Technip is a leader in the engineering and construction of

biofuel facilities, both grassroots plants and plant expansions.

Biofuel plants
Engineering and technologies
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Technip profile
Confirmed leadership and proprietary technologies in 3 business segments:
Offshore
In the Offshore business segment
Technip performs engineering,
procurement, construction,
installation, commissioning and the
refurbishment/upgrading of offshore
facilities for the oil & gas industry.
Technip provides these services for
fixed platforms in shallow water with
conventional sub-structures and self
installing platforms such as the TPG
500 and for deepwater facilities
including Spar, semi-submersible, TLP,
FPSO and FLNG units. Technip is a
world leader in floatover installation
of topsides and its R&D effort is
focused on technology transfer for
local content and new frontier areas
such as ultra-deepwater and
the Arctic.
Onshore
Technip covers the full range of
onshore facilities for the oil and gas
chain, petrochemicals and other
energy industries (nuclear,
renewables including biofuels and
offshore wind). It holds many
proprietary cutting-edge
technologies and is the leader in the
design and construction of LNG and
gas treatment plants as well as
ethylene, hydrogen and syngas units.
Technip is also one of the key actors
in refining and petrochemical units,
and has developed a leadership in
the fertilizer industry. Moreover, the
Group is very active in non-energy
activities such as mining and metals,
life sciences, buildings and
infrastructures.
Subsea
In subsea hydrocarbon field
development, Technips activities
include the design, manufacture and
installation of rigid and flexible subsea
pipelines and umbilicals. Thanks to its
portfolio of technologies and industrial
and operational assets, Technip offers a
unique vertically integrated model in
the industry.
The Group has 3 flexible pipe
manufacturing plants, 4 umbilical
production units, 9 logistics and
pipeline assembly bases, and 1
construction yard. Technips worldwide
leadership is supported by a modern
fleet of vessels for subsea construction,
pipelay development (rigid and flexible
pipes using S-Lay, J-Lay or Reeled
technology) and heavy lift applications.
A world leader in engineering, project management and technologies,
serving the energy industry for more than 50 years
A regular workforce of 30,000
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Proprietary technologies
Technip has strengthened its leading position in the market for bioethanol
production units.
Technip technology enables the processing of any raw materials that may be
used for the production of fermentation ethanol:
sugar raw materials (beets, sugar cane, molasses)
starchy raw materials (cereals, cassava, wet milling by-products, potatoes)
A complete range of processes developed and perfected by Technip covers all
process stages, from raw material preparation to by-product recovery including:
raw material preparation (sugar and starchy raw materials)
hydrolysis
fermentation
distillation
dehydration
co-products and by-products recovery (evaporation, centrifugation, drying)
Using bioethanol technology provided by Technip helps reduce the green-
house gases.
A high yield with low energy consumption at
a minimised cost
Technip processes have been developed to obtain optimum production cost:
optimum productivity (maximum ethanol produced/raw material used ratio,
optimised co-products and by-products recovery)
energy savings
operational reliability and limited number of operators
Bioethanol
Bioethanol is a renewable fuel used
in gasoline engines derived from the
fermentation of sugars from starch
or sugar-producing plants.
Bioethanol is either blended directly
with gasoline or in the form of ETBE
(Ethyl Tertio Butyl Ether) produced
by its synthesis with isobutene.
Technips technology enables the
production of all grades of alcohol
for the various uses and applications
required by the market.
Technip is a leader
in the engineering
and construction of
biofuel facilities, both
grassroots plants and
plant expansions.
A leader in the biofuels business
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Technip has designed and built numerous biodiesel
production units, with capacities ranging from
100,000 to 250,000 tonnes/year.
Technip is the leader on the French market with
the execution of 6 projects.
Glycerine
Esterification Decantation Distillation
Vegetable
oils
Methanol
Biodiesel
Biodiesel
Biodiesel is used in diesel engines.
It is made from the trans-
esterification of vegetable oil or
animal fat. This process consists of
using a catalyst to trigger a reaction
between an alcohol (methanol or
ethanol) and the fatty substance in
order to produce a less viscous
product which can be used as fuel.
Technology for biodiesel
Technip has references in engineering biodiesel units based on classic and new
Axens solid catalyst technology. In particular, Technip built the first solid
catalyser biodiesel plant with Axens new technology with a simplified process
scheme (no acid injection, no waste water, high purity glycerin).
Esterification: the fatty matter reacts with methanol to produce a methylic
ester.
Decantation: it enables the separation of ester from glycerine, which is then
used as a component for pharmaceutical or chemical products.
Distillation: the purpose of this step is to separate the excess of methanol
from ester. The methanol is then recovered and reused in the esterification
process.
Technology main features
Heterogeneous (solid) catalyst
Continuous process
Exceptionally high pure glycerine stream (>98% glycerol content, no salt)
Lower catalytic cost
No waste production of low value fatty acids leading to a very high yield of
ester per tonne of oil
No chemical consumption / handling
Simplified process scheme: no acid injection, no waste water
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With expertise in key
technological areas,
Technip participates in
development programs.
In cooperation with
Licensors and Producers
we offer our Clients a
large and complete
range of services.
Our goal is to bring
R&D projects to the
industrial level.
Unlike classic ethanol which is produced out of sugar or starch-based
feedstock, cellulosic Ethanol is a new generation bioethanol produced from
lignocellulosic material (straw, wood waste, dedicated crops like miscanthus or
switchgrass).
Process stages in producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass involve a
pretreatment step (sugar extraction), biological conversion (fermentation),
product recovery (typically via distillation, dehydration), and residue processing
and utilities.
Production of ethanol from lignocellulose has the advantage of abundant and
diverse raw material none of which is used for human food production.
It has a low CO
2
footprint.
Cellulosic ethanol is one of the most effective means for reducing GHG's in
transportation.
Technology
Producing cellulosic ethanol using a biological approach consists in few stages:
pretreatment
cellulose hydrolysis
fermentation
distillation
dehydration
hydrolysis Fermentation Pre-treatment
Sugars
Dedicated energy crops
Dry agricultural residues
Straw
Wood
Enzymes
Distillation Dehydration
Separation
Cellulosic ethanol
Lignin Cattle feed
Cellulosic Ethanol
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With a large experience in high temperature processes, Technip provides
design and construction of next generation biodiesel units.
NEW GENERATION BIODIESEL
NExt generation Biomass To Liquid (NExBTL)
Technip has established a close relationship with Neste Oil and has been
selected as EPC contractor for the Singapore and Rotterdam units.
With 800,000 t/year each, these are the world's largest biodiesel plants.
Another route to produce high quality biodiesel is to convert solid biomass into
synthetic fuel through a thermo-chemical route.
Biomass to Liquid (BtL) may be produced from almost any type of low-moisture
biomass, residues or organic wastes such as short rotation trees, straw, wood
waste, bagasse etc.
The process uses the whole biomass to improve carbon dioxide balance.
Based on its experience gained in delivering the world's largest GTL complex
(Oryx project), Technip offers world-class design and construction services for
BtL plants.
New generation Biodiesel
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The successful execution of major
projects reinforces Technips position
as a world leader in biofuel plant
engineering.
Some of
our key references
8 Biofuel plants
ROUEN - FRANCE
Contract: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
(Lump Sum Turnkey)
Client: Diester Industrie
Process: Axens
Capacity: 250,000 t/year of biodiesel
Start-up date: 2008
KUANTAN PORT - MALAYSIA
Contract: assistance in the detailed engineering of the
methyl ester trans-esterification plant
Client: KNM Process Systems Sdn Bhd
Process: Axens (Esterfip - H)
Capacity: 250,000 t/year of biodiesel
Start-up: August 2009
SINGAPORE AND ROTTERDAM NexBTL
UNITS
Contract: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Management (EPCM)
Client and Process: Neste Oil
Capacity: 800,000 t/year of biodiesel each
Start-up of Singapore unit: 2010
Rotterdam unit completion: 2011
SETE - FRANCE
Contract : Engineering, Procurement and Construction
Management (EPCM)
Client : Diester Industrie
Process : Axens (Esterfip - H
TM
)
Capacity : 200,000 t/year of biodiesel
Start-up date : 2006
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LOON-PLAGE FRANCE
Contract: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
(Lump Sum Turnkey)
Client: Sdzucker (CropEnergies)
Process: Technip
Capacity: 250,000 litres/24 hours alcohol (as 100% ethanol)
Start-up: 2007
Sas van Gent - THE NEDERLANDS
Contract: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
(Lump Sum)
Client: Nedalco
Process: Technip
Capacity: 120,000 litres/24 hours alcohol (as 100% ethanol)
Start-up: 2007
E-GRASS
TM
- USA
Contract : Engineering and Procurement
Client : Innovated Energy Group
Process : fast pyrolysis
Capacity : 12 tonnes/day demo unit, commercial plant
to produce 130 MW of power from combined cycle
AALST - BELGIUM
Contract: Engineering, Procurement and Construction
(Lump Sum)
Client: Tereos
Process: Technip
Capacity: 150,000 litres/24 hours bioethanol
Start-up: 2008
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Thanks to its highly qualified process
engineers and technicians, Technip has
acquired sound technological expertise and
has the ability to design and develop
proprietary technologies.
With its centres of Biofuels expertise in the USA, Italy
and France, supported by a global procurement network,
Technip is a step ahead of all competition and the
partner of choice for any biofuels project.
Centres of excellence
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With its proprietary and
partner technologies, Technip
is a major player in the biofuels
business and is one of the few
world-class groups capable of
providing integrated solutions,
from conceptual design to
turnkey biofuel units.
Technip has the process expertise and resources to serve the biofuel industry
through its network of offices.
Technip provides the full scope of services for EPC projects and full Lump Sum
Turnkey project responsibility. This also includes the supply of proprietary
technology, start-up capabilities for the biofuel plant, its ancillary units and
associated off-sites and utility sections.
Project services rendered:
Project management
Feasibility studies
Conceptual design
Cost estimating
Project planning and scheduling
Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED)
Detailed engineering of equipment, piping, civil, instrumentation,
electrical and automation
Procurement including purchasing, expediting and inspection
Construction
Start-up services
Environmental permitting
Safety studies
Upgrading of existing plants
The Technip Offer
HEADQUARTERS
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CONTACTS
France
Lesya NADZON
Phone: +33 (0)1 47 78 51 27
Fax: +33 (0)1 47 78 59 97
Email: lnadzon@technip.com
Stphane HIS
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Fax: +33 (0)1 47 78 59 97
Email: shis@technip.com
USA
Dennis CALLIHAN
Phone: +1 909 447 3353
Fax: +1 909 447 3700
Email: dcallihan@technip.com
Italy
Roberto LEHMANN
Phone: +39 06 659 85925
Fax: +39 06 659 83709
Email: rlehmann@technip.com
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