1. SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 Green Chemical Engineering Domenico Pirozzi Department of Chemical Engineering University “Federico II", Naples, Italy h

2. SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 What can a Chemical Engineer do to assure that a product or a process is sustainable? Traditional economic criteria: Analysis of profitability of a chemical plant New dimensions: - Environmental sustainability -Social solidarity -Economic efficiency How expensive is the transition?

3. Economic profitability Sustainability as a central strategy Environmental problems cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them! SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 Rethinking processes from different viewpoints

4. SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 Safety Risk prevention NANOTECH Intensification (scale out) Improved control Selectivity Replacement of toxic chemicals, hazardous proc. Minimum storage BIOCATALYSIS Minimum energy involved Flexibility to Optimization Money saving GREEN ENGINEERING SMART ENGINEERING

5. Biomimicry : natural standards offer the more efficient solutions King Fisher Learn rather than extract from! Shinkansen SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012

6. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Lipase Cellulase Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Yeasts Cellulase: hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials Yeasts: fermentation of the hydrolysates Lipase: alcoholysis of triglycerides

7. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Nature runs on sunlight Arundo donaxForestal residues

8. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Nature recycles everything Non-lipidic biomass Lignin CO 2 glycerol

9. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Nature exploits diversity Different species of yeasts Metabolization of pentoses + hexoses

10. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Nature rewards cooperation

11. Mixture of sugars Oleaginous biomass oleag. yeasts culture Triglycerides extraction BIODIESEL alcoholysis methanolglycerol Lignocellulosic materials hydrolysis BIOETHANOL alcoholic fermentation SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012 BIOPLASTICS Agroforestal residues to Bioplastics/Biofuels Nature prefers simplicity

12. EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN ITALY AND CHINA FOR THE YEARS 2010-2012 Project: Optimization of biocatalysts and reactors for second generation biodiesel synthesis Italian coordinator Prof. Domenico Pirozzi Università Federico II Naples, Italy Chinese coordinator Prof. Dehua Liu Tsing-Hua University Bejiing, PRC SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012

13. THE END SIEE - China Italy Innovation Forum - Bilateral Meetings – Napoli, 19-20 nov 2012