1. Papernol
Technical, Economic and Environmental Aspects of Converting Waste Paper into Ethanol
February 26, 2008

2. Recycle Paper
Ethanol
Technical, Economic and Environmental Aspects of Converting Waste Paper into Ethanol

3. Outline U.T.C. Engineering Ethanol Sources Comparison to Papernol
Papernol Process
Hydrolysis
Fermentation
Purification
Full Scale Outlook

4. U.T.C. College of Engineering
Chemical
Civil
Computer
Electrical
Environmental
Industrial
Mechanical

5. Senior Design Project Papernol Distillation Intro Chemical Process
Thermodynamics
Engineering Economics
Senior Design Project
Freshman Design
Papernol
Process design
Heat & Mass Transfer
Reactor Design
Unit Operations

6. UTC Papernol Team

7. Growing Demand For Ethanol

8. Corn Ethanol Evils 12% of Corn = <2% Gasoline Supply
Cropland Intensive
High Water Pollution
Impacts Food Basket
Large Fossil Fuel Input
Low Net Energy Yield

9. Acres to Replace Gasoline Supply

10. Increase in the Price of Corn

11. Starving the Poor

12. Fossil Fuel Alternative: Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico

13. Corn Ethanol Production
RFA, 4/3/07
VERY FAR
FAR
Is There a Resource Closer to the Population?
FARTHER
Source: Renewable Fuels Association, 8/1/07

14. Population = Paper Source: Renewable Fuels Association, 8/1/07
RFA, 4/3/07
Source: Renewable Fuels Association, 8/1/07

15. How is Papernol Different?

16. Papernol Advantages Converts Waste Stream to Revenue Stream
Resource from Local Community
Improves Local Economy
Minimal Transportation/Fuel Inputs
No Cropland Requirement
Fills in Gaps in Bio-Ethanol Map

17. Papernol Preparation and Hydrolysis Fermentation Purification
Distillation:
Separate Ethanol from water
Acid Hydrolysis:
Dilute acid to generate glucose from cellulose
Fermentation:
Convert Glucose into Ethanol

18. Stages of Project Development
Lab
Proof of
Concept
Lab Scale – Proof of Concept
Currently in Progress at UTC
Available Budget: $500
Restricted Testing
Pilot Scale:
Integrated Processing
Utilize TVA/UTC Chickamauga Site
Estimated Budget: $1,000,000
Medium Scale:
Small Demonstration
Budget: $150,000
Tested Using UTC ENGR Labs
Medium
Small
Demonstration
Pilot
Integrated
Processing
Orange Grove:
Full Unit
Skid-Mounted Modular
Estimated budget: $3,000,000
Full Scale Unit
Orange Grove Center

19. Potential Orange Grove Site
Process 10,000 lb Paper =500 gal of Ethanol per day
=> Three Tractor Trailers

20. To be Operated by Typical Operators:
Scooter
James

21. Current Work Toward our Preliminary Design:
Process Design
Equipment Sizing & Design
Economics
Environmental Aspects

22. Papernol Outlook Cannot resolve the US energy dilemma
Orange Grove = 500 gal/day max.
Adds value to Orange Grove
Competitive with Corn & Switchgrass
A Renewable Ethanol Source

23. What would the Chattanooga Energy Hub
Thank You For Having Us !
What would the Chattanooga Energy Hub
like from Papernol?