Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels

Symposium Chair

James Clark
Biowaste Industrial Symbiosis (BIS) Network
University of York, United Kingdom

Confirmed Invited Speakers

Cassie Hilder
Business Development Manager
Arcadia

Tim Orsley
Senior Research Associate
Corning

Jason Doherty
Director of Technology Commercialization
ReactWell/New Orleans BioInnovation Center

Symposium Sessions
	Tuesday June 19
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Environmental, Water, Waste
4:30	Expo Reception and Poster Session I
	Wednesday June 20
8:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Materials & Energy
10:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Energy & Automotive
11:00	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Spotlights
12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo
1:00	NNI - Director's Networking Session, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
1:30	Exhibit and Poster Session II
1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Aerospace, Defense, Transportation
2:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Material Energy Innovations
3:30	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge
3:30	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Green Chemistry
5:30	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception
6:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awarde and Reception
	Thursday June 21
8:30	Biowaste Industry Symbiosis Network Discussion
11:00	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Algae Technologies & Applications
12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase
1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Environment, Water & Waste
1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Efficiency
2:30	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Management
4:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Storage & Harvesting
4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III
	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels

Symposium Program
	Tuesday June 19
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo	Expo Hall AB
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2:45	TechConnect IP Partnering: Environmental, Water, Waste	Room 201
	Session chair: Jennifer Gottwald, WARF, US
2:45	Ceramic Membranes for Purification of Oil-in-Water Emulsion Y.P. Yong, National University of Singapore, SG
2:55	A Moving Belt System with Switchable Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Surface for Continuous Removal of Microalgae from Water M. Sethu, National University of Singapore, Industry Liaison Office, SG
3:05	Bio-Shell (Biodegradable Vacuum-formed Modularized Shelter) M. Sethu, National University of Singapore, Industry Liaison Office, SG
3:15	Tusaar Sequestering Technology, Heavy Metal Removal from Process and Waste Water. G. Khanna, Tusaar Corp., US
3:25	Metal Catalyst and Process for Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic acid M. Koenig, Univ. of Kansas, US
3:35	Silica-based Bioremediation of Fracking Wastewater L. Besemann, University of Minnesota, US
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4:30	Expo Reception and Poster Session I	Expo Hall AB
	Wednesday June 20
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8:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Materials & Energy	Room 210
	Session chair: Goran Matijasevic, UC Irvine, US
8:30	Bayer MaterialScience Innovation Partnering K. Haider, Bayer MaterialScience, US
8:50	Toray Industries-America Innovation Partnering T. Yamashiki, Toray, US
9:10	Dow Innovation Partnering P. Ansems-Bancroft, Dow, US
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10:30	TechConnect Corporate Partnering: Energy & Automotive	Room 210
	Session chair: Brian Shedd, UCLA, US
10:30	Schlumberger Innovation Partnering J. Wong, Schlumberger, US
10:50	Honda Innovation Partnering C. Fau, Honda, US
11:10	Hyundai Innovation Partnering J. Suh, Hyundai Ventures, US
11:30	bp Ventures I. Dairanieh, bp Ventures, US
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11:00	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Spotlights	Great America 2
	Session chair: James Clark, University of York, UK
11:00	Waste Flue Gas CO to Innovative Biofuel Production J. Holmgren, LanzaTech, Inc., US
11:20	Clean Production of Bioplastic and Bio-oil from Solar Energy and Carbon Dioxide J. Yu, University of Hawaii at Manoa, US
11:40	Sweet Sorghum Biorefinery for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Co-products N.P. Nghiem, C.M. Nguyen, C.M. Drapcho, T.H. Walker, USDA Agricultural Research Service, US
12:00	Increasing the Energy Density of Plant Biomass: Oil Production in Leaves C. Hilder, Arcadia Biosciences, US
12:20	Cooperation on the Development of Clean and High-efficiency Technology of Biomass B. Shenwu, Energy Technology Corp., CN
12:40	Low-cost, concentrated sugar production from lignocellulosic feedstocks S. Mohapatra, R. Hemyeri, A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Expo	Exhibit Hall AB
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1:00	NNI - Director's Networking Session, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office	Exhibit Hall A
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1:30	Exhibit and Poster Session II	Exhibit Hall AB
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1:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Aerospace, Defense, Transportation	Room 212
	Session chair: Fau Christian, Honda, US
1:30	Pressure Adaptive Honeycomb A. Spitz, KU Center for Technology Commercialization, Inc. (KUCTC), US
1:40	Streamlined Design of High-speed bus(Coach) for Fuel Economy and CO2 Reduction Clean Technology/Vehicle/Transportation Application C.H. Kim, BIO-FD&C Co., Ltd, KR
1:50	Highly Durable Thermal Barrier Coatings for Use in Turbine Engines D. Lozofsky, UCSB Technology & Industry Alliances, US
2:00	ZeroWire CE Wireless B. Rake, Esker Technologies, US
2:10	Broadband On Aircraft (BOA) D. Johnson, 5-D Systems, Inc., US
2:20	LiquidPiston Engine A. Shkolnik, LiquidPiston, Inc., US
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2:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge	Great America J
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
2:00	Nextek Power P. Savage, Nextek Power, US
2:12	Varentec A. Dillon, Varentec, US
2:24	DERP Technologies R. Lank, DERP Technologies, US
2:36	Enlighted Z. Gentry, Enlighted, US
2:48	FirstFuel S. Shah, FirstFuel, US
3:00	Primus Power T. Stepien, Primus Power, US
3:12	Pythagoras Solar U. Paret, Pythagoras Solar, US
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2:30	TechConnect IP Partnering: Material Energy Innovations	Room 201
	Session chair: Purnesh Seegopaul, Pangaea Ventures, US
2:30	Graphene as Intermediate Layer in Tandem Solar Cell T. Chong, National University of Singapore, SG
2:40	Hollow Nanoparticles as Active and Durable Catalysts K. Elcess, Brookhaven National Laboratory, US
2:50	Catalysis of Biogas Production B. Kogoan, ICN - Institut Catala De Nanotecnologia, ES
3:00	Regenerable Sorbent Technique for Capturing CO2 Using Immobilized Amine Sorbents K. Klos, URS Corporation at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, US
3:10	Catalyst for hydrocarbon steam reforming and efficient hydrogen production for solid oxide fuel cells R. Singh, Innovate Calgary, CA
3:20	Energy Harvesting System with Piezoelectric Polymer T. Nakajima, Tokyo University of Science, JP
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3:30	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge	Great America J
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
3:30	Retroficiency M. Kaplan, Retroficiency, US
3:42	WegoWise E. Connelly, WegoWise, US
3:42	Xergy, Inc. R. Williams, Xergy, Inc., US
3:54	Simple Energy Y. Lurie, Simple Energy, US
4:06	Luon Energy N. Luo, Luon Energy, US
4:18	Dynamo Micropower J. Ethier, Dynamo Micropower, US
4:30	Ideal Power Converters P. Bundschuh, Ideal Power Converters, US
4:42	SustainX R. Brody, SustainX, US
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3:30	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Green Chemistry	Room 207
	Session chair: James Clark, University of York, UK
3:30	Starbons® - A New Family of Bio-based Mesoporous Materials Derived from Polysaccharides J.H. Clark, V.L. Budarin, D.J. Macquarrie, S.W. Breeden, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UK
3:50	Conversion of C-5 sugars into into a third generation biofuel using low amount of H2 J.-M. Lavoie, Université de Sherbrooke, CA
4:10	Reducing Material Waste in Biodiesel Production through Multi-Energy Optimized Processing M.M. Kropf, The Pennsylvania State University, US
4:30	Metal-supported Semiconductor/Biomolecular Composite for Solar Hydrogen Generation S. Balasubramanian, T. Rajh, E. Rozhkova, Argonne National Laboratory, US
4:50	Catalytic Biomass Reforming for Hydrogen and Hydrocarbon Production R. Tungal, M. Subramanian, C. Lew, R.V. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US
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5:30	TechConnect Innovation Showcase Reception	Expo Hall CD
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6:00	CTSI Utility Technology Challenge Awarde and Reception	Expo Theater 1
	Session chair: Patti Glaza, Arsenal Venture Partners, US
	Thursday June 21
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8:30	Biowaste Industry Symbiosis Network Discussion	Great America 1
	Session chair: James Clark, University of York, UK
8:30	Summary J. Clark, University of York, UK
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11:00	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels: Algae Technologies & Applications	Great America 2
	Session chair: James Clark, University of York, UK
11:00	Innovative Technology for Algae Dewatering A.R. Völkel, H.B. Hsieh, N. Chang, K. Melde, A. Kole, PARC, a Xerox company, US
11:20	Light Management for Improved Photobioreactors T. Orsley, Corning, US
11:40	ReactWell - Underground Geothermal Biomass-to-oil & bioproduct production platform J. Doherty, ReactWell, US
12:00	Interaction of Light, Geothermal Water and Nutrients on Biomass Production of Chlorella sorokiniana Microalgae (CS-101) J. Rastegary, New Mexico State University, US
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12:30	Networking Lunch - Innovation Showcase	Expo Hall CD
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1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Environment, Water & Waste	Expo Theater 2
	Session chair: Cheemin Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, US
1:00	MAR Systems' Sorbster Heavy Metals Removal Technology A. Lammers, MAR Systems Inc., US
1:10	Radial Deionization (RDI) P. Curran, Atlantis Technologies, US
1:20	Snap Sampler for Groundwater Monitoring S. Britt, ProHydro, Inc., US
1:30	MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc. T. Malone, MicroGREEN Polymers, Inc., US
1:40	Innobin Korea C.H. Kim, Innobin Korea, KR
1:50	CO2 Capture Technology G. Chichilnisky, Global Thermostat, US
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1:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Efficiency	Expo Theater 1
1:00	High Efficiency Solid State Lighting G. Powch, VerLASE Technologies, new subsidiary Versatilis LLC, US
1:10	Solar Roofing S. Amirkhanian, MAS-USA, US
1:20	Transparent Photovoltaics for windows and mobile electronics B. Howe, Ubiquitous Energy, Inc., US
1:30	High Efficiency Rooftop Solar Z. Abrams, Strider Solar, US
1:40	Bio-based Chemicals from Carbon-rich Waste L. Dyson, Kiverdi, Inc., US
1:50	Advance Biodiesel Technology R. Mosali, Jatrodiesel, Inc, US
2:00	Cellulosic sugar A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
2:10	LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) Power Source--A New Green Technology G. Miley, Lenuco, US
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2:30	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Generation & Management	Expo Theater 1
	Session chair: Cheemin Bo-Linn, Peritus Partners, US
2:30	Integrated Energy Efficiency System and Environmental Certificate Harvester for K-12 Schools and Universities L. Ivie, Dragonfly Solutions, Inc., US
2:40	Ballistic Breaker™ R. Faulkner, Ballistic Breaker Corporation, US
2:50	Dynamo Micropower, a new type of power plant J. Ethier, Dynamo Micropower, US
3:00	Rolith, Inc. B. Kobrin, Rolith, Inc., US
3:10	Dyverga Energy Corporation H. Godwin, Dyverga Energy Corporation, CA
3:20	Energy Scavenging Power Supply (ESPS) A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
3:30	Exacter, Inc. J. Lauletta, Exacter, Inc., US
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4:00	TechConnect Start-Up Partnering: Energy Storage & Harvesting	Expo Theater 1
4:00	Rail Flex - Mechanical Motion Rectifier H. Mariano, Harvest Energy, US
4:10	High Performance Robotic Electric Vehicle Charger K. Leary, PowerHydrant, US
4:20	Smart Battery T. Collins, KleenSpeed Technologies Inc., US
4:30	High Performance, Low Cost, Solid State, Flexible Batteries E. Shembel, Enerize Corporation, US
4:40	Thermal Matrix Energy Storage (TMES) S. Sutherland, Kelvin Storage Technologies, Inc., US
4:50	High energy, high power titanium-based electrolytic capacitor materials G. Welsch, Titanium Power Technologies, US
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4:00	TechConnect National Innovation Showcase, Reception & Poster Session III	Expo Hall CD
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	Bio Sources for Materials & Fuels
-	Integrated Photocatalytic and Microbial Degradation of Kraft Lignin A. Shende, M. Hussein, R. Bhosale, D. Harder-Heinz, R.V. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US
-	The New OPEC L. Pfaltzgraff, V. Budarin, J.H. Clark, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UK
-	Development of One-Step Jet Fuel Blend using Solid Acid Catalysts S. Mohapatra, R. Hemeyari, A. Manesh, M. Misra, American Science and Technology Corporation, US
-	Use of Bio-Diesel as an Alternative Fuel and its Effects on Environment D.P. Mehta, A. Vennapureddy, Bradley University, US
-	Bio-oil blend: next generation heating oil R. Hemeyari, S. Mohapatra, A. Manesh, American Science and Technology Corporation, US

Special Symposium

The production of materials and fuels from biological sources - industrial biotechnology or white biotechnology – offers exciting new opportunities for fossil fuel substitution and the development of commercially important materials from non-fossil raw materials. The commercial use of enzymes and micro-organisms (cell factories) to make bio-based chemicals, detergents, paper and pulp, textiles and bioenergy (such as biofuels or biogas) provides of the most promising, innovative approaches towards lowering greenhouse gas emissions. A recent report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) concludes that the climate change mitigation potential of biotechnology processes and bio-based products ranges from between one billion and 2.5 billion tons CO2 equivalent per year by 2030 - more than Germany’s total reported emissions in 1990.

This special event will include sessions focused on business and implementation of industrial or white biotechnology (sharing of best practices, success stories, and case studies), and will also include sessions highlighting innovative materials and process developments which may lead to future breakthroughs.

Your submissions are invited in the following topic areas: