalo, Kemira
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
This document summarizes a study that uses dynamic vapor sorption (DVS) combined with deuterium oxide exchange to directly measure the accessible hydroxyl groups in cellulose samples, which influences cellulose reactivity. Several pulp samples were analyzed using this method. The results showed a correlation between the accessibility of hydroxyl groups and water retention values for industrially dried pulps. Never-dried pulps had relatively low accessibility, possibly because drying during the measurements affected accessibility. Equilibrium moisture content also correlated with water retention values. Further studies are needed to fully understand how drying impacts accessibility measurements.
Ionic Liquid recycling aspects by Kari Kovasin, Metsä Fibre
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
High reactivity cellulose – challenges, Lennart Salmén, Innventia
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Ionic liquids and fibre spinning process, Michael Hummel, Aalto University
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
Aqueous solutions of ionic liquids in the
extraction and purification of
compounds from biomass, João A. P. Coutinho, CICECO, Department of Chemistry
ACel Programme Seminar June 5, 2015
http://fibic.fi/events/acel-program-seminar-jun-5-cellulose-reactivity-and-recycling-of-ionic-liquids
The FuBio JR2 programme aimed to establish globally competitive knowledge platforms for new biorefinery concepts in Finland. It focused on fractionating biomass, developing advanced separation technologies, modifying biomass fractions, and applying fractions to composites, packaging, filters and health applications. The programme included eight work packages on topics like hot water extraction, novel fractionation methods, biocomposites, packaging, filters and hydroxy acids. It brought together industry and academia to advance biorefinery research. The management structure included a management group, programme manager, work package leaders and industrial tutors to oversee progress.
The FuBio Cellulose programme achieved promising results in creating new cellulose-based products in novel value chains. Key results included a breakthrough in ionic liquids research that enabled the production of textile fibers from birch cellulose. Feasibility studies of new value chains and cellulose-based processes proved valuable in guiding research. While further work is needed, the programme established collaboration and knowledge that provide a good basis for continued development of new forest industry opportunities.
Intensive forestry through more efficient forest management techniques could increase Finland's annual timber harvest by over 50% sustainably. A study analyzed scenarios of intensive versus declining forest utilization, finding that with practices like timely thinning, regeneration could increase the harvest from 55 to 85 million cubic meters while maintaining sustainability. More intensive forest management represents significant potential to boost the economy and competitiveness of forest industries through greater use of renewable forest resources.
1) Metsä Group is planning to convert an existing pulp mill into a biorefinery to produce bioproducts like bioenergy, biochemicals, and fertilizers from wood in a sustainable and efficient manner.
2) The biorefinery will not use fossil fuels and will emphasize high energy efficiency. It will act as the core facility with modern and efficient equipment.
3) As the first next-generation bioproduct mill in the world, it will refine wood into various bioproducts beyond just pulp, creating opportunities for small and medium enterprises to produce innovative, high value products.
This document discusses ionic liquids and their applications in wood processing and fiber production. It begins with background on ionic liquids, noting that they are molten salts with organic ions that remain liquid below 100°C. It then discusses experiments dissolving and fractionating wood with ionic liquids, finding they can separate and extract pectins without removing lignin. The document notes this challenges current understanding of wood structure. It also discusses using "next generation" distillable ionic liquids to dissolve cellulose and produce fibers that demonstrate improved mechanical properties compared to other methods like viscose and Lyocell processes. In attendance at the presentation were representatives from universities and industry collaborating on applying ionic liquids for biorefining.
Finnish researchers have developed a new process for producing textile fiber from birch wood using ionic liquids, representing a breakthrough in the sustainable production of textile fiber. The process dissolves and spins the wood fiber into filaments through an extrusion process involving ionic liquids and water. It offers advantages over traditional dissolving pulp processes and allows for large-scale production using readily available domestic birch wood. Tests show the resulting fibers have good strength properties suitable for textiles. Researchers believe the cost-effective process can be scaled up for industrial production.
The EffFibre programme focused on improving the availability and quality of wood fibre from Finnish forests and developing new pulping technologies. The programme consisted of six research areas over three years with a total budget of 11 million euros. The goals were to sustainably increase wood supply, improve the cost efficiency of harvesting, and increase pulping yields while reducing energy usage. The programme promoted collaboration across the forest industry value chain and resulted in scientific advances with potential for commercial applications.
The EffNet programme aimed to improve the competitiveness of the Finnish forest industry through developing new resource-efficient production technologies and nanocellulose-based products. The three-year programme included research on foam forming, high-consistency forming, microfibrillated cellulose applications, and production system concepts. It generated new knowledge, technologies and product concepts with significant potential to enhance efficiency and open up new business opportunities for forest companies.
This document summarizes the FIBIC Seminar 2013, which included presentations on various topics related to the forest industry such as efficient fibre supply, resource efficient fibre technologies, new cross-cluster opportunities, future biorefineries, new cellulose products, sustainable bioenergy solutions, and collaborative innovation. It also summarizes FIBIC's updated strategy for 2013-2015, which focuses on creating competence platforms through research programs and projects to facilitate industry renewal, utilizing various funding sources, including new partners, and maintaining research volume while increasing business-led consortium programs. Key performance indicators include business impact, platform attractiveness, and scientific significance. In closing, obstacles like IPR issues need to be addressed to fully realize the competence platforms
This document summarizes a presentation on pyrolysis oil produced by Fortum. It discusses:
1) Why Fortum decided to produce pyrolysis oil as an intermediate step toward emission-free energy and to utilize biomass in liquid form.
2) How pyrolysis oil is produced through an integrated process with CHP plants using fast pyrolysis to liquefy biomass.
3) Potential uses of pyrolysis oil including replacing heavy fuel oil in boilers and, in the future, refining it for use in diesel engines, gas turbines, and transportation fuels.
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[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
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We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/how-axelera-ai-uses-digital-compute-in-memory-to-deliver-fast-and-energy-efficient-computer-vision-a-presentation-from-axelera-ai/
Bram Verhoef, Head of Machine Learning at Axelera AI, presents the “How Axelera AI Uses Digital Compute-in-memory to Deliver Fast and Energy-efficient Computer Vision” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
As artificial intelligence inference transitions from cloud environments to edge locations, computer vision applications achieve heightened responsiveness, reliability and privacy. This migration, however, introduces the challenge of operating within the stringent confines of resource constraints typical at the edge, including small form factors, low energy budgets and diminished memory and computational capacities. Axelera AI addresses these challenges through an innovative approach of performing digital computations within memory itself. This technique facilitates the realization of high-performance, energy-efficient and cost-effective computer vision capabilities at the thin and thick edge, extending the frontier of what is achievable with current technologies.
In this presentation, Verhoef unveils his company’s pioneering chip technology and demonstrates its capacity to deliver exceptional frames-per-second performance across a range of standard computer vision networks typical of applications in security, surveillance and the industrial sector. This shows that advanced computer vision can be accessible and efficient, even at the very edge of our technological ecosystem.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Discover top-tier mobile app development services, offering innovative solutions for iOS and Android. Enhance your business with custom, user-friendly mobile applications.
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
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Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup Slides
Concept evaluations
1. Concept evaluations
FuBio Seminar
28.8.2013
Eemeli Hytönen, Lotta Sorsamäki, Marja Nappa, Juha Leppävuori
(VTT Technical Research Center of Finland)
Hanna Kalanne, Jukka Seppänen, Jari Aittakari (GloCell Oy)
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Motivation
Many focus areas of FuBio research
Research topic
PHWE
ILs
Composites
Barriers
Hydroxy acids
All – Combination
Examples of concepts
• HWE at a saw mill, Kraft pulp mill, TMP plant, or
CTMP/soda plant
• Extraction of high or low molecular weight hemicelluloses
• Extraction of sawdust or chips
• Kraft pulp to acetate-grade dissolving pulp
• Wood to TMP pulp-like pulp
• Wood to kraft pulp-like pulp
• Internally, externally or unmodified (using internal
plastization, chemicals, enzymes)
• Different lignin-fibre-plasticizer ratios
• PHWE-xylan
• Modification of GGM
• TOFA hybrid polymers
• Fatty acid cellulose esters
• Reactive milling
• Cellulose-polymer blends
• HA separation technologies (separate & combined): a)
Electrodialysis, b) Ion-exchange, c) Chromatography, d)
Acidification, e) Cooling crystallization
• Products: a) Hot glues, b) Chelating agents
Ideas TBD
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Motivation
FuBio concepts often at idea-level process design work = screening out non-
promising alternatives
Large amount of potential concepts can be built around the idea and high degree of
uncertainty exists, BUT a systematic analysis can help identifying important factors
to consider in building sustainable concepts from the experimental research
Concept
demonstration
Pre-feasibility Feasibility
Engineering for
definition
Detailed
engineering
Engineering process design steps
Screening out
process-product
alternatives
Number of
process-
product
alternatives
Process
creation
Many
Few
One
Selection of technological
solutions, refinement of
alternatives
Order of
magnitude
/
High
+ 5%
/
Low
Design
precision
/
Degree of
uncertainty
* E. Hytönen and P. Stuart "Techno-Economic Assessment and Risk Analysis of Biorefinery Processes" in Integrated Biorefineries: Design, Analysis, and Optimization. M. M.
El-Halwagi and P. R. Stuart, Eds.: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, December 2012
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Outline
Motivation
Objective
Methods
Overall concept evaluation approach of FuBio JR2
Preliminary screening of ideas – Light techno-economic analysis
Quantitative economic modelling of concepts
Example results
Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction
Ionic liquids fractionation
Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Objective
To illustrate the concept evaluation approach
Light techno-economic analysis of research ideas (Generation of
comparable economic screening data)
Quantitative economic modelling
To show results of some evaluated ideas and concepts
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Methods – Overall concept evaluation approach of FuBio JR2
Concept development & screening for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Concept = feedstock + process + product(s) + capacity
• Concept alternatives created and screened with
industry experts
Concept
Concept
alternative
creation
Screening &
setting
boundaries
A – Process
Modelling and Value Chains
C – Qualitative
Opportunity
Assessment Model
B – Quantitative
Economic Model
D – Analysis and Report
with Key Findings
A – The selected concept is modelled at suitable level of detail for
obtaining balances for cost estimation
B – Quantitative modelling of costs and profitability under
uncertainties in process parameters and prices
C – Technical and economic feasibility are combined with other
qualitative factors impacting the opportunities of the case (including
e.g. political, environmental factors) and combined to a opportunity
score of the case
D – Iteration back to the beginning if the case assumptions need to
be adjusted
Concept
Non-attractive alternatives
Screening Analysis
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Methods – Preliminary screening of ideas
Light assessment
M&E Balances
”INPUT-OUTPUT” -model
Spreadsheet balancing – no simulation
model
Included
Feedstocks
Yields
Main product
By-product(s)
Heating, cooling and electricity
Main chemicals (with recycling
rate)
Water and main waste streams
Variable costs based on input-output
balances and publicly available
price/cost information
Fixed costs
Labour (cost/person – 70 000 €/a)
Maintenance (1.5 % of total capital
cost estimate)
Other (3 % of sales)
Capital charges (10% of total capital
cost estimate)
Capital cost estimate
Bridgewater, Zevnik & Buchanan *
methods used
Values systematically evaluated for
all new concepts
Order of magnitude values obtained
Methods seem to give results within
+25% of detailed CAPEX estimates
fro biomass-based processes
* Holland, F.A. & Wilkinson, J.K., Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, section 9
(Process Economics), McGraw-Hill, 1999
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Outline
Motivation
Objective
Methods
Overall concept evaluation approach of FuBio JR2
Preliminary screening of concepts – Light techno-economic analysis
Quantitative economic modelling of concepts
Example results
Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction
Ionic liquids fractionation
Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Example results – Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction
Products identified with WP1 for the hemicelluloses:
high MW hemicellulose for barriers, animal feed,
chemicals, ethanol
Processing of solid fraction not included
Total 32 concepts
Hot water
extraction
(Yield, DC)
Purification &
concentration
Chips
Sawdust
(Spruce,
birch)
Crude extract
Fuel
Fibre for composite
Polymeric hemis
Oligomeric hemis
Monomeric hemis
Host process capacities as
basis for production capacity
Sawmill – 14 000 bdt
sawdust/a
Powerplant – 50-100-200
MW feedstock (100 000-
200 000-400 000 bdt/a)
TMP plant – 250 000 bdt
chips/a
Soda/Kraft pulping plant –
250 000-500 000 bdt
chips/a
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-4000
-2000
0
2000
4000
6000
8000 838t/ahemi(15%yield),Fuel
838t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
3974t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
7949t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
15898t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
15898t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
9930t/ahemi(10%yield),WW
14341t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
14341t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
14341t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
28682t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
28682t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
670t/ahemi(15%yield),Fuel
670t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
3180t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
6359t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
12718t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
12718t/ahemi(10%yield),Fuel
7944t/ahemi(10%yield),WW
11473t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
11473t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
11473t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
22946t/ahemi(15%yield),WW
22946t/ahemi(15%yield),Feed
3074t/ahemi(25%yield),Sawmill
85469t/ahemi(20%yield),Powerplant
52638t/ahemi(25%yield),TMP
105276t/ahemi(25%yield),Soda
2951t/ahemi(30%yield),Sawmill
55657t/ahemi(20%yield),Powerplant
50523t/ahemi(30%yield),TMP
101045t/ahemi(30%yield),Soda
Sawdust Sawdust Chip Chip Chip Sawdust Sawdust Chip Chip Chip Sawdust Chip Sawdust Chip
Sawmill Powerplant TMP Soda Sawmill Powerplant TMP Soda
Spruce Birch Spruce Birch
High MW hemicellulose Sugar
Costsandby-productcredits(€/bdtmainproduct)
Credits
from by-prod
Other fixed
Labour
Capital charges
Wastes
Energy
Chemicals
Water
Feedstock
total
Selling price
Example results – Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction concepts – cost estimates
Indicative prices:
• High MW hemi –
1200 €/bdt
• Sugar – 300 €/bdt
SUGARHigh MW hemicelluloses
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Example results – Preliminary screening process
IL fractionation methods
IL #1 IL #2 IL #3
Raw material Birch kraft pulp birch spruce
Products Dissolving pulp 76% "kraft-like” pulp 57% ”CTMP-like” pulp 90-95%
Hemicellulose 24 % lignin, hemi 43% Pectin, hemi, lignin 5-10%
Ionic liquid [Emim]OAc Switchable ionic liquid [Emim]Me2PO4
(and water) DBU, MEA, CO2/SO2
Antisolvent water ethanol Isopropanol
Antisolvent recovery
method evaporation distillation evaporation
Production scale 150 000 adt/a 700 000 adt/a 250 000 adt/a
• Total 11 concepts
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Example results – Preliminary screening process
IL fractionation concepts – cost estimates
1 175 1 112
860
1 068
720
935
1 214
872
1 035
844
1 004
-1000,00
-500,00
0,00
500,00
1000,00
1500,00
2000,00
standalone
integrated
bleachedkraftandhemi&lignin
bleachedkraftandenergy
unbleachedkraftandhemi&lignin
unbleachedkraftandenergy
hemi&ligninandenergy
BCTMPandlignin&pectin
BCTMP
CTMPandlignin&pectin
CTMP
IONCELL SIL pulping IL fibrillation
€/adt
Credits
from by-prod
Other fixed
Labour
Capital charges
Wastes
Energy
Chemicals
Water
Feedstock
Total
Selling price
IL #1 IL #2 IL #3
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Outline
Motivation
Objective
Methods
Overall concept evaluation approach of FuBio JR2
Preliminary screening of concepts – Light techno-economic analysis
Quantitative economic modelling of concepts
Example results
Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction
Ionic liquids fractionation
Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Example results – Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor – Case definition
Pulp mill production capacity 700 000 adt/a
Theoretical hydroxy acids (HA) yield 15 % of pulping raw material (includes
mono and dihydroxyacids)
1/3rd of BL processed HA production 35 000 t/a (50 kg/adt), 50% DC
Volatile (formic and acetic) acids yield 7% of pulping raw material
H2S handling and volatile acids recovery excluded
Pulp mill integration
Cooking variables (effective alkali and sulfidity) kept constant by NaOH makeup
and fly ash purge
Black liquor (25% TDS) is taken to HA separation
Liquor from separation is fed back to evaporation plant (including added water
and chemicals)
HA product is concentrated in a separate evaporator
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ED
CO2/
UF
NaOH
to green liquor dilution
Water
Lignin
to evaporation or recovery boiler
to foul condensate
VA
EVAP CHR
HA
EVAP
Intermediate
black liquor
to foul condensate
UF
Lignin
to evaporation or recovery boiler
Intermediate
black liquor
CHR
Water
IEX
H2SO4
EVAP
VA to foul condensateWater
Na2SO4
to green liquor dilution
UF
Lignin
to evaporation or recovery boiler
Intermediate
black liquor
CHR
Water
EVAP
VA To foul condensate
ED
Water
NaOH
to green liquor dilution
CO2+
H2SO4
Lignin
to evaporation or recovery boiler
Intermediate
black liquor
COOL
CRST
Inorganics
to green liquor dilution
EVAP/
NF
CHR EVAP
To foul condensate
ISA
HA
ISA
HA
ISA
HA
ISA
to foul condensate
VA
CO2
H2SO4CO2
Example results – Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor – Case definition
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Separation of hydroxy acids (HA) from black liquor
LMW (lactic, glycolic, 2-hydroxy-butyric acid)
HMW (glucoisosaccharinic, xyloisosaccharinic acid)
Applications
Hot melts in non food contact cardboard packaging (LMW and HMW)
Chelating agents in water purification (HMW)
Pulp mill
Hydroxy acids
separation*
HMW
LMW and HMW
Hot Melts
Chelating agents
Cardboard
packaging
Water
purification
* Two separation technologies
• UF + CHR + IEX
• UF + CHR + ED
Hydroxy acid polymer
HMW hydroxy acids
(Reference EDTA)
Example results – Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor – concepts for more detailed analysis
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Example results – Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor – Integration impact assessment
Pulp mill reference
model (WinGems-
simulation software) *
Capacity 700 000 adt/a.
Process water usage ~
15 m3/adt. Based on
BAT technologies
SPLIT
dust dump
141
M IX
M i x30
30
M IX
M i x26
26
BLEACHING
Bl eachi ng
25
WW-T REAT
Ef f l uent
tr eatment
24
ST ORE
Par ameter s
23
DEBARKIN
Debar ki ng
22
M IX
21
SUM
Steam 4.2 bar
20
T RACOM P
Addi ng of
tr ace
components
16
M IX
15
PID
Pi d14
14
SUM
Steam 13 bar
13
ST ORE
Pr oducti on
12
DRYEND
Dr yer secti on
11
SPLIT
Spl i t1010
T URB_PLANT
T ur bi ne pl ant
6
EVAPO
Evapor ati on
5
BOILERS
Boi l er pl ant
4
ST ORE
Wood
par am
i nput
3
RECOVERY_SK
Whi te l i quor pr epar ati on
2
DELIGNIFICA
Cooki ng and oxygen d
1
348t/h
42 t/h
123 t/h
Effluent 1740 t/h
0 t/h
Shaft power 95.1 MW
Floor channel 120 t/h, TDS 5 g/l
Wood properties:
1) I:Wood temp.[C]15
2) I:Dry contentofwood [%]50
3) I:Cellulose in wood [%]44.1
4) I:Hemicellulose in wood [%]30.7
5) I:Lignin in wood [%]23.9
6) I:Extractives in wood [%]1.6
102 t/h
Water 100 t/h
Pyrolysis gas
properties
69 t/h
71 t/h
Bark 46 t/h,
30 °C, 40 %
104 t/h, TDS 11 g/l
Wood 404 t/h,
15 °C, 49 %
Sootblowing steam 16 t/h, 30 bar
LP 6 t/h
MP 71 t/h
MP 76 t/h
195 t/h
LP 91 t/h
MP 32 t/h
MP 16 t/h
LP 26 t/h
227 t/h
Acidic filtrate 867 t/h, TDS 4 g/l
Cond. B 278 t/h
Saltcake 5 t/h
Bio-sludge 0 t/h
0 %
Alkaline filtrate 649 t/h, TDS 8 g/l
900 t/h
636 t/h
Air 695 t/h
24 °C
CTO 0 t/h
Water 351 t/h
BL 933 t/h,
TDS 132 kg/t
Pulp 100 t/h, 75 °C, 90 %
1:Bark contentofwood:10 w-%
2:Wood LHV:19.35 MJ/kgDS
3:Wood HHV:19.3 MJ/kgDS
4:Notin use
5:Bark Dry content:40 %
6:Carbon fraction in bark:0.5159
7:Oxygen fraction in bark:0.4069
8:Hydrogen fract.in bark:0.0577
9:Sulfur fraction in bark:3.000E-04
10:Ash fraction in bark:0.0192
11:Gasification lost:6 %
Water
LP 104 t/h
Cond. A 421 t/h
Boiler blow-down 6 t/h, 103 bar, 313 °C
BFW 604 t/h, 120 bar, 187 °C
13bar
4.2bar
7bar0t/h
Chips 355 t/h, 15 °C, 50 %
Saltcake 1.4 t/h
LP-condensate 267 t/h
Pyrolysis gas
180 t/h, 66 °C, 50 %
HP -steam 598 t/h, 103 bar, 505 °C
Flue gas 806 t/h
183 °C
Smelt 63 t/h
Bark parameters
Oxidised WL
WL 346 t/h, AA 113 g/l
BL156t/h,
TDS822kg/t
MP-condensate 140 t/h
* Kangas, Kaijaluoto and Määttänen (2013), Evaluation of Future Pulp Mill Concepts – Reference Model of Modern Nordic Kraft Pulp Mill, to be submitted to NPPRJ
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All sales to hotmelt (750 – 1500 €/t)
Split sales to hotmelt (750 – 1500 €/t)
and chelating agent (500 – 800 €/t)
UF + CHR + ED
ROI: 90% probability to be positive ROI: 46% probability to be positive
UF + CHR + IEX
ROI: 38% probability to be positive ROI: 0,1% probability to be positive
Example results – Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor – Feasibility and uncertainty
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Outline
Motivation
Objective
Methods
Overall concept evaluation approach of FuBio JR2
Preliminary screening of concepts – Light techno-economic analysis
Quantitative economic modelling of concepts
Example results
Preliminary screening process
Hot water extraction
Ionic liquids fractionation
Preliminary screening and quantitative economic modelling
Hydroxy acids separation from black liquor
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Conclusions
2-step method used in FuBio JR2 programme for biorefinery design
was illustrated
Preliminary screening useful for identifying promising feedstock-process-
product combinations for more detailed analysis of e.g. integration
implications, markets, and quantitative and qualitative performance of the
concepts
More detailed case study evaluations are being done with focus on
Uncertainties
Variable and fixed costs
Qualitative performance
Results of light techno-economic assessment and quantitative
economic modelling of three sets of ideas was presented
Hot water extraction of hemicelluloses integrated into different biomass
processing plants
IL fractionation of biomass
Hydroxy acids separation from Kraft black liquor
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Acknowledgements
FIBIC Ltd.
Industrial tutors of FuBio Joint Research 2 –programme
Research groups involved in the experimental research of the
concepts in FuBio Joint Research 2 –programme
Researchers involved in the concept evaluation