Biofuels & Bioproducts

Biofuels and Bioproducts

Symposium Co-Chairs

Scott Twary
Research Scientist and Team Leader, Biome and Bioenergy Group
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Srinivas Iyer
Group Leader, Bioscience Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory

Key Speaker

Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Corn Stover Production
C. Rebecca Locker
Research Associate, Corporate Strategic Research, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co

The Agile BioFoundry: Investing in Biomanufacturing Infrastructure
Taraka Dale
Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Symposium Sessions
	Wednesday May 17
10:30	Biofuels
1:30	Bioproducts
	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovation

Symposium Program
	Wednesday May 17

10:30	Biofuels	Potomac 4
	Session chair: Scott Twary, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US; Srinivas Iyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
10:30	Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Corn Stover Production (invited presentation) C.R. Locker, S. Torkamani, I. Laurenzi, V. Jin, M. Schmer, D.L. Karlen, ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Co., US
10:55	Are microalgae a possible energy source for a sustainable world?, vol. 2: pp. 215-218 V. Kava, J.V.C. Vargas, A.B. Mariano, J.C. Ordonez, Federal University of Parana, BR
11:15	Algae Testbeds in support of the Food, Energy and Water Nexus J.A. McGowen, Arizona State University, US
11:35	Investigating the Effects of Media and Light Sources on the Growth of Botryococcus Braunii, vol. 2: pp. 212-214 A.B. Sengul, M.M. Rahman, E. Asmatulu, Wichita State University, US
11:55	Steam Explosion and Fermentation of Sugar Beets from Southern Florida and Minnesota, vol. 2: pp. 219-222 C. Dorado, R.G. Cameron, K. Cooper, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, US

1:30	Bioproducts	Potomac 4
	Session chair: Srinivas Iyer, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US; Scott Twary, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US
1:30	The Agile BioFoundry: Investing in Biomanufacturing Infrastructure (invited presentation) G. Beckham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US
1:55	Crop-biorefinery system for low-cost advanced renewable fuel and chemicals R. Chow, Y. Tian, J. Bragg, T. Mccubbin, B. Niles, T.S. Lee, C. Petzold, A. Oikawa, AFINGEN Inc, US
2:15	A citric acid high yield mutant of Aspergillus niger induced by carbon ion irradiation in a bioreactor with corn meal hydrolysate J. Chen, B. Hu, S. Wang, W. Hu, L. Liu, J. Liu, W. Li, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN
2:35	Study of a high yield system of cellulase hydrolysis in mutant of Lee Trichoderma induced by heavy ion irradiation in a mixed fermentation culture with Aspergillus niger S. Wang, B. Jiang, X. Zhou, J. Chen, W. Li, J. Liu, W. Hu, G. Xiao, M. Dong, Y. Wang, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN

	Sustainability & Efficiency Innovation	Potomac Registration Hall
	Synthesis and properties of a series of bio-based surfactants with different hydrophobic chain length, vol. 2: pp. 223-226 S. Sato, H. Habe, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JP
	Selective Reductant Electrowinning via Coal Electrolysis G.G. Botte, Ohio University - Center for Electrochemical Engineering Research, US
	Studying the Microalgae Growth and Stable Nanoemulsion Production Systems for Environmental Mitigations, vol. 3: pp. 12-15 G. Chinni, B. Subeshan, M.M. Rahman, R. Asmatulu, Wichita State University, US
	Nanoscale Energy Harvesting - Nano-Boxx: Energy Production from Chips to MW J. Birmingham, Birmingham Technologies, US
	Portable, Smart and Sustainable Zero-Emission Lavatory for Public Uses C.C. Zhou, J.X. Wang, W.W. Liu, D.K. Li, G.N. Ou, C.R. Zhao, M.L. Zhou, CASCADE CLEAN TECH, INC., US

Biofuels provide energy from geologically recent carbon fixation in plants and microalgae – and they promise a sustainable and ecologically sound alternative to fossil-oil and gas for industrial feedstocks. The case for utilization of biomass is strengthened by the remarkable success stories and recent innovations in production of materials and commercially viable chemical intermediates from bio sources. These materials are gaining in market share due to their performance in addition to their green credentials. This symposium focuses on innovations in biofuel and biomaterial development and commercialization.