Preliminary Program subject to change
T4008 Sustainable Biorefineries Plenary Session Invited Papers
OverviewVisionary talks (invited) will outline commercial, governmental, or academic efforts to advance multi-product biorefineries. Topics likely to be addressed include: development or improvement -- including conceptual analysis and life cycle assessments -- of renewable feedstocks-based multiproduct biorefineries, i.e., based on starch or oil crops and/or lignocellulosic biomass; development of enabling catalytic and/or separative processes; discovery or development of enabling enzyme or fermentative/microbial technologies or bio-based materials.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair

David N. Thompson
Idaho National Laboratory
Biological Sciences Department
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203
Phone Number: (208) 526-3977
Fax Number: (208) 526-0828
Email: david.thompson@inl.gov

CoChair

Bruce S. Dien
USDA-ARS NCAUR
Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit
1815 N. University St.
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone Number: (309) 681-6270
Email: dienb@ncaur.usda.gov
Biofuels and Biobased Products – Making Them Competitive and Sustainable
Robert L. Fireovid, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Room 4-2166, 5601 Sunnyside Ave, GWCC-BLTSVL, Beltsville, MD 20705
Strategic Assessment of Prospective Biomass-to-Biofuel (B2B) Conversion Processes
Gregory Stephanopoulos, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 56-469C, Cambridge, MA 02139
Sustainable Production of Liquid Transportation Fuels from Biomass - from Fields to Wheels
Paul F. Bryan, Chevron Technology Ventures LLC, Richmond Research Center, 100 Chevron Way, Richmond, CA 94802, CA 94802
Second Generation Biofuels and Biochemicals: An Industry Perspective
Todd A. Werpy, Paul Bloom and Michael Pacheco, Archer Daniels Midland, 1001 N. Brush College Rd., Decatur, IL 62521
Cellulose-to-Ethanol Technology: An Update from Iogen
Glenn D. Munkvold, Iogen Corporation, 310 Hunt Club Road East, Ottawa, ON K1V1C1, Canada

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries