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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), General (23A), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Bruce S. Dien
USDA-ARS NCAUR
Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone Number: (309) 681-6270
Email: Bruce.Dien@ars.usda.gov

Co-Chair:
David R. Shonnard
Michigan Technological University
Department of Chemical Engineering
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931
Fax Number: 906-487-3213
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu


Papers:
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