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Reception in the
Champlain Room
Join us in welcoming our international colleagues with a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. This will be an ideal time to get acquainted, network with old friends and make new ones.
Note for NYS Engineers - Tuesday is eligible for 6 contact hours and Wednesday is eligible for 5 contact hours. Certain Keynote sessions and the Forest Biorefinery track (session C) will be reviewed for PDHs - see agenda notes in the program.
PLEASE sign in for these sessions in the meeting rooms to receive your certificate in the mail after the event.
Tuesday, October 6th |
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Conference Session |
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7:30 a.m. Lobby |
Registration and Continental Breakfast Displays will be open. |
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8:00 Grand Ballroom |
Welcome and Opening Remarks in Grand Ballroom Matthew J. Driscoll, Mayor of the City of Syracuse Dr. Cornelius Murphy, President, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
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8:30 Grand Ballroom |
The Sustainable Biofuels Consensus in Grand Ballroom - PDH Eligible Dr. Sergio C. Trindade, International consultant on energy, environment and technology-based business and Science and Technology Director of International Fuel Technology, Inc. and co-laureate of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). |
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9:25 Grand Ballroom |
Recent Development of Biorefinery in China in Grand Ballroom - PDH Eligible Dr. Tianwei Tan, Dean of College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical and Technology |
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| 10:20 | Break View dislays in the Grand Ballroom Foyer |
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| Concurrent Sessions | Lignin Sessions in Champlain Room Judy Jamefeld, Session Chair Xinshu Zhuang, Co-chair |
Chemical Processing I Sessions in Adams Basin J.Y. Zhu, Session Chair Lu Lin, Co-Chair |
Forest Biorefinery III Sessions in Superior Room - - PDH Eligible G. Ronald Brown, session Chair Virginie Chambost, Co-chair |
| 10:30 | 1A: Value-added Engineered New Biomaterials from the Coproducts and Byproductsof Biofuel Industries: Opportunities and Challenges M. Misra, School of Engineering and Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph |
1B: Fractional Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Chemical Modification of Hemicelluloses from Lignocellulosic Materials Run-Cang Sun, Institute of Biomass Chemistry and Technology, Beijing Forestry University
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1C: Forest Biorefinery Paul Stuart and Virginie Chambost, NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair in Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique |
| 11:00 | 2A: Utilization opportunities for biorefinery lignins Jairo H. Lora, Alfred Abächerli, Pierre Bono and Stéphane Lepifre, Granit Recherche Développement SA, Lausanne |
2B: Fractionation of Major Wood Polymers by Carboxymethylation Shang-Nien Chien, Mitsuru Aoyagi, Thomas Amidon and Yuan-Zong Lai, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, Empire State Paper Research Institute, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
2C: The Impact of Hot-water Extraction and Wood Fuel Pellets T.E. Amidon and Joel Howard, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
| 11:25 | 3A: Lignin in the hot-water extract of sugar maple –isolation, characterization and potential use Mangesh J. Goundalkar, Biljana Bujanovic, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
3B: Production of High Concentration Fermentable Sugars by Fed-batch Enzymatic Hydrolysis Maohua Yang, Wangliang Li, Qiang Li, Binbin Liu, Jianmin Xing, National Key laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China |
3C: MCDM methodology for the selection of FBR products and product families Matty Janssen, Virginie Chambost, Paul R. Stuart Department of Chemical Engineering École polytechnique de Montréal, Canada |
| 11:50 | 4A: Structural Features and Applications of Lignophenols – A Novel Lignin Polymer Hao Ren and Yuan-Zhong Lai, Thomas E. Amidon, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, New York, Mie University, Japan |
4B: Low-cost fermentation grade glucose from corn-based biorefineries Dr. Stephan Freyer, Dr. Matthias Boy and Dr. Burkhard Ernst, Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Biotechnology, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
4C:Forest Biorefineries: Feedstock Issues Joel Howard and T.E. Amidon Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering SUNY ESF |
12:15 p.m. Harbor Ballroom |
Lunch Biorefineries and Development of Emerging Economies - Conflict or Confluence? Suzanne Hunt, Biofuels Project Manager, World Watch Institute |
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1:40 Grand Ballroom |
Biofuels: Unlocking the Potential Jennifer Holmgren, Director of Renewable Energy and Chemicals, UOP LLC |
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| Concurrent Sessions | Cellulose Conversion Sessions in Champlain Room Jairo H. Lora, Session Chair Jianan Zhang, Co-Chair |
Pretreatment I Sessions- Adams Basin Run-Can Sun, Session Chair M. Mishra, Co-Chair |
Fermentation I Sessions- Superior Room Virginie Chambost, Session Chair |
| 2:40 | 5A: Clean Conversion to fermentable glucose from wheat straw Yong Sun, Lu Lin, Shijie Liu, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, College of Medicine and Life Science, Nanjing University of Technology, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
5B: Key Technical Barriers in Biochemical Conversion of Forest Biomass J.Y. Zhu, X.J. Pan, Gleisner, W.Y. Zhu, U.S. Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI, USA; 2 Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin |
5C: Evolution of a xylose transporter from Zymomonas mobilis Chuan Ren, Jingqing Zhang, Tingjian Chen, Zhanglin Lin, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University |
| 3:10 | 6A: High solid loading enzymatic hydrolysis of cassava-ethanol manufactory waste residues Xingxing Ma, Xu Zhang*, Tianwei Tan (Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China) |
6B: An investigation of rice straw hydrolysis with hot liquid water
Zhuang Xin-shu, Yuan Zhen-hong, Xu Jing- liang, Zhu Shunni, Qi Wei, Wu Chuang-zhi, Ma Longlong, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate |
6C: Study on the radiation |
| 3:35 | 7A: Characterization of Medium Density Graduate Students Vikram Yadama1, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering,1 Washington State University, Pullman, WA Thomas E. Amidon2, Professor and Director of the Empire State paper Research Institute and the Biorefinery Research Institute, 2State University of New York, Syracuse, NY |
7B: Out of the Box Carbon Feedstocks for José Meléndez and Paul R. Stuart, NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair in Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique |
7C: Cloning and Characterization of a Xylanase, KRICT PX1 from the In Taek Hwang, Hee Kyung Lim, Ha Young Song, Soo Jin Cho, Jong-San Chang, and No-Joong Park, Biorefinery Research Center, Green Chemistry Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology |
| 4:00 | 8A:
Ethylene Production from Bioethanol by Dehydration with a Novel Fe2O3/SO42- Solid Superacid Zeolite Catalyst
Yang Xie, Keke Cheng, Jianan Zhang, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University |
8B: Effect of Hot-Water Extraction on Alkaline Pulping of Bagasse Yichao Lei, Shijie Liu, Jiang Li, Mingjie Chen, Chuanyang Li and Pawei Jian, State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou |
8C: Bioethanol Fermentation by Tingjun Liu1, 2, Lu Lin1, Zhijie Sun2, Ruofei Hu1, 2, Thomas E. Amidon2 and Shijie Liu1, 2* 1 State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510641, P. R. China; 2 Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA |
| 4:25 | Break Visit displays in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. |
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| Concurrent Sessions | Biodiesel I Sessions in Champlain Room Bin Liang, Session Chair |
Pretreatment II Sessions in Adams Basin Yonghao Ni, Session Chair |
Fermentation II Sessions in Superior Room Lu Lin, Session Chair |
| 4:35 | 9A: Application of Solid Catalysts to the Transesterification of Vegetable Oil to Produce Biodiesel Bin Liang, Shuli Yan, Houfang Lu, Guangxin Wang, Ying Yang, Lihan Jiang, Yuxiu Wu, College Dean of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University |
9B: Variation of enzyme adsorption and surface morphology of Liriodendron tulipifera by dilute acid pretreatment Byeong-Cheol Min, Bon-Wook Koo, Nahyun Park, Hoon Kim, In-Gyu Choi, Dept. of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University |
9C: Key Technologies and
Chen Hongzhang, Qiu Weihua, |
| 5:05 | 10A: Influence of preparation procedure on the structure and performance of Ca-La metal oxide catalysts for oil transesterification Shuli Yan, Siddharth Mohan, Manhoe Kim, Steven O. Salley, John Wilson, K. Y. Simon Ng, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Wayne State University |
10B: Bioethanol Production in an Integrated Forest Biorefinery – Technology Identification Under Uncertainty
Eemeli Hytönen and Paul R. Stuart, NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair, Department of Chemical |
10C: Expression of the Trichoderma reesei b-xylosidase gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Guoce Yu, Shinichi Yano, Hiroyuki Inoue, Akinori Matsushika, Xu Fang, Shigeki Sawayama Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University |
| 5:30 | 11A: Strength properties of kraft pulp produced from hot-water extracted wood chips within the biorefinery Asif Hasan and Biljana Bujanovic SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forest |
11B: Effect of Aqueous Ammonia Soaking to Chemical Compositional Changes and Enzymatic Saccharification of Hybrid Poplar Soo-Jeong Shin and Jong-Moon Park, Chungbuk National University |
11C: Effect of Nitrogen on Ethanol Production from Concentrated Sweet Sorghum Juice Jianliang Yu, Jing Zhong, Xu Zhang, Tianwei Tan, Beijing Key Lab of Bioprocess, College of Biology Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China |
| 5:55 | 12A: Chemical and Physical
Yilong Ren, Adam Harvey, Rabitah Zakaria, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, University of Newcastle upon Tyne |
12B: Lignin Distribution in Cell Walls of Salix gordejecii Dr. Feng Xu, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China |
12C: 3-hydroxypropionic acid FAN Wei-wei*, YUAN Qi-peng, City Key Laboratory of Biologic Process, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China |
6:20 pm 6:40 pm |
Evening Banquet in Grand Ballroom Bridging from Biorefinery Technology to A Commercial Business Success, Panel Co-Chairs: Paul Stuart & Tom Amidon
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| 8:30 pm |
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Wednesday, October 7th |
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Time Room |
Conference Session and Room |
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7:30 a.m. Lobby |
Check-in and Continental Breakfast Displays will be open. |
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8:00 Grand Ballroom |
Biorefinery Technology Development Pathways in Forest Products Industry Dr. G. Ronald Brown, Executive Director of Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance, American Forest & Paper Association |
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8:55 Grand Ballroom |
Lignocellulosic Biomass Refineries: the Reality of Limited Feedstock Availability and the Challenge of Low Cost Production of "Upgradable" Homogeneous Intermediates Esteban Chornet, Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke |
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| 9:50 | Break Visit displays in the Grand Ballroom Foyer. |
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| Concurrent Sessions | Synergetic Biodiesel II Sessions in Champlain Room Bin Liang, Session Chair |
Byproducts I Sessions in Adams Basin M. Mishra, Session Chair |
Forest Biorefinery III Sessions in Superior Room - PDH Eligible Joel Howard, Session Chair |
| 10:05 | 13A: Biodiesel production from algae by supercritical methanol and Prafulla Patil, Shuguang Deng, Peter Lammers, Isaac Rhodes and Nirmala |
13B: The mode of cycle economy utilization in stalk—the technique system of clean production by the co-production of pulp and organic fertilizer Zhang Xiao-Yong, Mo Hai-Tao, Xiao Chuan-xu, Li Zuo-Hu, State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
13C: Wood Extract Processing via Hydrolysis and NF-Membrane S. Liu, T.E. Amidon, C.D. Wood, R. Hu, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
| 10:35 | 14A: A Systematic Test of Manufacturing Property-improved Biodiesel Coupled with Butanol Extractive Fermentation Zhongping Shi, Xin Ma, Haojie Feng, and Shumin Zhang, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University |
14B: Removal of Hemicellulose from Mixed Hardwood Chips in the Pre- hydrolysis Kraft Dissolving Pulp Production Process
Haiming Li, Abrar Saeed, Yonghao Ni, and Adriaan van Heiningen, Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of |
14C: Conversion of Wood Extract Hydrolysate to Butanol, Ethanol and PHA S. Liu, Z. Sun, T. Liu, A. Shupe, L. Fitzgerald, T.E. Amidon, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
| 11:00 | 15A: Evaluation of Three Sorghum Varieties as Biorefinery Feedstock Luís C. Duarte1, Talita Silva-Fernandes1, Nuno Pinheiro2, Armindo Costa2, Benvindo Maçãs2, Florbela Carvalheiro1, Francisco M. Gírio1 1Unidade de Bioenergia, LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar, 22, 1649-038 Lisboa, Portugal 2INRB - Estação Nacional de Melhoramento de Plantas, Apartado 67350-951 Elvas, Portugal |
15B: Experimental study and simulation on dimethyl ether production from biomass gasification Jie Chang, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology |
15C: Economics of SUNY-ESF Biorefinery T.E. Amidon and C.D. Wood, Department of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
| 11:25 | 16A: The Research of Producing Fuel Ethanol from Biomass
Zhao, Caiyun, Guan, Dongming, and Wang, Yijing, China University of Mining and technology, Beijing, Chinese Institute of Food and Fermentation Industry |
16B: Improving enzymatic Soo-Jeong Shin, Chungbuk National University |
16C: Biorefinery implementation for production increase and fossil fuel replacement: Case study at a semi-chemical pulp mill Hakim Ghezzaz, Luc Pelletier and Paul Stuart, ESERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair École polytechnique de Montréal; Norampac division of Cascades Canada Inc |
| 11:50 | 17A: Screening of High Yield Bacterium of the Jerusalem Artichoke’s Ethanol Fermentation
Guan Dongming, Luo Fang, Guo |
17B: Construction of an engineered |
17C: Studying the consequence of Mahasta Ranjbar, Réjean Samson, Paul R. Stuart, École Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
12:15 p.m. Harbor Ballroom |
Lunch Getting Biochemicals Out to Marketplace Dr. Jacquelyn-Danielle McNutt, Executive Director, Center for Paper Business and Industry Studies |
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| 1:30 | Closing Address in Harbor Ballroom Dr. Thomas Amidon, Chair, International Biorefinery Conference 2009 |
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| 2:00 | Visit ESF Biorefinery Pilot | ||
| 4:00 | Program End | ||