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NEW CROPS FOR BIOFUEL/BIOPRODUCT PRODUCTION AND THE FEEDSTOCK READINESS PROFILE ABFC, NEW ORLEANS,JUNE 2015 Processing Research since 1892

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FEEDSTOCK READINESS CHART THE INFORMATION FLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS INCLUDE ALL STAKEHOLDERS. Research Producers Government Processors Financiers The feedstock readiness chart is a useful tool, although linear in its approach, It goal is to be an information source to bring a feedstock to market. We have been working on two new crops for fuel production.

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CROP CHOICES (YIELDS) Wet ton/acre 26 lbs simple Sugar/ton 123.6 lbs complex Sugar/ton 362.3 Total lbs Sugar/acre 12,633 Wet ton/acre20 lbs simple Sugar/ton 184.1 lbs complex Sugar/ton 186.4 Total lbs Sugar/acre 7,410 EnergycaneSweet Sorghum Meets EPA requirement for RFS Does not meet EPA requirement

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Fuel Production Vision Centralized biorefinery Storable feedstock Primary plants drawing on local acreage

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MonthSorghumE-cane Commercial sugar Other Jan Feb Mar Apr Bagasse May Bagasse Jun Bagasse Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec YEAR ROUND FEEDSTOCK SUPPLY (SOLVES STORAGE)

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Sustainable Production Harvest Deliver ProcessIntermediate Product Biomass Process Indeterminate analyze Feedstock development Sustainability Technology development Economic feasibility Value to Consumer Process Outline - How we approached the problem Syrups

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EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION SITES (EXPAND TO NON-TRADITIONAL CROP REGIONS) Sites were established in different soil and climatic zones in Louisiana for growing energycane and sweet sorghum.

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Winnsboro Ho 02-113 1 st stubble crop (Sept. 2014). White PVC pole is 10 long. Courtesy of Chris Adams.

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CELLULOSE = FIBER/BRIX+FIBER (EPA GUIDELINES FOR A BIOFUEL CROP ) D* A C B F E C B C AAA *Bars with the same letter are not different at the P

Potential Feedstock Production Acreage (Idle Cropland Acres) 4 (7,000-9,999 acres) 3 (4,000-6,999 acres) 2 (1,000-3,999 acres) 5 (> 10,000 acres ) 1 (< 1,000 acres) 1.3 million acres of idle cropland in AR, LA and MS

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DEMONSTRATE SCALABILITY PRODUCE PRODUCTS FOR INDUSTRIAL TESTING Plant operational- initial process run (sweet sorghum) July 2013 Flexible Pilot Plant Education, Extension and Training Facility

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FUEL AND BY-PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS) CompanyFeedstockProcessProduct VirentsugarsProprietaryJet fuel Optinolglucosefermentationbutanol DuPontsugarsProprietaryplastics ASI/LSUAconitic acidchemicalplastics

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