“A Brief Presentation”

NRL Embarks into

Bio-Ethanol Project

from Bamboo Biomass

WHY BAMBOO? Annual harvestable bamboo stock (Million MT)

MMT

Total availability

55 Project Requirement

MMT 0.5

14

12 8

11

7

Sustainability of Bio mass

Technical assistance for

selection of bamboo

chipping machines and

other infrastructures.

Maintenance of the

chipping machines and

easy access to

transporters for chipped

bamboo.

Direct Bank Payment on

delivery of chipped

bamboo to bio-refinery

Local Level

Aggregators

Pool of registered

transporters with GPS

enabled vehicles.

Technology based logistics

system to minimise

transportation time and

cost .

Direct Bank Payment on

delivery

Transporters

Supply of high yield

variety saplings

Training on scientific

plantation and harvesting

techniques

Direct Bank Payment on

delivery of material to LLAs

Bamboo

Growers

Block Chain Based Software Solution for Bamboo Supply Chain

Feed Handling

• Chipper machine • Chips from outside • Belt Conveyor & Silo

Cellulose Wash • Wash drum / Presser • With Acid / water • MC pump

Cooking

• Digester (4x220m3)

• With Bio solvent

Hydrolysis

• Hydrolysis Reactor (4x2400m3)

• With Enzyme

Fermentation

• Fermenter (4x1400m3)

• With Yeast

Ethanol Separation • Distillation Column • Dehydration Absorber

Chemical Recovery • formicopure tech. • Acetic Acid/ Furfural

Evaporation

• Evaporator • Bio Solvent Recycle • Bio –Coal & Stillage

Combined Heat

Power • STG • Boiler

FEED

PROCESS

INTEGRATION WITH REFINERY

Existing Refinery

Bio Refinery

Steam

Cooling Water

DM Water

Instrument Air

Nitrogen

Effluent

Power

Products Tons/year Uses

Ethanol 49600 To be blended with motor

spirit as per govt policy

Acetic acid 9600 Uses as preservative ,

industrial solvent , medical

use

Furfural 18400 For making furfural

alcohol,furan resin etc

Bio coal 156800 As fuel for CHP

Stillage 29600 As fuel for CHP

CO2 48800 As dry ice , inertization

BIO-REFINERY PRODUCT PROFILE

Green fuel for Greener future

Project Milestones

Environmental Clearance : 06.11.2017

NITI Ayog approval for JV formation: 11.04.2018

JV agreement : 24.04.2018 (NRL:Fortum:Chempolis)

Tech. Licensing Agreement: 05.07.2018

Incorporation of JV Company: 04.06.2018

EPCM Contract Award: 24.08.2018.( M/s EIL)

Project Zero Date : 11.09.2018.

Mechanical completion Date : 10.01.2021.(28 months)

Commissioning Date : 10.04.2021 ( 03 months )

Civil job started from Dec 2018.

Products Tons/year

Dry Bamboo 300000

Formic Acid 4000

Enzyme 1600

Nutrient (East and Urea) 800

Water 5600

BIO-REFINERY INPUTS