中国の化学産業における再生可能資源の開発と利用

The Development and Use of Renewable Feedstocks in the Chinese Chemical Industry

発行	He-Ro Consulting Ltd
出版日	2008年03月	商品コード	64836
ページ情報	英文 162 Pages
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Abstract

The aim of this report by He-Ro Consulting Ltd., is to provide a clear understanding of the situation in China regarding the use of renewable feedstocks in the Chemical Industry, the factors leading to their introduction; usage today; and possible future developments.

The 162 page report is broadly divided into three main sections:

In Section 1 we look at the Chinese government: the key role it has taken in initiating the developments in the bio-resources area; the process by which relevant central guidelines contained in the 5 Year Plans are transmitted via the various layers of the government apparatus, and refined into concrete action plans with clearly defined goals and timelines for academia and the chemical industry.

We look at the specifics of government policy, for example the "2008 - 2009 biobase raw material high-tech industrialization project" announced by the National Reform and Development Commission on 11 December 2007. This calls specifically for biobase development - under detailed specified conditions - of polylactic acid (PLA), bio-ethylene, poly-hydroxy fatty acid esters, cellulose derivatives or monomer materials like 1,3-propanediol (PDO) Butane-1,4-diol (BDO), furfural etc.

In Section 2 we look at the role of academia in research and development, and examine the patent situation. While more companies are now investing in in-house R&D, a glance at the registered patents (included in full summary in the appendix) shows that few belong in the hands of manufacturing industry. Thus while primary research and, perhaps increasingly, initial market development is still largely the purlieu of academia, industrialized development lays takes place in the industrial sector.

In Section 3 we examine the actual situation in the Chinese chemical industry While Bio-fuels is the largest sector within the renewable feedstocks group, by volume, value, and ' visibility' , it has been the subject of widespread analysis. Accordingly, we cover this sector in brief, principally in how it has influenced government policy in the feedstock use issue of food vs energy/chemicals. Likewise, China has a very firmly established fermentation sector in the chemical industry and this report does not cover products such as Citric Acid, Monosodium Glutamate, Ascorbic Acid etc, where fermentation has become the ' traditional' method of production. Instead, in Section 3 we focus on those products identified within the government planning as the key development items: PLA, bio-ethylene, PHBV 1,3 propanediol etc. We provide details of the producers, routes of synthesis, announced production capacities.

In Section 4 we summarise and draw some conclusions from the preceding chapters in respect of possible future developments within the industry.

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Foreword - The Scope of this Report
Note on translation / romanization
Exchange rate

Executive Summary

The role of the Chinese Government
The role of academia
The industrial situation
Corn issues arising
Drivers for development of the renewables sector in China
Challenges for the development of the renewables sector in China
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Introduction

Section 1

The role of the Chinese government in the development of renewable feedstocks

Background
A Brief Summary of Green Chemistry in China
Green chemistry background
Research directions of Green Chemistry in China
- A main research direction of Green Chemistry in China - the use of renewable resources for synthesis of chemical products
The development of China' s Biomass industry
- The use of food crops in the Biomass industry
- Fuel ethanol
- The development of “Food-ethanol” (ethanol made from food grains)
  - The effect of the development of the processing industries on the food crop situation

“Food to energy” and related issues in China “Food to energy” issue and National food security The government response - the “Medium to Long Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy” Additional government restrictions - export policy changes The development of “non-food ethanol” (ethanol made from non-food crops) Biodiesel The development of Biodiesel Government policy relating to the biodiesel industry Solid Bio-fuel Bio-gas

Non-food / alternative renewable feedstocks in China' s Chemical Industry

The Government position
- Bio-energy
- Bio-materials
Main types of alternative crops for fuel ethanol, and their situation in China
- Sugar cane
- Sweet sorghum
- Cassava
- Sweet potato
Main types of Non-Food crops for biodiesel
- Jatropha curcas
- Pistacia Chinensis
The exploitation and use of Chinese Renewable feedstocks
- The attitude of Chinese government towards the development of renewable energy crops and related policy / planning
- Financial support for the non-food Bio-energy and Bio-chemical industries
Demonstration Projects using Non-Food/Alternative Biomass

Product areas where the Government is interested to develop renewable feedstocks

Related Policy and planning
- China “Bio-industries development 11th Five-year plan”
- “2008 - 2009 biobase raw material high-tech industrialization project”
- Biobase synthetic polymeric material
- Natural biological polymeric material
- Biobase platform chemicals
Related support and restriction issues
- Government support

Section 2

Research and its application - The position of Academia in relation to developing renewable feedstocks

A brief introduction to Research Institutes and organizations in China working in the field of renewable feedstocks
- Center for Renewable Energy Development, Energy Research Institute,
- National Development and Reform Commission
- Biomass Energy Research center, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- China Renewable Energy Society
- Other research organizations / units
Chinese patents relating to renewable feedstock products
Key areas for future research
- Products with economic and industrialized prospects
- The “863 Program”
- Bioethylene
- Lactic Acid/Poly Lactic Acid
- 1,3-propanediol
- PHBV
Research projects approved under the 863 program

Section 3

Key product areas where the Chinese chemical industry is developing renewable feedstocks to replace petroleum based raw materials

Poly-lactic acid (PLA)
- PLA production technology
Main PLA producers in China
Other PLA producers in China
PLA corn requirements
Poly-hydroxybutyrate- valerate (PHBV)
PHBV Manufacturer
- PHBV corn requirements
Restrictions on the bio-polymer industries' growth in China
Bio-ethylene
Main bio-ethylene producers in China
- Project for industrialization of bio-ethylene production from sweet sorghum in Xinjiang
- Ethylene corn requirements
- Issues related to the future development of bio-ethylene
1,3-propanediol (PDO)
- The research situation of PDO in China
- The research situation in biological synthesis of PDO
The industrialization of PDO in China
PDO from biological synthesis - the main producers
- PDO corn requirements
Ethylene Glycol (EG)
The development of Biomass Ethylene Glycol (Bio-EG) in China
Main Bio-Ethylene Glycol production facilities in China
EG corn requirements
1,4-Butanediol (BDO)
Significant related ' other' activity

Summary and Conclusions

Appendix 1
- Patent Summaries
- Part 1: Lactic Acid and Poly Lactic Acid
- Part 2 Ethylene
- Part 3 Biological 1,3 Propanediol
- Part 4 Bio-Ethylene Glycol
Appendix 2
- List of companies and addresses mentioned in this report

Tables

Table 1 Summary overview of the historical development of Government plans relating to China' s Biomass industries (Bio-energy and Biochemical)
Table 2 The four designated fuel ethanol producers
Table 3 Chinese Fuel ethanol production:
Table 4 Planting area for main crops 2004 - 2007
Table 5 Output of main crops 2004 - 2007
Table 6 Demonstration Projects using Non-food / Alternative Biomass
Table 7 Chinese registered patents relating to the use of renewable feedstocks
Table 8 4 key projects approved under the ' Bio-Refinery Technology for Production of Bio-base Chemicals
Table 9 PLA / L-lactic acid summary table
Table 10 PHBV summary table
Table 11 Physical properties of Bio-ethylene from FSBC
Table 12 Summary : Bio-ethylene production
Table 13 Physical property of PDO from ZMCC
Table 14 PDO specification from ZMCC
Table 15 Physical properties of PDO from HCBC
Table 16 Quality index of PDO from ZMCC
Table 17 PDO summary table
Table 18 Ethylene Glycol producers and production capacities
Table 19 Ethylene Glycol supply and demand
Table 20 Bio-EG summary table