Development Programs
Phase I Program
Clients working with PureVision will choose a cellulosic feedstock and engage PureVision to identify a specific processing regime to convert specific biomass into targeted materials, such as sugars, furfural, lignin, levulinic acid, etc. One of the primary focuses of the Phase I Program is to identify a specific chemistry and processing regime to convert the selected biomass into the targeted material(s). From the start, PureVision will provide the client with a well-defined roadmap with regards to providing access to or licensing certain technologies to the client. The Phase I work is accomplished at bench scale at the company’s Ft. Lupton headquarters utilizing PureVision’s small reactor. Approximately 25 kilos (dry weight) of the specific biomass will be used during the Phase I Program. Biomass conversion data generated during Phase I will be used to develop process and economic modeling data that will be used to estimate the capital costs, operating costs and return on investment of a commercial-scale biorefinery. PureVision will provide the client with conversion and modeling data in a Phase I Final Report. The Phase I Program will typically take 6-8 months to complete.Phase II Program
Once the specific chemistry and processing regime is determined during the Phase I Program, PureVision will supply the client with a detailed scope of work and costing to complete a Phase II Program. Phase II will utilize PureVision’s ½-ton per day reactor that is also located at its headquarters. Approximately 50 tonnes (dry weight) of the specific biomass will be used during the Phase II Program. Biomass conversion data generated during Phase II will be used to update process and economic modeling data previously generated during Phase I. During Phase II, barrel size quantities of product (sugars, etc.) will be delivered to third parties for evaluation and conversion into industrial or consumer products. At the end of the Phase II Program, PureVision will provide the client with revised conversion and modeling data along with preliminary design and engineering data with cost estimates to develop, build, shakedown and operate a commercial-scale biorefinery in a Phase II Final Report. The Phase II program will typically take 8-12 months to complete.Phase III Program
Depending on the desired scale, the specific process and the product targets, Phase III can either be a commercial-scale biorefinery installation or a fully integrated demonstration-scale biorefinery project. With the former, the preliminary design and engineering data generated and as part of the Phase II Final Report will be used to engage a third-party EPC contractor to provide a detailed engineering package to build out the biorefinery. Phase III will include developing the final engineering package, procurement, construction, shakedown and operation of a commercial-scale biorefinery. It is estimated that a typical Phase III project will be designed to process between 10 and 25 dry tonnes of cellulosic biomass per day.Phase III might also be the last scale-up step before building a Phase IV large commercial-scale biorefinery. In this case, an estimated 20-25 dry tonnes per day biorefinery will be built out and operated during the Phase III Program in order to develop the design specifications to build and operate a large biorefinery. At the end of the Phase III Program, PureVision will provide the client with revised conversion and modeling data along with preliminary design and engineering data with cost estimates to develop, build, shakedown and operate a commercial-scale biorefinery in a Phase III Final Report. The Phase III program will typically take 12-18 months to complete.