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Tim Eggeman
Chief Technology
Officer, Founder,
ZeaChem Inc.
Lakewood, CO, USA
Bioconversion Advances
Monday, September 13, 2010
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Abstract:
Increased emphasis
is being placed on
renewable,
sustainable,
domestic forms of
energy, including
transportation fuels
and bio-based
chemicals, at
national, state and
local levels.
Successful
deployment of
alternative
solutions to
petroleum-based
liquid fuels and
chemicals is
dependent upon
technical, economic
and environmental
factors.
ZeaChem Inc. has
developed a hybrid
cellulose-based
biorefinery platform
capable of producing
advanced biofuels
and bio-based
chemicals. This new
approach provides
significant
technological,
economic and
environmental
advantages compared
to other, current
biorefining
processes.
ZeaChem’s cellulosic
fuel and chemical
technology is
differentiated by a
number of key
elements:
1. The hybrid
process –
incorporating
biochemical and
thermochemical
processes – delivers
the highest
theoretical yield of
any biorefinery
technology, a 40%
advantage.
2. Use of proven
technology and
process components
and a naturally
occurring organism
that does not
produce CO2 during
fermentation.
3. Focus on
sustainable,
dedicated energy
crops and the
technical ability of
feedstock
flexibility allows
for geographic
diversity of
biorefinery
locations.
4. Product
flexibility of
cellulosic biofuels
and bio-based
chemicals production
to meet market
demand for a wide
range of renewable
products.
ZeaChem has started
construction on a
250,000 GPY
cellulosic
biorefinery in
Boardman, Oregon.
This facility,
partially funded
through a $25
million US DOE
Integrated
Biorefinery grant,
is expected to be
operational in 2011.
Biography
Tim is an expert
chemical process
modeler and is a
co-inventor of the
ZeaChem process.
Prior to founding
ZeaChem, Tim was an
independent
consultant serving
clients in the
biofuels, syngas and
Fischer-Tropsch
areas. He was
Process Development
Manager at Chronopol,
where he supervised
a group that
developed
manufacturing
technology to
produce
biodegradable
plastics based on
polylactic acid. He
also served as
Process Design
Engineer with the
C.W. Nofsinger
Company, where he
worked on projects
in the
pharmaceutical,
specialty chemical,
corn wet milling,
corn dry milling,
and petroleum
industries. Tim has
numerous patents, a
Ph.D. and M.S. in
Chemical Engineering
from the University
of Kansas, and a
B.S. in Chemical
Engineering from
University of
Illinois. He is a
licensed
Professional
Engineer.
