[SPN-Discussion] Greentech Investors Forum--December 9--Biorefinery company ABS: Replacing Petroleum with Trees

Gelvin Stevenson gelvin.stevenson at gmail.com
Thu Dec 1 12:33:54 PST 2016


AB Sciences: Creating Better Clean Fuels and Valuable Chemicals from Trees



Date: Friday, December 9, 2016

Time: 8:00am – 10:00am

Organizer: Gelvin Stevenson, PhD

Host: Sidley Austin LLP

Location: 787 Seventh Ave. (AXA Equitable Building, between 51st and
52nd Streets),
23rd Floor



Can trees, corn, soy beans, sugar cane, switch grass and other plants
replace petroleum as the source of fuels and chemicals in the 21st Century?



What petroleum refineries were to the 20th and 21st centuries,
bio-refineries will be to the 21st and 22nd centuries—the sources of
valuable fuels and chemicals. But with a monumental difference—they won’t
contribute to Climate Change.



Syracuse-based Applied Biorefinery Sciences (or AB Sciences) is a leader in
bio-refining. Eschewing enzymatic (bio-chemical) and gasification
(thermos-chemical) process that destroy or discard chemical intermediaries
generally in favor of a single target product, the company creates multiple
products. It starts with wood and produces a variety of high-value
products. One is Torrified Wood—a superior fuel and chemically-modified
wood fibers that perform better than wood in combustion, paper making and
fiberboard manufacturing.


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And it uses the rest of the woody material to create a variety of 5- and
6-carbon sugars that become intermediary chemicals for a variety high-value
chemicals and chemical processes. AB Sciences prides itself on wringing
every bit of economic value from that biomass. These sustainably-sourced
chemicals include: readily fermentable sugars, non-sulfonated lignin,
acetic acid, methanol, formic acid, and furfural. The sum of the values of
all these products, sold to a number of industries, is multiples of the
cost of the feedstock.



ABS sugars are readily fermentable, and this makes them desirable as a
feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels. The cost of producing
these sugars are small compared to competing technologies because ABS
technology does not require large chemical inputs or expensive waste
clean-up systems that are typical of other approaches.



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All of the compounds recovered from the ABS biorefinery process exist
naturally inside of lignocellulosic biomass, and were simply released,
isolated, and purified. Producing a supply of chemicals in this manner will
serve as a sustainable alternative to the technique of refining fossil
fuels. Recovering these byproducts creates added value not previously
realized by traditional forest industries.

AB Sciences processes are patented and the company has received support
from NYSERDA and NYS economic development grants to construct a
demonstration biorefinery in the Adirondacks capable of processing three
tons per day of forest residuals, wringing every bit of economic value from
that biomass.



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them. We try to find good companies—not necessarily good investments. They
have been advised on what is acceptable in terms of predicted results, but
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perform in the future.*

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*Agenda:*               8:00 to 8:30     -   Networking & light breakfast

                             8:30 to 9:10     -   Jonathan Hollander, PhD,
Director of Business Development

9:10 to 9:300   -   TBA

9:30 to 10:00   -   Discussion



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                             $20 for students and faculty



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*Bios*





*Jonathan L. Hollander, PhDDirector of Business Development*

Dr. Hollander has more than 10 years of experience as a technological
innovator and educator, having focused on such topics as semiconductor
physics, polymer chemistry, and energy efficient lighting policy. He has
advised for-profit start-ups delivering high social impact with particular
interest in companies that focus on sustainability and empower local
communities through economic development opportunities. He currently holds
an Adjunct Assistant Professorship from SUNY-ESF.



Having been twice awarded prestigious scholarships for graduate study at
the University of Cambridge, the Gates Scholarship and the Churchill
Scholarship. Dr. Hollander matriculated there to pursue his PhD in
Materials Science and MPhil in Physics. Dr. Hollander earned his BS in
Materials Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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