Agenda with Abstracts and Presentations
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.:
Registration/Social Hour
6:45 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.:
Breakfast and Welcome
Conference Registration
Plenary Session: Biorefinery Concepts for Chemicals and Products
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.:
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Timothy Rials (University of Tennessee)
8:00 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.:
Re-defining recalcitrance: a multi-scale, multi-factor and conversion-specific property of biomass
Maureen McCann (Purdue University)
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8:35 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.:
Sustainable conversion of lignin to value-added chemicals, thermoplastics, and fuels
Mahdi Abu-Omar (University of California, Santa Barbara)
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9:10 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.:
Acrylonitrile production from biomass for renewable carbon fiber applications
Gregg Beckham (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.:
Coffee Break
10:15 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.:
The pros and cons of 1st versus 2nd generation carbohydrates as biorefinery feedstock
Ed de Jong (Avantium)
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10:50 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.:
Bacterial enzymes for lignin degradation: production of aromatic chemicals from lignocellulose
Timothy Bugg (University of Warwick)
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11:25 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.:
Development of advanced biofuels and biomass conversion technologies at the joint bioenergy institute
Blake Simmons (Joint BioEnergy Institute)
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12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.:
Lunch
The U.S. Department of Energy’s bioenergy program: growing a billion ton bioeconomy
Alison Goss Eng (DOE)
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Session 2A: Catalytic Conversion of Lignin and Carbohydrates – I
1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.:
New fine chemical building blocks from lignin via stabilisation of reactive intermediates from the C-2 acidolysis pathway
Johannes de Vries (University of Groningen)
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1:55 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.:
Catalyst development for new and ‘drop-in’ chemicals from the carbohydrate fraction of biomass
Pieter Bruijnincx (Utrecht University)
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2:20 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.:
A biorefinery approach to produce biobased FDCA and MEG, the building blocks for the next generation polyester PEF
Ed de Jong (Avantium)
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2:45 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.:
Levulinic acid oxidation as a strategy for the production of maleic anhydride
Jesse Bond (Syracuse University)
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3:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.:
Flash Talks
Quantitative depolymerization of uncondensed technical lignin at 120 °C with supported nickel catalysts
Li Shuai (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Catalytic reductive fractionation: effects of acidic and alkaline additives
Tom Renders (KU Leuven)
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3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.:
Coffee Break
3:40 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.:
Catalytic approaches to complex molecules from carbohydrate biomass
Michel Gagné (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
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4:05 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.:
Biomass valorization: making molecules we need through heterogeneous catalysis
Raul Lobo (University of Delaware)
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4:30 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.:
Chemical-catalytic approaches to the production of renewable fuels and monomers via 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF)
Mark Mascal (University of California, Davis)
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4:55 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.:
Mechanistic modeling of the (bio)conversion of (bio)macromolecules
Linda Broadbelt (Northwestern University)
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5:20 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.:
Computational studies of catalysts for oxygen pulping of wood
Thomas Elder (USDA-Forest Service,Southern Research Station)
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Session 2B: Biobased Chemicals and Materials
1:30 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.:
Next-generation block polymers from renewable resources
Mark Hillmyer (University of Minnesota)
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1:55 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.:
Stabilization with formaldehyde facilitates the high-yield production of monomers from lignin during integrated biomass depolymerization
Jeremy Luterbacher (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
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2:20 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.:
Integrated approaches in dealing with dilute heterogeneous biomass sources for the production of chemicals
Elinor Scott (Wageningen University)
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2:45 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.:
Electrocatalytic processing of biorenewables for generation of electricity, chemicals and fuels
Wenzhen Li (Iowa State University)
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3:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.:
Flash Talks
Production of medium chain fatty acids from grass
Way Khor (Ghent University)
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Two-step enzymatic conversion of algal triacylglycerides to hydrocarbons
Jennifer Greenstein (North Carolina State University
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3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.:
Coffee Break
3:40 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.:
An overview of the role of ligno-nanocellulosics in the biorefinery concept
Maria Soledad Peresin (Auburn University)
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4:05 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.:
The use of bioderived molecular building blocks for the simultaneous production of fuels and chemicals
Andrew Sutton (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
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4:30 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.:
Pretreatment of cellulosic biomass by glycol-functionalized ionic liquids and aqueous ionic liquids
Hua Zhao (Savannah State University)
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4:55 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.:
Production of advanced biofuels for blending into jet and diesel fuels via furanic intermediates
David Johnson (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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5:20 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.:
Use of lignin based carbons for energy storage applications
David Harper (The University of Tennessee)
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6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.: Social Hour
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.:
Breakfast
Session 3A: Catalytic Conversion of Lignin and Carbohydrates – II
8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.:
Catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of organosolv lignin using NiFeB nano alloys
Steve Chmely (The University of Tennessee)
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8:25 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.:
Effective metal catalyzed oxidative pretreatment of woody biomass
Eric Hegg (Michigan State University)
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8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.:
From lab to market: designing a cost model for catalyst scaling
Frederick Baddour (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.:
Catalytic reductive fractionation of woody biomass
Wouter Schutyser (KU Leuven)
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9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.:
Flash Talks
Production of soluble and hydrolyzable carbohydrates from biomass using THF/water co-solvent in the presence of acid catalyst
Arpa Ghosh (Iowa State University)
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Towards specific description of autohydrolyzed lignin’s chemical structures
Robert Narron (North Carolina State University
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9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.:
Coffee Break
10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.:
Development of novel nitrogenous base-tethered Cobalt-Schiff base complexes for the selective catalytic cleavage of lignin
Rebecca Key (The University of Tennessee)
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10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.:
Catalytic conversion of lignin in ionic liquids via catalysis and biocatalysis
Jian Shi (University of Kentucky)
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11:10 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.:
Automating the assessment of renewable feedstock conversion kinetics
Joris Thybaut (Ghent University)
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11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.:
Conversion-ready feedstocks for biorefining
Richard Hess (Idaho National Laboratory)
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Session 3B: Advanced Biomass Characterization
8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.:
Exploring phenolic and polysaccharides compounds in lignocellulosic biomaterials
Laurene Tetard (University of Central Florida)
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8:25 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.:
Molecular mechanisms driving biomass deconstruction
Loukas Petridis (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.:
Non-linear optical spectroscopy study of plant cell walls – New opportunities and challenges
Seong Kim (Pennsylvania State University)
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9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.:
The impact of alterations in lignin deposition on cellulose organization of the plant cell wall
Lee Makowski (Northeastern University)
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9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.:
Flash Talks
Fractionation and characterization of lignin streams from engineered switchgrass
Enshi Liu (University of Kentucky)
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Tin beta zeolite for regioselective Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of lignin model compounds
John Jennings (University of Kentucky
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9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.:
Coffee Break
10:20 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.:
Correlating laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and neutron activation analysis (NAA) for resolving the spatial variation in the Populus trichocarpa leaf ionome
Madhavi Martin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
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10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.:
Impact of blending corn stover, switchgrass, and MSW grass on biochemical conversion performance and feedstock cost
Allison Ray (Idaho National Laboratory)
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11:10 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.:
Structural model of plant cellulose synthase and cellulose synthase complex
Abhishek Singh (North Carolina State University)
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11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.:
Unlocking the secrets to lignin conversion
Marcus Foston (Washington University in St. Louis)
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Afternoon
Lunch on your own/Free time until poster session
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.:
Round Table
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.:
Poster Session
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.:
Conference Dinner
Keynote speaker: Bruce Dale (Michigan State University)
Bioenergy and biofuels: getting to very large scale – sustainability
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7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.:
Breakfast
Session 4A: Thermochemical Transformations of Biomass
800 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.:
A facile route to nanostructured metal phosphide catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation of bio-oil compounds
Susan Habas (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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8:25 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.:
Bio-oil refining: challenges and opportunities
Manuel Garcia-Perez (Washington State University)
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8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.:
Chemicals and high octane hydrocarbons produced from bio-dimethyl ether using a copper modified zeolite
Jesse Hensley (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.:
Catalytic properties of molybdenum-based bimetallic phosphides for deoxygenation reactions of phenolic model compounds
Jason Hicks (University of Notre Dame)
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9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.:
Coffee Break
10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.:
Computational and experimental studies of metal-doped zeolites in catalytic fast pyrolysis
Seonah Kim (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.:
Polymeric bio-resins based on fast pyrolysis bio-oil
Maria Auad (Auburn University)
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11:25 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.:
From catalyst design to technology validation: the role of model compound and whole biomass vapor experiments in catalytic fast pyrolysis research and development
Joshua Schaidle (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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Session 4B: Biochemical Transformations of Biomass
8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m.:
Biocatalysis in the brown rot fungi
Barry Goodell (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
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8:25 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.:
Light-driven enzymatic degradation of lignocellulose
Benedikt Möllers (University of Copenhagen)
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8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.:
Artificial cellulase type ionic liquid catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis
Ananda Amarasekara (Prairie View A&M University)
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9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.:
Lignin depolymerization by fungal secretomes is enhanced with a bacterial sink
Davinia Salvachua (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.:
Coffee Break
10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.:
Direct conversion of plant biomass to ethanol by engineered Caldicellulosiruptor bescii
Janet Westpheling (University of Georgia)
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10:35 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.:
Production of xylitol from biomass using an inhibitor-tolerant fungal strain
Nancy Nichols (National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
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11:00 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.:
Co-production of ethanol and xylose from woody biomass
Shijie Liu (State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry)
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11:25 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.:
Scalable methods for recovery of carboxylic acids from fermentation broth
Eric Karp (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
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11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.:
Box Lunch
