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Sustainable Biorefineries Plenary Session (Invited Papers)


Description:
Visionary 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.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
Bioengineering (15c), Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)


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

Co-Chair:
Bruce S. Dien

Papers:
Reimagining Agriculture to Accommodate Large Scale Energy Production
Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State University; Lee R. Lynd, Dartmouth College; Tom L. Richard, The Pennsylvania State University; Robert P. Anex, Iowa State University; Mark Laser, Dartmouth College; Bryan D. Bals, Michigan State University
Catalytic Conversion of Sugars to Conventional Liquid Fuels
Randy Cortright, Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
See more of this Group/Topical: Sustainable Engineering Forum