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| 1A. Feedstock Supply,
Logistics, Processing, and Composition. Topics for this
session will include sustainability considerations, environmental and
economic impacts, innovative collection, storage and transportation
methods, and plant science applications.
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| 1B. Enzyme Catalysis
and Engineering. This session will focus on identification,
modification, development, and cost-effective production and use of
enzymes to achieve numerous biological and chemical transformations.
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| 2. Microbial
Catalysis and Metabolic Engineering. This session will focus
on finding new and further developing existing micro-organisms for
improved performance to produce fuels and chemicals.
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| 3. Bioprocessing and
Separations. This session will cover reactor configurations
and the integration of engineering with microbiology, biochemistry,
and chemistry to produce fuels and chemicals.
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| 4. More than
Technology - Finance and Policy to Create the Biorefinery. A
round table discussion on the externalities needed to advance
biorefineries into reality. These include finance, risk, law and
regulations, government policy, and nongovernmental organizations.
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| 5. Biobased
Industrial Chemicals. This session will discuss the
production of chemicals and other value-added bioproducts from
biological rather than petrochemical routes. Advances in process
integration, demonstration, economics, and commercialization will be
highlighted.
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| 6A. Biomass
Pretreatment and Hydrolysis. This session will focus on
novel reactor configurations and new process approaches for
pretreatment and saccharification of biomass.
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| 6B. Plant
Biotechnology and Feedstock Genomics.
The potential impact of transgenic, genetic, and genomic-based modifications
to the architectural, compositional or metabolic functions of plants will be
discussed in this session in relation to an enhanced renewables base.
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