Frontiers in Biorefining

Thank you for your participation in the 2022 Frontiers in Biorefining 6th International Conference, held on October 24-27, 2022 at the King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA

The University of Tennessee Center for Renewable Carbon, in partnership with the Southeastern Regional Sun Grant Center, hosted the 6th International Conference on Chemicals and Products from Renewable Carbon. This meeting is a unique forum for scientists and engineers from around the world to assemble and discuss scientific gaps and propose novel technologies to enable integrated biorefineries and the circular bioeconomy.

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Conference Program

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Plenary Speakers:

  • Nourredine Abdoulmoumine, University of Tennessee
  • Peter Ciesielski, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Katrina Knauer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Amy McCrae Kessler, Pennsaco Technologies
  • Amit Naskar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory/The University of Tennessee
  • John Ralph, University of Wisconsin
  • Kenneth Reardon, Colorado State University
  • Roberto Rinaldi, Imperial College London
  • Basuded Saha, RiKarbon, Inc.
  • Andrew Sutton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Chris Tindal, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative
  • Gerald Tuskan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Topics included:

  • Biorefining and the Circular Economy
  • Biosynthesis and Deconstruction of Plant Cell Walls
  • Integrated Conversion Technologies
  • Polymers and Soft Materials
  • Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  • Lignin Valorization
  • Carbohydrates Valorization
  • Pushing the Frontiers of Biorefining

Hosted By:

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Sponsored By:

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