Hydrocarbon Fuels: Renewable Petroleum Products and Technologies
by Stephen del Cardayre (Vice President of Research and Development, LS9) LS9 has focused efforts on the development of a renewable biodiesel that will eventually be cost-competitive with petroleum without subsidies. Del Cardayre details the microbial techniques LS9 employs to turn a variety of renewable feedstocks into immiscible (and thus easily recoverable) fuels and chemicals. The technology has been validated on a pilot scale, with product fuels that are cleaner and more combustible than traditional diesel or other biodiesels. The presentation includes plans for LS9’s business and commercialization strategy, including its purchase of a demonstration plant and the potential integration of various feedstocks into its process.
The presentation shows in detail the metabolic pathway (fatty acid biosynthesis) employed by LS9, process flow diagrams of its pilot facility, and graphics of their life cycle analysis and commercialization agenda. READ MORE