DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 2021 Project Peer Review Overview of the Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium March 9th, 2021 Catalytic Upgrading Josh Schaidle Project Overview: ChemCatBio Mission Mission: Accelerate the catalyst and process development cycle for bioenergy applications Vision: A rapid transition to a circular carbon economy Potential Future Impact of Catalysis In the chemicals industry alone, improvements in catalysts and related processes could save as much as 13 exajoules of energy and 1 gigatonne of CO2-equivalent per year by 2050 versus a “business-as-usual” scenario.* *International Energy Agency, Technology Roadmap: Energy and GHG Reductions in the Chemical Industry via Catalytic Processes, 2013. Bioenergy Technologies Office | 2 Project Overview: Potential Impact of a Billion-Ton Bioeconomy Bioenergy Technologies Office | 3 Project Overview: Catalysis Challenges are Pervasive in Conversion of Biomass and Waste Feedstocks Bioenergy Technologies Office | 4 Project Overview: Catalysis Challenges are Pervasive in Conversion of Biomass and Waste Feedstocks Value Proposition: Reduce risks for biofuel and biochemical production and enable accelerated market adoption of bioenergy technologies by overcoming critical catalysis challenges Bioenergy Technologies Office | 5 1. Management: Consortium Structure BETO Sonia Hammache and Trevor Smith Key Interactions Industry and • Biannual face-to-face Director meetings Academic Josh Schaidle Partners • Single point of contact • Biweekly teleconferences • Portfolio management • Quarterly teleconferences • Strategic initiatives with IAB Steering Committee Team Industry Advisory Board 25 PI’s and Co-PI’s 100+ Contributors 10 members • Coordinate and lead R&D • Technical capability experts • Guide the consortium toward • Provide technical guidance • Technology transfer experts industry-relevant R&D • Identify unique lab capabilities • Data experts • Provide a business perspective • Serve in specific roles • Identify knowledge gaps Centralized Website for Outreach: Chemcatbio.org Bioenergy Technologies Office | 6 1. Management: Communication Steering Committee Roles Meeting Coordination: Organize annual Face-to-Face and ACS Symposium Dan Ruddy Huamin Wang Susan Habas Zhenglong Li Industry Outreach: Engage with potential partners, collect feedback, and translate into action items Mariefel Olarte Karthi Ramasamy Consortia Liaison: Foster collaboration between BETO Consortia Rick Elander Kim Magrini Derek Vardon Jim Parks (FCIC) (SepCon) (Co-Optima) (CCPC) Points of Contact: Facilitate effective intra-consortium communication Kurt Van Allsburg Carrie Farberow Mike Griffin Mark Nimlos (DataHub) (Technology Transfer) Bioenergy Technologies Office | 7 1. Management: ChemCatBio Foundation – FY19 Integrated and collaborative portfolio of catalytic technologies and enabling capabilities Catalytic Technologies Enabling Capabilities Industry Partnerships Catalytic Upgrading of Biochemical Advanced Catalyst Synthesis and (Directed Funding) Intermediates Characterization Gevo (NREL) (NREL, PNNL, ORNL, LANL) (NREL, ANL, ORNL, SNL) ALD Nano/JM (NREL) Catalytic Upgrading of Indirect Catalyst Cost Model Development Vertimass (ORNL) Liquefaction Intermediates (NREL, PNNL) Opus12 (NREL) (NREL, PNNL, ORNL) Consortium for Computational Visolis (PNNL) Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Physics and Chemistry (NREL, PNNL) (ORNL, NREL, PNNL, ANL, NETL) Lanzatech (PNNL) - Fuel Electrocatalytic and Catalyst Deactivation Mitigation Gevo (LANL) Lanzatech (PNNL) - TPA Thermocatalytic CO2 Utilization for Biomass Conversion (NREL, ORNL) (PNNL) Sironix (LANL) Cross-Cutting Support ChemCatBio Lead Team Support (NREL) ChemCatBio DataHUB (NREL) Bioenergy Technologies Office | 8 1. Management: Active Portfolio Management Integrated and collaborative portfolio of catalytic technologies and enabling capabilities Catalytic Technologies Enabling Capabilities Industry Partnerships Catalytic Upgrading of Biochemical Advanced Catalyst Synthesis and (Directed Funding) Intermediates Characterization Gevo (NREL) (NREL, PNNL, ORNL, LANL) (NREL, ANL, ORNL, SNL) ALD Nano/JM (NREL) Catalytic Upgrading of Indirect CatalystClosed outCost following Model Development successful Vertimass (ORNL) LiquefactionReorganized Intermediates in FY20 (NREL, PNNL) tool development SelectedOpus12 for (NREL) Phase II (NREL, PNNL, ORNL) Consortium for Computational SelectedVisolis for(PNNL) Phase II Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Physics and Chemistry (NREL, PNNL) (ORNL, NREL, PNNL, ANL, NETL) Lanzatech (PNNL) - Fuel Electrocatalytic and Catalyst Deactivation Mitigation Gevo (LANL) Added in FY19 based on IAB ThermocatalyticReorganizedCO in UtilizationFY20 for Biomass Conversion Lanzatech (PNNL) - TPA 2 feedback (NREL, ORNL) (PNNL) SelectedSironix for(LANL) Phase II Cross-Cutting Support ChemCatBio Lead Team Support (NREL) ChemCatBio DataHUB (NREL) Bioenergy Technologies Office | 9 1. Management: Catalytic Technologies Reorganization Shift projects to respond to peer review feedback and align with industry interests Catalytic Upgrading of Indirect Electrocatalytic and Thermocatalytic FY19 Liquefaction Intermediates CO2 Utilization (NREL, PNNL, ORNL) (NREL) MeOH/DME Catalytic CO2 Upgrading Upgrading Upgrading of C1 Building Blocks FY20 (NREL) Ethanol Upgrading Electrochemical CO2 Aligns this project with significant (PNNL/ORNL) Upgrading industrial interest in upgrading Upgrading of C2 Intermediates methanol, CO , and biogas Electrocatalytic CO2 Utilization (PNNL and ORNL) 2 (NREL) Responds to peer review feedback that project Aligns this project with significant industrial should focus on electrocatalytic CO utilization interest in generating drop-in fuels and 2 and emphasize development and evaluation of valuable chemicals from ethanol realistic reactor (MEA) configurations Bioenergy Technologies Office | 10 1. Management: ChemCatBio Foundation – FY21 Integrated and collaborative portfolio of catalytic technologies and enabling capabilities Catalytic Technologies Enabling Capabilities Industry Partnerships Catalytic Upgrading of Biochemical Advanced Catalyst Synthesis and (Phase II Directed Intermediates Characterization Funding) (NREL, PNNL, ORNL, LANL) (NREL, ANL, ORNL) Opus12 (NREL) Upgrading of C1 Building Blocks Consortium for Computational Visolis (PNNL) Physics and Chemistry (NREL) Sironix (LANL) Upgrading of C2 Intermediates (ORNL, NREL, PNNL, ANL, NETL) (PNNL, ORNL) Catalyst Deactivation Mitigation Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis for Biomass Conversion (NREL, PNNL) (PNNL) Electrocatalytic CO2 Utilization (NREL) Cross-Cutting Support ChemCatBio Lead Team Support (NREL) ChemCatBio DataHUB (NREL) Bioenergy Technologies Office | 11 2. Approach: Acceleration Bioenergy Technologies Office | 12 2. Approach: Foundational Catalyst-Process R&D Foundational Science Applied Engineering Enables hypothesis-driven catalyst Enables evaluation of key process design metrics and deactivation Mo C Advanced 2 Catalyst Cost Estimation (CatCostTM) Synthesis and Characterization Theory Performance Evaluation Catalyst Scaling and Integrated Testing Bioenergy Technologies Office | 13 2. Approach: Differentiators Value Proposition: Reduce risks for biofuel and biochemical production and enable accelerated market adoption of bioenergy technologies by overcoming critical catalysis challenges Differentiators: • Working with realistic process streams (woody biomass, fermentation broth) • Targeting both pathway-specific and overarching catalysis challenges - Emphasis on mitigating catalyst deactivation as a grand challenge • Leveraging world-class national lab capabilities and expertise • Guiding R&D through risk assessment, technoeconomic analysis/life-cycle assessment and input from our industry advisory board • Advancing core catalytic upgrading technologies for BETO Bioenergy Technologies Office | 14 3. Impact: Serving as a Central Hub of Knowledge Addressing critical catalysis challenges limiting commercialization of bioenergy technologies and facilitating industry access to national lab capabilities and expertise Maintain an updated website to facilitate community outreach: Chemcatbio.org Bioenergy Technologies Office | 15 3. Impact: Path to Market Addressing critical catalysis challenges limiting commercialization of bioenergy technologies and facilitating industry access to national lab capabilities and expertise • 3 ChemCatBio technologies licensed by industry - Ethanol to jet fuel - Dimethyl ether to high-octane gasoline - Atomic Layer Deposition • Multiple follow-on projects with industry (TCF, FOA, CRADA) • Successfully completed Phase I Directed Funding Opportunities - R&D100 Special Recognition in Green Tech (Sironix) - Gevo: “The insight provided by ChemCatBio through advanced characterization techniques that are not readily available to industry has helped us to develop a better understanding of catalyst deactivation for important Gevo biofuels processes.” • FY20 CatCostTM Utilization: 1,492 users / 2,077 sessions Bioenergy Technologies Office | 16 4. Progress: Addressing Catalyst Deactivation Catalyst deactivation is a critical risk for commercialization of bioenergy applications Ethanol Upgrading Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis Challenge: Coke formation Challenge: Potassium deposition Accomplishment: 3x reduction in coke formation Accomplishment: Developed a mechanistic through catalyst modification, resulting in enhanced understanding of K-induced deactivation through 100 conversion 100 stability total olefins comprehensive catalyst characterization and