ThiS iS a powEr plaNT

1: WHATS IN A PLANT?
A plant is not just a plant. It consists of many components. Here are the components of a corn plant. (All plants have the same components. The proportions differ from plant to plant.)

Plants are powerful and by applying biotechnology we can unlock the power of the separate components of plants to fulfill local needs for food, feed, and energy.

2:

WHAT CAN THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PLANT BE USED FOR?

3:

THE FULL POTENTIAL

The estimates of the full potential to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues is based on using only 17.5% of the available biomass. 75% of the biomass will remain on the fields to renourish the soil for next years production. The remaining 7.5% is used for power production and husbandry.

FOOD, FEED, AND FUEL

STARCH: 75%

Starch and protein: The kernel of the plant contains huge amounts of starch (75%) and protein (9%). These are most often used to produce food and feed. Starch is also used in the production of conventional ethanol.

PROTEIN: 9%

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BIOMASS: 4.6BN T

REPLACING GASOLINE

HEMICELLULOSE: 27.6%

CELLULOSE: 37.4%

65% OF BIOMASS IS CELLULOSE AND HEMICELLULOSE

17.5% IS AVAILABLE FOR BIOREFINEMENT = 0.8BN T BIOMASS

= 351BN LITERS ETHANOL

50%

ADVANCED BIOFUELS (CELLULOSIC ETHANOL)

LIGNIN: 18%
Hemicellulose: Hemicellulose contains sugars. Today they are part of the production of biofuel. But they can also be converted into essential amino acids upgrading the quality of feed. Cellulose: The main component used for advanced biofuels also called cellulosic ethanol. Cellulose can be hydrolyzed into fermentable sugars that can be converted into biomaterials and advanced biofuels. In 2030 the 351bn liters of advanced biofuels will be able to replace more than 50% of the gasoline consumption in these eight selected regions: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, EU-27, India, Mexico, and the US.

ASH/NUTRIENTS: 5.2%

OTHER: 11.8%

ELECTRICITY AND FEED

Lignin: Lignin is the least convertible of the components. The lignin can be used for the production of electricity by burning. Ash/nutrients: The most important components of ash are the nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), and potassium (K). These nutrients are used for feed production, upgrading the quality of the feed.

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Nutrients are returned to the soil as fertilizers

Source: Moving towards a next generation ethanol economy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2012