IBBC 2018 Call for Papers Now Open

Share your expertise on new technologies using renewable materials from biomass to produce chemicals, products, and fuels, which support the growing bioeconomy using sustainable biorefinery, at the International Bioenergy & Bioproducts (IBBC) Conference, Oct. 28-31, 2018, in Portland, Ore., USA.

 

 Suggested Abstract Topics Include*:

   o  Innovative Bioproducts from Wood

 

       ---  Lignin – Recovery and New Products

              Recovering lignin at the mill

              Characterization and properties of lignin and its derivatives

              Lignin in new platform and replacement chemicals – adhesives, foams, coatings, fillers, etc.

              Market usage, assessment, and competitive positioning of bioproducts

 

       ---  Sugars – Extraction and Products

              Cellulose-derived platform chemicals and products

              Hemicellulose-derived chemicals and products

              Large scale studies of bioproduct productions

 

       ---  Densified Solid Fuels – Production and Markets

              Production – White pellets, black pellets, torrefaction technologies

              Future growth projections, impacts on wood fiber supply chains

  

   o  Biomass Conversion Pathways 

       ---  Innovative Technologies to Transform Biomass

              Thermochemical Conversion Technologies – gasification and hydrothermal liquefaction

              Biochemical Conversion Technologies – developments in enzyme science, innovative yeasts, fractionation                     strategies, microorganisms

              Hybrid Conversion Technologies - pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

              Pretreatments and Feedstock - Characterization, pretreatments, properties of biomass materials,                                   developments in biomass recalcitrance interfacing with conversion technologies

 

 

       ---  Leveraging Pulp Mill Assets

            Technical and economic issues integrating technology into pulp mills

              Process integration and economics of various forest biorefinery pathways

              Biorefinery Projects – Status updates, project deployment issues, project case studies

              Project Financing – Techno-economic analysis, risk assessments and life cycle analysis

 

      ---  Biomass Utilization and Feedstock Assessments

              Supply & Demand – Supply availability assessments/sustainability, energy crop development

              Developments in biomass crops, harvesting, and storage

              Harvesting – Thinnings and forest residuals, development of specialized harvesting equipment

              Alternate feedstock options – forest residue, sludge, black liquor

              Bioproducts from renewable resources.

*Note: Since IBBC will run concurrent with PEERS we will accept PowerPoint Presentations with or without papers. 

 

The deadline to submit abstracts is March 23, 2018. All submissions will be peer reviewed for acceptance.

Due to the large number of submissions received, the organizers cannot guarantee acceptance of abstracts received after the deadline.