Recent Progress in Joint R&BD Partnership for Renewable Chemical Production: Towards Localized Bio-based Economy in ASEAN Region

1. RECENT PROGRESS IN JOINT R&BD PARTNERSHIP
FOR RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION:
TOWARDS LOCALIZED BIOBASED ECONOMY
IN ASEAN REGION
Nov 7, 2014
2014 Seoul S&T Forum, Seoul
Sangyong Kim
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH)

2. ISSUE:
BIOBASED CHEMICAL PRODUCTION
FOR SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY
BY VALUE CHAINED JOINT R&BD
PARTNERSHIP

3. BIOECONOMY:
BIOBASED ECONOMY
AND
BIOREFINERY

4. Backgrounds
ü Policy drivers/Government Initiatives
-Low Carbon Green Growth (2010, Legislation, Korea NGGC)
-Bioeconomy Strategy and Its Action Plan (2012, Legislation, EU Commission)
-Biobased Economy Program (2011, Legislation, Nederland MEA)
-National Bioeconomy Blueprint (2012, Legislation, US White House)
-On 27OCT 2014, President Obama announced BIO-BASED Materials as 1-of-3 emerging technologies for US
competitiveness; White House will fund $300M to be equally matched by the private sector.
-National Roadmap on 28 Prime Green Technologies (2009, Korea Presidential Committee on Green Growth), “Concentrate
on top priorities for future!”
* Industrial Greening/Green Process for E2P2/EIP-Bioproduct-CT
equiv. to Biopreferred Program(US), Biomass Nippon Strategy(Japan), Global Green New Deal(UNEP)
-New Industrial Growth Engine on renewable energy, green transportation, green city (Korea)
ü Global trends
-GHG reduction, non-Petrochemical platform, renewable resources, bioplastics
ü Market drivers
-Green production,-manufacturing,-consumption, supply chain sustainability, eco products

5. National practices for circular economy
ü Eco-city in rural residential area
ü EIP and clusters in national and provincial industrial
complexes
ü Eco-landscaping in natural habitats
ü Cleaner production in manufacturing sites
ü Green development in 4 large river areas
ü Propagation of renewable energies
ü Value-chained green production

6. What happens now… and what will happen
soon…
“Cheap Oil Era is Ending”
“Renewable Commodity Era is Begininng”
Expensive to Buy Expensive to Use
High oil prices: $70~120/barrel
- Limited resources (Peak oil in 2050?, BP report)
- Increasing demand in developing countries (2%/yr)
Greenhouse gas emission cost: 2.4% of GDP
- Global warming (0.74±0.18 ℃/100 yr)
- Restriction on emission (e.g. Post-Kyoto protocol)

7. Carbon Cycle
CO2
Photosynthesis
Fossil Resources Bio Resources
(CH2O)n (CH2)n
Several Billion Years
(Irreversible)
Petro-Chemicals
Carbon Neutral Cycle
Greenhouse Effect
(Global Warming)

8. Value chain: petrochemical industry
Drug precursor
s
Resins
Paints
Adhesives
Rubbers
…
Petro-Chem
icals
(Paraffins,
Olefins,
BTX,
Alcohols,
Oil Acids, …)
Refinery
~35%

9. Biorefinery
Alternative
Green
Chemicals
Bio
Refinery
Renewable & Sustainable
Resources
- Production: 170 bn ton/yr
- Current use: 3~4%
Adhesives, Paints
Packaging materials, Bottles
Transportation fuels
Fibers
A biorefinery is a facility that integrates biomass conversio Bioplastics
n processes and equipment to produce fuels, power, and v
alue-added chemicals from biomass.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
US DOE

10. Bio/biobased Economy
"life sciences/industrial biotechnology backed by green chemistry to the de
velopment of new products or services advertised through the improvemen
t of the human race/sustainable production to bring convenience to the con
cept that encompasses a variety of economic activity"
Future growth of the world economy
Agriculture
Bioprocessing
Health and Medical Biological E
(Biochip)
Environment
Bio-energy
Biobased Economy
(Biomass derived economy
by industrial biotechnology
& green chemistry)

11. Biobased Economy
The Biobased Economy is an economy driven by efficiency in
using biomass feedstocks and biomass derived products as
food, feed, chemicals, energy and fuels

12. What are the Main Applications?
§ The biobased economy is a term which encapsulates our vision of a future soci
ety no longer wholly dependent on fossil fuels for energy and industrial raw ma
terials.
BIOBASED E
CONOMY
FOOD & FEED
BIOREFINERY
CHEMICALS
ENZYMES
BIOFUELS
BIOMATERIALS

13. TARGET:
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
AND SECONDARY ONES
BY IN-SITU VALORIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL/MARINE/
FOREST/FOOD BIOWASTES
AS GREEN CHEMICAL AND ENERGY FEEDSTOCKS
AND STREAMLINED CONNECTION TO
DOWNSTREAM AUTOMOBILE, ELECTRONIC, TEXTILE, CHEMICAL
AND COMMODITY INDUSTRIES

14. Biorefinery in Korea
Exploring
Biomass
Resources
And Utilizati
on
Developing P
rocessing Plat
forms
Creating Bioba
sed Products M
arkets
Renewable feedstock to biobased commodity chemical product -> Expand
Petrochemical – specialty chemical – automobile / electronics / textile value chain

15. Implications of the Bio-Chemical Industry
§ Promotion of bio-chemical industry - Strengthening the co
mpetitiveness of key industries
CO2
strengthe
ning of ab
ility
Construct th
e ecosystem
Improvem
ent of a sy
stem
Government led
Quickening period of the bio-chemical
Oil-dependent reduction
Bio-Chemical Industry
Ripple
effect
Electrical, Electronic
Car
Refineries, Oil
Fiber
Industry Material
Five main industries

16. ü DOE, USDA in USA : Biorefinery Bio-Fuel, Chemicals
in 2020 and in 2050 20% and 50% of Chemical from Biomass
ü Global Chemical Companies: Dupont, Biomass based Polymers
Overview of chemicals that can be obtained from biomass constituents by
established or possible biotechnological processes
Biomass Feedstock
Crop-based
(Corn, Sugar cane)
Wood-based
(Lignocellulosic)
Marine-based
(Macro algae)
Crop-based
(Soy bean)
Marine-based
(Micro algae)

17. Bioplastic
www.sony.net
ü Unlike conventional plastics produced from fossil resources, bioplastics are made from rene
wable resources like saccharides, starch, vegetable oils and cellulose.
ü Bioplastics are eco-friendly, consuming less fossil resources and emitting less carbon dioxi
de during their life cycle
ü Bioplastic market will reach $845 million (720 million pounds) through average annual grow
th of 16% (Biodegradable Plastic to 2012, The Freedonia Group, 2008)

18. Bioplastic companies

19. Bioenergy by biomass cogeneration
Daegu city Hansol Co.
STX Co.
SK Co.
STX Co.

20. Bioenergy by anaerobic digestion of organic wastes
Landfill Biogas

21. Biofuels: Biodiesel / Bioethanol

22. CLUSTERING:
BIOREFINERY CLUSTERS
AND
ECO INDUSTRIAL PARK

23. Integration of renewable resources, advanced technologie
s and green management into Eco-Industrial Parks (EIP)
Sustainable low carbon EIP
s possessing competitivene
ss
Cleaner
Production/
CT
LCA / MFA
EMS/ SCM Green
Partnership
Renewables
Remanufacturing
Urban mining
Waste valorization

24. Industrial integration at Netherlands Bioenergy Valley
Biorefinery Cluster a Rodenhuize Docks Biorefinery Cluster Sas van Gent
A public private partnership for the promo
tion of sustainable biobased activities and
economic development in the Ghent regio
n
A biopark for the promotion of sustai
nable bio-energy activities in the Ter
neuzen region

25. Agro-industrial park, Les Sohettes (France)
Source: IAR - Competitiveness Cluster
with a Worldwide Vocation
The agro-industrial site
Les Sohettes in France
(near Reims, Champa
gne) is an unique platf
orm
perfectly illustrating th
e biorefinery
Business units and synergies in Les Sohettes agro-industrial park

26. Industries et Agro-Resources French Competitiveness
Cluster

27. Schematic overview of the feedstock handling on the site of
British sugar site in Wissington (UK)
Source : British Sugar

28. Sustainable Industrial Development
Sustainable Industrial Development
Disposal
Enhancement of
corporate value and
competitiveness
Material
Manu-facture
Consu-mp
tion Delivery
Less
wastes
Conserving
environment
Less
impact
EMS
SCEM
EMA
Environmental
management
Product
design
Cleaner
production
technology
LCA
DFE
LCI
Reduction
at source
Less
resource
More profit
Conserving
resources

29. What is Eco-Industrial Parks?
ü Eco-industrial Park is based on the environmental link among co
mpanies where by-product or waste from one company can be
used as resources of another company ultimately aiming at zero
-emission. Through this innovative means of forming industrial
complex, not only can businesses obtain environmental, econo
mic befits but also social benefits for the entire region.
ü Korean Ministry of Knowledge and Economy (MKE) has launche
d new demonstration projects for EIP construction around the c
ountry. First batch of five projects including ‘Establishment of B
anwol-Sihwa EIP’ was launched in 2005 followed by second batc
h of three in 2010.

30. Background of Eco-Industrial Parks
Existing industrial parks
Economical efficiency
Focused on raw mat’l and prod.
Treating autonomously or consignment
Bulk
hotbed of emitting pollutant
Occurrence of civil complaint
Eco-industrial parks
+ Environmental performance
+ byproduct, waste heat, etc
Reuse & Recycle
Minimize & non-emitting
Comb. of regional society and environ.
Cooperate with regional societies
Basic rules
Link among enterprises
Waste treatment
Amount of pollutant
Social image
Relationship
Energy
Raw
mat’l
Raw Energy
mat’l
Waste Waste
EKC2012 - Industry Forum, 26~28 July 2012, Berlin Germany

31. Clusters and mini-clusters
ü Clusters & mini-clusters accompanying EIPs
Educational-industrial-laboratorial complex R&D,
Patent & Technology transfer, Marketing,
Certification, Censorship
Suggestion of total solutions
군
산2

32. Progress status of EIP in Korea
Establish
sustainable EIP
Core of production
+
Eco-friendly structure
1st stage(’05~’10)
• Suggest EIP model
• Form a bond of sympathy
of EIP model
• Establish the base of EIP
model
2nd stage(’10~’15)
• Expansion of EIP
• Expansion of networks
• Increasing cooperation wit
h a community
3rd stage(’15~’20)
• Completion of Korean type EI
P
• Establish national ecosystem
• Operation by nongovernment
enterprises
ü Vision & Strategy

33. Palm biorefinery for chemicals and fuels
ü Example of oleochemical agrobiorefinery platform

34. ODA PROJECT:
KOREA-VIETNAM
INCUBATOR PARK (KVIP)
IN CAN THO CITY

35. Cheonan-Cantho
3800 Km apart
5 hours by plane

36. Establishing industrial incubation platform in Mekong Delta region
+ Strengthening Korea-Vietnam industrial cooperation
36
June 2012~ Dec 2015, 18 bil KRW (17 mil USD)
Supported by Korea Ministry of Industry, Trade & Energy (MOTIE)
Industrial complex organization
and management know-how
in Korea
Creating business environment
For Korean companies in Vietnam
Mutual industrial cooperation
Model leading to success
Modernization and commercialization
of agricultural and fishery products
food processing

37. KVIP VIEW

38. 38
KVIP Construction Ground Breaking Ceremony

39. 39
Articles on Public

40. PLANNING PROJECT:
KOREA-ASEAN BIOBASED JOINT R&BD
ALLIANCE
SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL OF S&T (NST)

41. Purpose
Based on synergetic potential of human, technical and natural resources regarding bi
omass utilization toward value added chemical production among Korea and ASEAN
countries, a well defined biobased joint R&BD scheme coupled by preliminary propos
al will be derived from up-to-date study and mutual understanding among participati
ng institutes as a reference and grounds for further consideration of project funding.
Establish official networks between Korea and South-Ea
st Asia and collaborate in planning and joint capability b
uilding.
Planning(Project) for Development of Production Techn
ology of High Value-added Industrial Chemicals Derived
from Biomass
Study on biomass av
ailability , processin
g and targets along
with partnership buil
ding
Draw an optimal pl
anning result on bi
obased production
and suggest detail
ed joint &BD propo
sal
Construction of bi
oased value chain
s and biorefinery
scheme

42. Planning Strategies and Partnerships
ICES
(Singapore)
§ Asia Networks
§ Technology based
Business Plans
KITECH (Main) KRICT (Part)
NIA
(Thailand)
§ Biomass in
Thailand
§ Bioplastics
VIIC
(Vietnam)
§ Biomass in Vietnam
§ Policies of Biomass
Utilizations
§ Cooperative R&BD
CTU
(Vietnam)
§ Biomass in
Mekong Delta
§ KVIP Connection
Proposals for Cooperative R&BD Strategies for
Implementation of Feasible Bio-Mass derived Chemical
Technologies between S. Asia and Korea

43. Promising raw materials (SE Asia) Singapore (ICES)
Vietnam (CTU, VIIC)
rice straw and husk,
fish oil, coconut
Thailand (NIA
c)a ssava, sugar cane,
rubber plant
• Perform a joint research
• Researches carried out in co
llaboration with domestic re
search institutes
• Biochemical and developing
derivatives are co-develope
d
KITECH & KRICT
Networking & MOU
Development of platform material & derivatives of C3 ~
C6 organic acid
based on biomass
(KITECH)
Succinic acid Fumaric acid Itaconic acid Muconic acid
Development of platform material & derivatives based o
n biomass
(KRICT)
Target
Construction of Pan-Asiatic initiative on biobased industrialization
Platform for sustainable production of renewable chemicals
Joint R&BD partnership toward agrobiorefinery

44. KVIP linked project study
Target : Biomass of Mekong Delta
- Rice straw, husk and bran,
Sugar cane syrup / bagasse,
Coconut shell / leaves, stem , fish oil
Product : Biofuel (ethanol, diesel), chemicals (organic acid)
Cellulose, Herbal / Wood chip,
RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel)
Partner : Can Tho University
Support : Can Tho city
Future Stakeholders : Korea-Vietnam manufacturing companies

45. Regional value chained agrobiorefinery scheme
Feed, Fertilizer
Herbal, Wo
od chip
RDF
Organic acid
succinic acid, lacti
c acid, itaconic aci
d
Alcohol
EtOH
BtOH
2nd alcohols:
Fatty alcohols
1,4-BDO
1,3-PDO
Straw
Fish oil
Coconut
leaves,
stem
Coconut
shell
Rice
Sugar ca
ne syrup
Sugar ca
ne,
bagasse
Furan Isosorbide
Business:
- Biomass Processin
g
- Biomass material
- Primary products
• Biomaterial
• Fuel
• Cellulose product
- Secondary product
s
• Chemicals
• Resin, Plastics
- By-products
• Feed
• Fertilizer
• Biogas

46. PARTNERSHIP:
BIOBASED R&BD NETWORKING
FOR
JOINT LOCAL
BIOPRODUCTION CLUSTER

47. ICES (Institute of Chemical & Engineering Science),
Singapore
ü Oct. 7, 2013 ICES-KITECH MOU for the cooperation in the biorefinery R&D

48. NIA (National Innovation Agency), Thailand
ü -Biobased monomers and plastics

49. MOU Exchange with CTU (Can Tho University)
ü Sep. 23, 2014 MOU for the cooperation in the biomass utilization

50. Korea-ASEAN Biobased Production Alliance (KABPA) Conference,
Seoul
ü Oct. 28, 2014 ASEAN-KITECH networking conference for the cooperation in th
e joint biorefinery R&BD

51. ECN (Energy Research Center of the Netherlands),
Netherlands
ü Nov. 4, 2014 ECN-KITECH MOU for the cooperation in the biorefinery R&D

52. Biobased
Chemicals
Fuels
Plastics

53. Acknowledgement

54. Renewable Chemical Center
Industrial Ecology Laboratory
Thank You
Address : Yangdaegiro 89, Ipjang, Seobuk, Cheonan 331-822, KOREA
Lab Manager: Dr. Sangyong Kim (sykim@kitech.re.kr)
Tel : +82-41-589-8356
Fax : +82-41-589-8580