Gurugram, October 16, 2023 – Honeywell and GranBio Applied sciences at present introduced that they may mix Honeywell’s ethanol to jet (ETJ) expertise with GranBio’s cellulosic ethanol AVAP® expertise to supply carbon impartial sustainable aviation gas (SAF) from biomass residues at GranBio’s forthcoming U.S. demonstration plant.
GranBio’s patented AVAP course of converts biomass, together with forest and agricultural residues, to pure low-cost, low-carbon-intensity sugars, lignin, and nanocellulose. The cellulosic sugars are transformed to each SAF, by Honeywell’s ETJ expertise, and biochemicals, by a separate course of.
Utilizing forest biomass-derived ethanol from the AVAP course of, jet gas produced from Honeywell’s ethanol to jet gas course of can cut back greenhouse gasoline (GHG) emissions to web zero on a complete lifecycle foundation, in comparison with petroleum-based jet gas1.
“Combining our biorefinery experience with Honeywell expertise in creating and scaling gas applied sciences will assist guarantee SAF provide targets, whereas supporting GranBio’s mission to supply built-in worth chain options all through the world for web zero SAF from biomass,” stated Bernardo Gradin, GranBio CEO. “The AVAP expertise has nice potential, relying on feedstock and plant configuration to permit carbon damaging SAF with present life cycle evaluation.1”
“Plus, along with huge forest and agricultural residue obtainable for feedstocks, there is a gigantic potential to retrofit idle pulp and paper amenities within the U.S., revitalizing forestry worth chains and rural manufacturing with nice social, environmental, and financial impression,” Gradin added.
“GranBio’s low carbon feedstock coupled with Honeywell’s SAF experience will assist decarbonize air journey,” stated Barry Glickman, vp, common supervisor, Honeywell Sustainable Know-how Options. “Our superior ETJ course of is ready-now and builds upon Honeywell’s close to twenty years’ expertise in renewable fuels. Honeywell’s renewable fuels options, together with ETJ, incorporate built-in, modular designs, that allow producers like GranBio to construct new SAF capability greater than a yr sooner than is feasible with conventional building approaches.”
GranBio’s AVAP goals to allow worldwide web zero SAF manufacturing by using considerable, low-cost biomass feedstocks and diversification of revenue streams by value-added merchandise past SAF, offering vital price benefit as in comparison with different SAF producers.
GranBio’s subsidiary AVAPCO was chosen by the U.S. Division of Vitality to obtain an $80M grant to assist the demonstration plant that may produce ~2 million gallons per yr of SAF upon start-up in 2026.
Honeywell now presents options throughout a variety of feedstocks to fulfill the quickly rising demand for renewable fuels, together with SAF. Along with Honeywell UOP Ecofining™, Honeywell’s renewable fuels portfolio consists of ethanol to jet expertise and the lately introduced Honeywell UOP eFining™, which converts inexperienced hydrogen and carbon dioxide into eFuels.
Honeywell lately dedicated to realize carbon neutrality in its operations and amenities by 2035. This dedication builds on the corporate’s observe document of sharply decreasing the greenhouse gasoline depth of its operations and amenities in addition to its decades-long historical past of innovation to assist its clients meet their environmental and social targets. About 60% of Honeywell’s 2022 new product introduction analysis and growth funding was directed towards ESG-oriented outcomes for purchasers.2
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) delivers industry-specific options that embrace aerospace services and products; management applied sciences for buildings and {industry}; and efficiency supplies globally. Our applied sciences assist plane, buildings, manufacturing vegetation, provide chains, and staff turn out to be extra linked to make our world smarter, safer, and extra sustainable. For extra information and data on Honeywell, please go to www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
About GranBio
GranBio Applied sciences is a U.S.-based subsidiary of GranBio, a Brazilian industrial biotechnology firm, that creates options to remodel biomass into renewable merchandise that handle the world’s hardest-to-abate sectors
