Global Bioenergies is a French company producing light liquid hydrocarbons derived from agricultural products using biological methods.
History edit
The company was founded in 2008 by Marc Delcourt and Philippe Marlière.[1]
The pilot plant came on stream in May 2015.[2] The company announced production of one tonne of bio-isobutene from 3.84 tonnes of sugars.[3]
Locations edit
Created in the Évry Génopole Biocluster in the Essonne department in France, Global Bioenergies operated a demo plant in the ARD (Agro-industrie Recherche et Développements) research and development structure BioDemo pilot in Pomacle-Bazancourt.[4] A pilot for research purposes was constructed at the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical and Biotechnological Processes (Fraunhofer CBP) in Leuna, Germany[5] and is operational since 2016.[6] Global Bioenergies also founded IBN-One, a joint-venture with Cristal Union, to install a plant in France, which should be operational in 2018.[6]
Products edit
The first process developed is the production of mehtylpropene (also called isobutene or isobutylene) from glucose, according to a process developed in 2010.[7] The bacteria involved in the transformation process carry artificial enzymatic material developed through genetic engineering.
It is the only company in the world to have designed a conversion method for renewable resources (residual sugars, agricultural and forestry waste) into isobutene. [8]
Global Bioenergies subsequently agreed a partnership with Audi to produce fuel from the same elementary building blocks as plants (water, hydrogen, carbon dioxide and day light).[9]
References edit
- ^ "Historique". global-bioenergies.com (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2015..
- ^ Johann Corric (2 June 2015). "Global Bioenergies : vers un modèle d'industrialisation original". lerevenu.com (in French)..
- ^ Corric, Johann (30 July 2015). "Global Bioenergies améliore le rendement de sa technologie". lerevenu.com (in French)..
- ^ Claire Faure (29 May 2015). "Chimie verte : ARD inaugure ses nouveaux bâtiments à Pomacle Bazancourt". lafranceagricole.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015..
- ^ Thierry Lucas (21 November 2013). "Global Bioenergies va construire un pilote de bioproduction d'isobutène en Allemagne". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..
- ^ a b Thierry Lucas (22 May 2015). "Global Bioenergies et Cristal Union s'associent pour produire 50 000 tonnes par an d'isobutène biosourcé". usinenouvelle.com (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2015..
- ^ "French Firm Prototypes Process for Producing Isobutene from Glucose". DownstreamToday.com. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2015..
- ^ "Global Bioenergies: Annual Figures and Changes to the Board of Directors". globenewswire.com (Press release). March 11, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021..
- ^ "Audi and Global Bioenergies develop "e-benzin" without the use of petroleum". australianmanufacturing.com.au. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015..