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SUMMARY:Gordon Research Seminar - Biomass to Biobased Chemicals and Materials
DESCRIPTION:The Biomass to Biobased Chemicals and Materials GRC is a premier\, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research\, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide\, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities\, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks\, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages\, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field. \nSwitching from a non-renewable fossil-based economy to a bioeconomy relying on biomass utilization is the challenging industrial revolution that humanity must achieve to address the needs of an ever-growing global population\, while limiting global warming. Terrestrial and aquatic biomass offers a wide variety of valuable components such as lignins\, (hemi)celluloses\, other (poly)saccharides\, proteins\, secondary metabolites\, that could be used for the production of biobased bulk\, fine and specialty chemicals\, polymers and transportation fuels. Biorefineries\, which consist in the development of individual biomass process streams that convert primary biomass components into end products and the effective integration of these streams\, are the core elements of the bioeconomy concept. This GRC will look at how scientists and engineers can overcome\, through transdisciplinary approaches\, the fundamental challenges that these biorefineries are facing today. \nThis GRC aims at gathering international experts in the following science and engineering activities to foster the development of sustainable biomass conversion process into valuable chemicals and materials: i) chemical/biological/mechanical strategies to deconstruct or fractionate lignocellulose and (micro)algae into individual biomass components\, ii) increasing the selectivity and efficiency of chemical\, biological or hybrid catalysts for biomass conversion technologies\, iii) selective lignin conversions that provide narrow compositional ranges of aromatic and aliphatic building blocks; iv) selective polysaccharides conversion that provide building blocks and solvents ; v) genetic engineer of plants to increase their susceptibility to deconstruction methods and as factories to produce natural and non-natural chemicals; vi) engineering microorganisms (molecular and synthetic biology) to access natural and non-natural building blocks or end products from biomass; vii) developing chemical/biological/mechanical sustainable processes that convert biomass-derived building blocks into end products (fine chemicals\, functional additives\, polymers/materials); and viii) designing cost-efficient processes for the extraction/purification of biomass components\, building blocks and end products. \nMeet us there! More information to come.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/gordon-research-seminar-biomass-to-biobased-chemicals-and-materials/
LOCATION:Grand Summit Hotel at Sunday River\, 97 Summit Road\, Newry\, ME\, United States
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