Optimization and Scale Up of Origin Materials' Process to Produce Terephthalic acid, 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid and Hydrothermal Carbon

起源材料加拿大聚酯有限公司（OMC），是一个加拿大实体起源材料总部设在萨克拉门托，加利福尼亚州。起源材料成立于2008年，是世界领先的负碳材料公司，其使命是使世界向可持续材料过渡。2017年，OMC开始在安大略省萨尼亚运营一家研发试点工厂，并开始建设首个示范规模的设施（OM1），该设施将产生数千吨材料。为了减少和解决材料制造过程中的排放问题，任何新产品都必须是负碳的，足够灵活，能够改变许多行业，并且在经济上可持续。Origin的碳效率专利工艺将生物质中的C-6纤维素转化为两种主要的副产品：氯甲基糠醛（CMF）和水热碳（HTC）。该项目的主要目标是与兰姆顿学院合作，为OMC试点工厂当前和未来的运营提供分析支持。中试工厂重点研发对苯二甲酸（TA）、呋喃二甲酸（FDCA）等中间体产品。Origin将使用其专有技术生产TA， Origin从TA中生产FDCA是实验性的，该项目中所做的分析反馈将大力支持该材料的研究和开发。生产高质量的FDCA将使Origin能够将新材料推向市场；它可以作为表面活性剂和环氧树脂出售给未来的客户，与TA结合生产100%生物基聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET），或者通过聚合生产聚呋喃酸乙二醇酯（PEF）。这种协作将通过提供快速周转的分析数据来缩短数据处理时间。这些数据将有助于了解化学反应的各种情况。获得分析数据的速度的提高将大大降低公司的成本，缩短商业化的时间表。确保在OMC的两个地点都创造出高质量的产品，将有助于Origin吸引新客户并确保创造就业机会。它还将减少温室气体排放。Origin计划在2023年产生6000万美元的收入，2024年产生1.2亿美元的收入。

Origin Materials Canada Polyesters Limited (OMC), is a Canadian entity of Origin Materials based in Sacramento, California. Origin Materials, founded in 2008, is the world's leading carbon-negative materials company with a mission to enable the world's transition to sustainable materials. In 2017, OMC began operating a research and development pilot plant in Sarnia, Ontario, and began construction of a first-of-a-kind demonstration-scale facility (OM1) that will generate thousands of tons of materials.To reduce and solve the emission problems from the creation of materials, any new product must be carbon-negative, flexible enough to transform many industries, and economically sustainable. Origin's carbon-efficient, patented process converts C-6 cellulose in biomass into two major co-products: chloromethyl furfural (CMF) and hydrothermal carbon (HTC). The main objective of this project with Lambton College will provide analytical support to the current and future operations at OMC's pilot plant. The pilot plant has a focus on the research and development of intermediate products such as terephthalic acid (TA) and Furandicarboxylic Acid (FDCA). Origin will produce TA using their proprietary technology, and production of FDCA from TA by Origin is experimental and feedback from the analyses done in this project will heavily support the research and development of this material. The production of high-quality FDCA would allow Origin to bring new material to the market; it can be sold as-is to future clients for use as surfactants and epoxy resins, combined with TA to produce a 100% bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or it could undergo polymerization to create polyethylene furanoate (PEF). This collaboration will improve data processing time by providing analytical data with a quick turnaround. This data will help inform the various conditions of the chemical reactions. The increased speed of obtaining analytic data will significantly reduce the cost to the company and shorten the timeline for commercialization. Ensuring a high-quality product is being created at both OMC locations will help Origin to attract new clients and secure job creation. It will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Origin projects to generate $60M USD of revenue in 2023 and $120M USD in revenue in 2024.