Bio-based Materials, Biofuels, & Cellulose

Biofuels and Bioproducts

Symposium Co-Chairs

Halil Tekinalp
R&D Scientist
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Helen Zha
Assistant Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Key Speakers

Water-responsive Materials for Evaporation Energy Harnessing
Xi Chen
Associate Professor, The City College of New York

Spray dried cellulose nanofibers produced using various wood pulp feedstocks and their effects on polypropylene composite properties
Doug Gardner
Professor, University of Maine

This session is focused on recent developments in biobased materials and biofuels. Other topics of interest include sustainability, circular economy, and environmental impacts. The session will include research presentations from academic and industry experts from around the world and a poster session reception. Please submit an abstract describing your research in this area and join us at this important event.

Back to Top ↑ 2024 Symposium Sessions
	Monday June 17
10:30	Biofuels & Bioremediation
1:30	Protein & Lignocellulosic Materials
4:00	Bio-Based Materials - Posters

2024 Symposium Program
	Monday June 17

10:30	Biofuels & Bioremediation	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: R. Helen Zha, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US
	Marquis: A case study in sustainable ethanol production J. Aurandt-Pilgrim, Marquis, US
	Utilizing Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE) or Solvent Extraction (SX) in the Efficient Recovery and Purification of Biofuels & Bioproducts D. Glatz, B. Cross, Koch Modular Process Systems, US
	Surfactant Assisted Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Corn Stover for Hydrochar and Oil Production B. Maddipudi, K. Huynh, Z. Fickbohm, A. Shende, G. Bauer, R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines, US
	Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of corn stover pellets for production of biofuels Z. Fickbohm, B. Maddipudi, K. Huynh, G. Bauer, R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines, US

1:30	Protein & Lignocellulosic Materials	Chesapeake A
	Session chair: Halil Tekinalp, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US
	Water-responsive Materials for Evaporation Energy Harnessing X. Chen, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, US
	Self-assembled nanoparticle-enzyme clusters and substrate channeling – a developing system for de novo biosynthesis J.C. Breger, E. Oh, M.H. Stewart, K. Susumu, S.A. Walper, S.A. Díaz, S.L. Hooe, M. Thakur, M.G. Ancona, I.L. Medintz, G.A. Ellis, US Naval Research Laboratory, US
	Low-Cost Cardboard Derived Carbon Electrode for Asymmetric Supercapacitor K. Huynh, B. Maddipudi, Z. Fickbohm, G. Bauer, R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines, US
	Spray dried cellulose nanofibers produced using various wood pulp feedstocks and their effects on polypropylene composite properties D.J. Gardner, S. Hwang, Y. Han, University of Maine, US
	A New, Energy-Efficient Method for the Recovery of Lignin from Agriculturally Based, Unevaporated Black Liquor Streams M.C. Thies, B.S. Lynn, Clemson University, US

4:00	Bio-Based Materials - Posters	Expo Hall BC
	Recent Advances in Biofunctional and Sustainable Chitin-Based Materials T. Basak, R. Panackal Shibu, A. Zannat, J. L. Shamshina, Texas Tech University, US
	Regenerative microbial stem cells to boost the efficiency of fermentation N. Mushnikov, AsimicA, Inc, US