RRB5 Program
The conference program (version of June 8th, 2009) can be downloaded here.
8.00–9.15 Registration
9.15–09.30 Official opening of RRB5 – Christian Stevens – Wim Soetaert, Ghent University, BE
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Plenary Session 1
Chair: Wim Soetaert , Ghent University, BE
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9.30 – 10.05 Jack Huttner, Dupont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, USA Integrated Biorefinery Development: technology is the least of it
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10.05 – 10.40 Andreas Pilzecker, EU Commission, BE Biomass – The EU perspective
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10.40-11.15 Willy De Greef, EuropaBio, BE Realising the Dream of the Bio-Based Economy: The Need for Feed
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11.15–11.45 Coffee Break
11.45–13.15 Sessions 2A and B (Parallel)
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Session 2A Bioprocesses and Bioref ineries
Chair: Johan Sanders, Wageningen University, NL
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Session 2B Industrial Fermentations
Chair: Ka-Yiu San, Rice University, TX, USA
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11.45-12.15 Wouter Huijgen, ENCN, Petten, NL Organosolv-based Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Co-Production of Fuels and Chemicals within a Biorefinery
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11.45-12.15 Thomas Hirth, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Oberhausen, DE Integration of biotechnological and chemical processes for the synthesis of biobased products. |
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12.15-12.45 Lew Christopher, Center for Bioprocessing R&D,South Dakota, USA Challenges and pportunities in the developmnt of integrated forest biorefineries
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12.15-12.45 Kerry Burton, The University of Warwick, UK
Microbial breakdown of plant wastes in a solid-state biorefinery
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12.45-13.15 Annita Westenbroek , Centre of Competence Paper and Board, Arnhem, NL Fibre cascading- Opportunities for agro-forest biorefineries
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12.45-13.15 Ka-Yiu San, Rice University, Houston, USA Production of fatty acid/polyketide like chemicals from biorenewables |
13.15–14.30 Lunch + Poster Session
Wednesday afternoon, June 10th 2009
14.30–15.30 Sessions 3A and 3B ( Parallel)
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Session 3A Thermochemical processing of biomass
Chair: Wolter Prins, Ghent University, BE |
Session 3B Biocatalysis
Chair:Wim Soetaert, Ghent University, BE
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14.30-15.00 Norbert Kuipers, TNO, Apeldoorn, NL
Production of high quality bio-oil by catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass
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14.30-15.00 Jonathan Mielenz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,Oak Ridge, USA Overcoming the Recalcitrance of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Goal of the U.S. BioEnergy Science Center (BESC)
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15.00-15.30 Jens Born, Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, DE Systematic Evaluation of Simple and Robust Procedures for a Unified Pretreatment of all Kinds of Lignocellulosic Biomasses to Increase Digestibility
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15.00-15.30 Patricia Ntarima, Ghent University, BE
A Comparative Kinetic Study of the Family 3 ß-Glucosidases from Hypocrea jecorina and their Effect on Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysis
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15.30–16.00 Coffee Break
16.00–17.30 Sessions 3A and 3B (Parallel)
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Session 3A Thermochemical processing of biomass
Chair: Wolter Prins, Ghent University, BE
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Session 3B Biocatalysis
Chair:Wim Soetaert, Ghent University, BE |
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16.00-16.30 Robert Brown, University of Iowa, USA Options for Producing Bio-Oil for Subsequent Upgrading to Fuels and Chemicals |
16.00-16.30 Steffen Rupp, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, DE New Enzymes from well known habitats
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16.30-17.00 Dietrich Meier, vTI-Institute of Wood Technology and Wood Biology, DE Fast pyrolysis of biomass - A Versatile Technology for Making Renewable Energy and Chemicals |
16.30-17.00 Nick Turner, University of Manchester, UK Biocatalytic Routes to Enantiomerically Pure Chiral Amines
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17.00-17.30 Wolter Prins, Ghent University, BE
The role of catalysis in fast pyrolysis of biomass
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17.00-17.30 Adrie Straathof, Delft University of Technology, NL In-situ recovery of bio-butanol
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18.00-20.00 Welcome Reception by City of Ghent
8.00–8.30 Coffee
8.30–10.30 Sessions 4A and 4B ( Parallel)
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Session 4A Sustainability
Chair: Patricia Osseweijer, Kluyver Center & DelftUniversity of Technology, NL
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Session 4B Bioplastics & BiomaterialsChair: Carlos Vaca-Garcia, ENSIACET, Toulouse, FR |
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8.30-9.00 Peter Nossin, DSM, Geleen, NL White Biotechnology: Replacing Black Gold? |
8.30-9.00 Stephan Kabasci, Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Safety, ,DE From Plants to Polymers - Biopolymer Research at Fraunhofer UMSICHT
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9.00-9.30 Maria Wellisch, Natural Resources Canada, CA Developing a vision for a sustainable flax value chain
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9.00-9.30 Jean-Christophe Bogaert, Galactic An insight on LactochemistryTM or the (re-)birth of a new biobased chemistry |
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9.30-10.00 Floor van der Hilst, CS Utrecht, NL Economic viability of energy crop production |
9.30-10.00 Bruno De Wilde, OWS, BE Bioplastics: Sense or nonsense?
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10.00-10.30 Florence Van Stappen, Craw-Namur, BE
Decision making tools to suppoprt the development of bioenergy in agriculture
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10.00-10.30 Maria da Graca Ejarque Albuquerque, CQFB-Requimte, Caparica, PT Production of bioplastics from sugar cane molasses using mixed microbial cultures
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10.30–11.00 Coffee Break
11.00–12.30 Sessions 5A and 5B ( Parallel)
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Session 5A Industrial crops
Chair: James Clark, University of York,UK
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Session 5B Financing the biobased economy Chair: Paul Decraemer, Capricorn, BE |
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11.00-11.30 Henk Joos, D1 oils, BE Production of Feed and Fuel with Jatropha curcas |
11.00 -11.30 Harry Boyle, New Energy Finance (UK)
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11.30-12.00 Jan Van Beilen, Univ. of Lausanne, CH Natural rubber production in Europe
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11.30-12.00 Mark Cerstelotte, StoneFund, BE Investing in the Bio-based economy: viewpoint from StoneFund |
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12.00-12.30 Wout Boerjan, Plant Systems Biology - VIB, BE Transgenic poplar for pulp and biofuel
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12.00-12.30
Paul Decraemer, Capricorn Cleantech Fund, BE Financing the biobased economy: viewpoint from a European venture capital player |
12.30–13.30 Lunch offered by DDCE
12.30–13.30 Lunch offered by DDCE
13.30–14.30 Poster session
14.30–15.30 Sessions 6A and 6B ( Parallel)
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Session 6A Bio-Energy
Chair: Willy Verstraete, Ghent University, BE
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Session 6B Biobased Chemicals
Chair: Christian Stevens , Ghent University, BE |
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14.30-15.00 Reinhard Dirmeier, Verenium Corp., San Diego, USA Demonstration plant scale production of lignocellulosic ethanol
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14.30-15.00 Thomas McKeon, USDA-ARS, USA Seed oils as renewable chemical feedstocks
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15.00-15.30 Nadya Zyaykina, Desmet Ballestra R&D, BEValorisation of Alternative Lipid Resources for Bioenergy
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15.00-15.30 Michael Meier, University of Applied SciencesOldenburg, Emden, DE Metathesis with Oleochemicals: New Approaches for the Synthesis of Monomers and Polymers from Renewable Resources
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15.30–16.00 Coffee Break
16.00–17.30 Sessions 6A and 6B ( Parallel)
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Session 6A Bio-Energy
Chair: Jean-Paul Lange, Shell, NL
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Session 6B Biobased Chemicals
Chair: Christian Stevens , Ghent University, BE |
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16.00-16.30 Astrid E. Mars, Wageningen University, NL Fermentative hydrogen production from sugar beet feedstocks |
16.00-16.30 Pieter Bruijnincx, Utrecht University, NL Catalysis for Renewables: Etherification and Telomerization of Biomass-Derived Polyols
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16.30-17.00 Mark Michiels, Proviron, BE A breakthrough in algae production. An innovative photobioreactor design |
16.30-17.00 Laure Candy, ENSIACET, Toulouse, FR Substitution of ASA (alkenyl succinic anhydrides) from fossil origin by ASA from fatty acid esters of vegetable oils in the paper industry
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17.00-17.30 Ana Paula Duarte, University of Beira Interior, PT Forest Residues as a Source of Fermentable Sugars for Bioethanol Production
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17.00-17.30 Gianluca Marcotullio, Delft University of Technology, NL Selective Acid-Catalyzed Production of Furfural From C-5 Sugars Contained in Biomass. Reaction Kinetic Assessment |
17.45–19.00: Social Program – Guided walk through the historical center of Ghent
20.00-23.00: Conference Dinner, Handelsbeurs, Gent
8.30–9.00 Coffee
9.00–10.30 Sessions 7A and 7B (Parallel)
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Session 7A Metabolic Engineering
Chair: Ana Maria Bravo-Angel, Genencor International
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Session 7B Pretreatment and processing of Biomass Chair: Joris Van Acker, Ghent University, BE
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9.00-9.30 Harald Ruijssenaars, TNO Quality of Life-Bioconversion, Delft, NL Green Production of Aromatics by Engineered Pseudomonas putida
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9.00-9.30 Paulien Harmsen, Wageningen UR, A&F, NL Combined mechanical and alkaline pretreatment' of wheat straw
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9.30-10.0 Marjan De Mey, Ghent University, BE
Metabolic Engineering and Metabolic Modelling of Escherichia coli for the Production of Chemicals from Renewable Resources [MEMORE]
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9.30-10.0 Thierry Ribeiro, Institut Polytechnique Lasalle Beauvais, FR Levoglucosan production by microwave treatment of lignocellulosic materials: An original approach for producion of bioethanol
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10.00-10.30 Wesley Carpentier, Genencor, NL Uncovering a New Chemical Product Amenable to Biotechnological Production: BioIsoprene™
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10.00-10.30 Holger Krawczyk, Lund University, SE Hemicellulose Isolation from Pulp Mill Process Water
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10.30–11.00 Coffee Break
11.00–12.30 Plenary Session 8
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Plenary Se ssion 8 Chair: Christian Stevens , Ghent University, BE
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11.00-11.30 Daniel Solaiman, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA, USA Fermentative production of biopolymers and biosurfactants from agricultural renewables
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11.30-12.00 Rob van Haren, University of Groningen, NL Biochar, a sustainable triple winner
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12.00-12.30 Manfred Kircher, CLIB 2021, DE How to make the Knowledge Based Bio-economy reall (KBBE) real
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12.30-12.45 Closing remarks
12.45–13.30 Lunch + Happy Hour
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