Sustainable Growth: Biobased Fuels and Materials at Dupont

Sustainable Growth: Biobased Fuels and Materials at Dupont

Sustainable Growth: Biobased Fuels and Materials at DuPont Mark A. Harmer DuPont, Wilmington, DE 2 Overview • DuPont: Our Businesses • Sustainability • The trend to a biobased economy • Biofuels • Biobased materials • Areas of future growth • Discussion 6/25/2009 3 Business Platforms DuPont DuPont DuPont Safety & Electronic & Coatings Protection Communication & Color Technologies Technologies $30B In Annual DuPont DuPont Applied Sales Performance Agriculture & BioScience Materials Nutrition 6/25/2009 4 Our 2015 Sustainability Goals Reducing Environmental Footprint • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Water Conservation • Fleet Fuel Efficiency • Air carcinogens • Independent Verification of Site Programs Serving the Marketplace • Revenues from Non-Depletable Resources • Products that Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Products that Protect People 6/25/2009 5 Examples of ‘Sustainable Products’ 6/25/2009 6 RynaxypyrTM Insecticide 6/25/2009 7 A Shifting Trend: Bio-Based Economy Current Feedstocks Fuels Solvents Oil Refining Chemistry Molded parts New Feedstocks Fibers Crops Biomass Metabolic Engineering 6/25/2009 8 8 DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol 2002 Refiners cost per gallon Fixed cost incl deprec. 1001 Other Input costs * Net feedstock cost Cellulose Corn Grain Regular Regular from Cob Ethanol Gasoline Gasoline ($50/ton) ($5/bu) ($80/bbl) ($120/bbl) Target Source: DuPont Danisco estimates, on a volume basis. For illustration purposes only. Grain Ethanol indexed to 100 DuPont BP Biobutanol 6/25/2009 9 Biobased Materials – a New Platform Chem-processing CO2 Building Blocks Bioprocessing Unique Plastics, Fibers, Coatings Properties Lower Environmental Footprint • Renewable resources • Lower energy consumption • Lower toxicity • Safer manufacturing process 6/25/2009 Markets 10 Propane Diol – Bio vs. Chemical Transition to a bio-based process DuPont Chemical DuPont Biological Process Process CH2=CHCH3 C6H12O6 Propylene Glucose Catalyst Biocatalyst ¾ Advantages over chemical process: HOCH2CH2CH2OH HOCH2CH2CH2OH 9 PDO Lower manufacturing cost PDO 9 Lower capital 9 Smaller environmental footprint (LCA) 6/25/2009 11 A new building block for next generation of polymers HOHO--CHCH2--CHCH2--CHCH2--OHOH Corn Starch Glucose Glycerol PDO Yeast Bacterium Combined in a Single Biocatalyst “Breakthrough in Industrial Biotechnology” 6/25/2009 100 MM PPY, Loudon, TN 12 The DuPont Bio-PDO™ Value Chain TextileTextile Fibers Fibers Brand BiomassBiomass Brand CarpetCarpet Fibers Fibers Sorona® Sorona® Sorona® PolymerPolymer AutoAuto Interiors Interiors Cosmetics & Personal Care GlucoseGlucose Resins,Resins, Packaging,Packaging, etc. etc. Bio-PDO™ DirectDirect ApplicationsApplications SpecialtySpecialty ApplicationsApplications Cerenol®Cerenol® PolymersPolymers 100 Million ppy ElastomersElastomers Cerenol® StretchStretch Fibers Fibers 6/25/2009 •Zemea™ & SusterraTM are registered trademarks of the DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products LLC 13 DuPont™ Sorona® Polymer PDO component is Bio- PDO™, derived HO O from corn. HO C OH C C C C C C ++ O OH 37% of Sorona® content from renewable 1,3-Propanediol1,3-Propanediol TerephthalicTerephthalic AcidAcid corn resource. (PDO)(PDO) Requires 40% less energy than petrochemical based PDO O O O C O C C C C C C C O C O O O PolytrimethylenePolytrimethylene terephthalateterephthalate 6/25/2009 14 Sorona® Polymer is Manufactured at Kinston, NC, USA & at Uentrop, Germany from Bio-PDO™ Starch Fermentation O O -(-C C-OCH CH CH O)- 2 2 2 n 6/25/2009 15 DuPont Sorona® DuPont™ Sorona® for Fibers • Textiles - Commercial • Carpets - Commercial • Automotive Interior – In development DuPont™ Sorona® polymer • EP Resins - Commercial this year • Packaging - Commercial this year • Sorona® carpets offer superior built-in stain resistance, resilience, and softness •Sorona® will not retain odors like current carpet materials •Sorona® moisture regain is very low and therefore resistant to mold and mildew growth •Lower environmental footprint 6/25/2009 16 Cerenol® is a family of high performance renewably sourced polyols Biomass Feed Stock Bio-PDO™ Cerenol® Products Structure Bio Content Homopolymer (H-Series) H C C OH 100% [ O C ]n Industrial Coatings - Product launches in 2008 Imron® Industrial Strength Polyurethane Enamel Imron® High Gloss Direct-to-Metal (DTM) Urethane 6/25/2009 17 Cerenol® in Performance Coatings (US Patents: 6,875,514; 7,169,475; 7,268,182) Cerenol® Durability of Clear coats Control formulation 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Lab 3.50% 7% 10.50% V7500S V7500S % 20° Gloss ret. 1 year % 20 Gloss ret. 3 yr %20Gloss ret. 48.7 months %DOI ret. 1 year % DOI ret. 3 year %DOI ret. 48.7 months Improvement in chip resistance 4+ years of Florida exposure Improvement in flexibility Comparable or better retention of gloss and DOI Hardness retention 6/25/2009 18 Hytrel® RS Hytrel® is a copolyetherester elastomer • Better elasticity & SOFT SEGMENT PBT HARD SEGMENT lower temperature flexibility O O O O • Excellent flex fatigue and cut growth life O polyether O O C4H8 O • Good chemical & oil resistance x y • High tear strength, In Hytrel® RS, renewably sourced 70 toughness, resilience, replaces petroleum sourced 60 impact resistance polyethers in the soft segments. 50 40 30 20 % renewable content 10 0 30 40 50 60 70 shore D hardness 6/25/2009 19 Zytel® RS Developing specialty polyamides from renewable feed stocks. Sebacic acid is derived from a renewable resource and is used in preparing PA 6,10 & PA10,10. Sebacic acid Good mechanical properties & Impact ¾ Fuel lines Resistance to polar fluids PA10,10 ¾ Pneumatic tubes Low moisture absorption PA 6,10 ¾ Air brake tubes Good paintability, extrudability ¾ Handheld device Up to 100% bio-sourced Non-food crop sourced 6/25/2009 20 Lightweighting Cars: Support ‘Electrification’ and manifolds • Mass, space & packaging • Getting weight, cost out of batteries, power modules • Helping boost power, performance • Delivering electrical Insulation for motors • Materials for thermal management systems in batteries, electronics 6/25/2009 21 Renewably sourced materials Sorona®, Sorona® EP, Hytrel® RS, Zytel® RS for … Interiors • Seating, headliners, carpets, floor mats, airbag doors …. Powertrain, Fuel, Chassis • Hoses, tubing, air ducts, CVJ boots … Electrical & Electronics Lighting • Connectors, • Bezels, connectors …. wire & Cable harnesses Ingredient opportunities • Fluids, coolants, paints … SEED THE FUTURE 6/25/2009 22 Marketplace Needs Properties: Solar panels Fuel Cells, energy storge Renewably sourced Windmill applications Strong, tough Biofuels “Building Envelopes” for Light energy efficiency Transportation, lighter, fuel effecient Energy Stable and yet Protection from severe biodegradable weather conditions, tornadoes, storms Building & Construction Range of microstructures (Dense or porous) Air & Water filtration products Food & Agriculture Clear and colorless Renewable Sourced Materials and Composites Different morphologies Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Low global warming Food production and supplies: Crosslinked refrigerants connecting seeds to end-use Cost effective 6/25/2009 New Materials 23 The Trend is Clear The use of renewably sourced and the concept of Green is here to stay and will grow Cellulose and biomass are central to the success of all these areas A fully integrated solution is needed Cellulose and Nanocellulose can play a strong role Light weight Strong Cheap Renewable Tailorable Lets make it happen! 6/25/2009.

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