The IBPR consortium aims to implement an isobutanol platform in Rotterdam by 2020 that converts biomass to fuels and chemicals via isobutanol. Phase 1 involves a feasibility study to assess the technology, logistics, economics, and sustainability to determine whether to proceed. Phase 2 would experimentally verify the process. The feasibility study will assess licensing, add-on technologies, logistic scenarios, economics, and a project plan for Phase 2. The platform overview shows sugar/biomass as input and products including isobutanol, isobutene, GTBE, jet fuels, and bio-PX. Upstream comparisons are made between GEVO and Butamax fermentation strains, while downstream focuses on

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Isobutanol platform Rotterdam
IBPR
Objectives IBPR consortium
• Implement Platform from biomass via intermediate isobutanol to
fuels and chemicals in the Port of Rotterdam medio 2020
• Phase 1: Feasibility study, resulting in a go/nogo descission
• Phase 2: Experimental verification
Ingredients of Feasiblity Study
• Technological assesment, Providers, License
• Add-on technology 2.0
• Logistic scenario’s
• Economical assesment
• Sustainability assesment
• Project plan phase II

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Biomass
Beet pulp
Pre-treatment
Proteins fibers
Fermentation
Iso-butanol
CO2
Dehydration
Iso-butene
End-users
H2O
GTBE-Unit
Glycerin
Oligomerization
i-C8/i-C12+
“Mixture”
i-C12, i-C16
Separation
Hydrogenation
Unit
i-C8
BTX/PX
Unit
Jet-Fuel
H2
hydrogen
Heavy
aromatics
Separation
Bio-PX
IBPR platform
overview
“General Mass balance IBPR”
1. Sugar/Biomass 1.500.000 mTon
2. Isobutanol 450.000 mTon
3. Isobutene 320.000 mTon
4. Isobutene to GTBE 30.000 mTon
5. Jet fuels 182.000 mTon
6. Bio-PX 80.000 mTon
Raw materials and main products

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Pricing fuels and chemicals
Cascade economical model

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Upstream processes IBPR
Comparision of strains for Isobutanol Fermentation
GEVO Butamax

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Down stream processes IBPR
Jet fuels
Improving energy efficiency
Using membrane systems for
Water removal??
GEVO Selective conversion of isoctene to paraxylene
Reformer: Naphta to BTX
Tolling vs “Selective conversion??
Down stream processes IBPR