OTHER: 11.

8%
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF BIOMASS: 4.6BN T
65% OF BIOMASS IS
CELLULOSE AND
HEMICELLULOSE
STARCH: 75%
PROTEIN: 9%
HEMICELLULOSE: 27.6%
CELLULOSE: 37.4%
ASH/ NUTRIENTS: 5.2%
FOOD, FEED,
AND FUEL
LIGNIN: 18%
17.5% IS AVAILABLE
FOR BIOREFINEMENT
= 0.8BN T BIOMASS
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.
Nutrients are returned
to the soil as fertilizers
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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.
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.)
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ETHANOL
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.
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.
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.
ELECTRICITY AND FEED
2: WHAT CAN THE DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE PLANT BE USED FOR?
1: WHATS IN A PLANT?
Cellulose:
The main component used for advanced biofuels also
called cellulosic ethanol. Cellulose can be hydrolyzed into
fermentable sugars that can be converted into biomate-
rials and advanced biofuels.
ADVANCED BIOFUELS (CELLULOSIC ETHANOL)
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.
50%
REPLACING GASOLINE
Source: Moving towards a next generation ethanol economy,
Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2012
THIS IS A POWER PLANT
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