CAS[1] Chemistry Research ReportChina Takes Lead in the Commercialization

of Bioethanol

Wildan Maulanawildan.m@openthinklabs.com

1. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society, www.cas.org

Biofuels : “combustible materialsdirectly or indirectly derived from biomass,

commonly produced from plants, animals andmicro-organisms but also from organic wastes”.

Biofuels according to the source of feedstock andthe technology required to process the feedstock into fuel

● First-generation biofuels – Derived from food sources (e.g., corn, sugar cane, cereals, sugar beets)

● Second-generation biofuels – Derived from non-food sources (e.g., stalks of wheat, corn stover, wood)

● Third-generation biofuels – Derived from algae

Fact about BioethanolEarliest example of biofuel technology used in transportation

In 1908, HenryFord introduced the Ford Model T, an automobile

originally designed to run on corn-derived ethanol.As the auto industry adopted fossil fuels, interestin bioethanol and other biofuels for transportationdiminished and nearly disappeared until the last

quarter of the 20th century.

There is major trends inpublished research related to bioethanol

productionand found that scientific research on second

generationbiofuels—fuels derived from non-food

sources

Second-generation bioethanol research soars nearly 600 percent in a decade

Patenting of bioethanol research accelerate as countries began to commercialize research

This shift in publication methods indicates that research organizations are increasingly choosing to stake claim on intellectual property regarding second-generation bioethanolresearch by patenting their discoveries, rather than disseminating research information via journal articles.

The Status of second-generation biofuels

● According to the International Energy Agency, “second-generation biofuels are not yet produced commercially, but a considerable number of pilot and demonstration plants have been announced or set up in recent years, with research activities taking place mainly in North America, Europe and a few emerging countries (e.g. Brazil, China, India and Thailand).

First-Generation Journal Articles and Patent Documents

Second-Generation Journal Articles and Patent Documents

The Status of The Third-GenerationBioethanol Research

Research into algae-based bioethanol remains limited compared to first- and second generation fuels. However, the total number of published patent documents and journal articles related to third-generation bioethanol increased substantially in 2008 and 2009, with patent documents accounting for most of the growth. The total number of published research documents examining third-generation bioethanol grew from just two documents in 1999 to 49 in 2009

Top-Five of Third-Generation Bioethanol Journal Articles and Patent Documents

China isthe global leader in the patenting of bioethanolDiscoveries although United States leads allother nations in the publication of scientific

journal literature

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Reference● CAS Chemistry Research Report, China Takes Lead in

the Commercialization of Bioethanol, 2010● International Panel for Sustainable Resource

Management, Towards Sustainable Production and Use of Resources: Assessing Biofuels. UNEP, 2009.

● International Energy Agency, Sustainable Production of Second Generation Bio-Fuels: Potential and Perspectives in Major Economies and Developing Countries. 2010.

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