DAY 1

BioFor 2012: 14-15 May 2012 - Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada

08h30-08h40

Conference opening and objectives

Dr Robert Dekker

08h40-08h50

University welcome

Dr B.Stevenson/Dr R.Wang Lakehead University

08h50-09h40

Plenary Lecture

Professor Paul Stuart, Ecole Polytechnique. Montreal

09h40-10h00

Paper 1 - Keynote Address

Dr Tom Browne, FPInnovations, Montreal

10h00-10h20

Break

10h20-10h40

Paper 2 - Biorefining

Kannangara et al, Ecole Polytechnique

10h40-11h00

Paper 3 - Biorefining

Peterson et al. Thesis Chemistry

11h00-11h20

Paper 4 - Biorefining

Yuan et al., UWO

11h20-11h40

Paper 5 - Biorefining

R Tolba & A Chen, Lakehead

11h40-12h00

Paper 6 - Biorefining

Kasavi et al., Turkey & UK

12h00-13h00

Lunch and view posters

13h00-13h20

Paper 7 - Bioenergy

J. Cirulis et al., NOSM

13h20-13h40

Paper 8 - Bioenergy

D. Cormier et al., FPI

13h40-14h00

Paper 9 - Bioenergy

S. Hosegood et al., LU

14h00-14h20

Paper 10 - Bioenergy

M. Leitch et al., LU

14h20-14h40

Paper 11 - Bioenergy

D. Tarasov and Leitch, LU

14h40-15h00

Break

15h00-15h20

Paper 12 - Bioeconomy

W. Mabee et al., Queens University

15h20-15h40

Paper 13 - Bioeconomy

C. Diffo and Stuart, Ecole Polytechnique

15h40-16h00

Paper 14 - Bioeconomy

T. Upadhyay et al., LU

16h00-16h20

Paper 15 - Bioeconomy

Mansoorejad et al., Ecole Polytechnique

16h20-16h40

Paper 16 - Bioeconomy

C. Shahi et al., LU

16h40-17h00

Day 1 wrap up

DAY 2

Break-out session 1

Break-out session 2

08h30-08h40

Welcome to day 2 - objectives Dr Mat Leitch

Welcome to day 2 - objectives Dr Reino Pulkki

08h40-09h10

Main lead - Paper 17: Maki, FPI-Lignin Plant, Tbay

Main lead - Paper 26: Pascall and Adams, McMaster Univ

09h10-09h30

Paper 18: Peterson et al., Thesis Chemistry

Paper 27: Kosebent et al., UK & Turkey

09h30-09h50

Paper 19: Iryna Kandybovich et al., Lakehead

Paper 28: Nilmini Vithanage et al., Univ of Maine, USA

09h50-10h10

Paper 20: Balaji Venkatesagowda et al., Lakehead

Paper 29: Alam et al., LU

10h10-10h30

Break

Break

10h30-10h50

Paper 21: Tian and Chen, Lakehead

Paper 30: Messias et al., USP, Brazil

10h50-11h10

Paper 22: Wu and Chen, Lakehead

Paper 31: Fatehi et al. Lakehead & UNB

11h10-11h30

Paper 23: Cheng et al. Lakehead

Paper 32: Mehdi Dashtban et al., Lakehead

11h30-11h50

Paper 24: Shi et al. Lakehead & UNB

Paper 33: ML Maki et al., Lakehead

11h50-12h10

Paper 25: Liu, Fatehi and Ni, Lakehead & UNB

Paper 34: Dansereau et al., Ecole Polytechnique

12h10-13h00

Lunch and poster viewing

13h00-14h00

Poster viewing and competition

14h00-

Visiting BRI, Instrumentation, other university labs

ORAL No.

Paper Title

Keynote

BIOREFINERY 101: MAXIMIZING RETURNS AND MINIMIZING RISKS FOR FOREST BIOREFINERY IMPLEMENTATION

1

Forest-based biorefineries in Northern Climates: Economic drivers

2

THE GREEN INTEGRATED FOREST BIOREFINERY: A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX GENERATING PULP, CHEMICALS AND ENERGY

3

Conversion of Plant Biomass into Biobased Aromatic Chemicals

4

Production of Polyurethane Materials from Hydrothermal Degraded Lignin

5

Kraft Lignin modification and promising applications

6

Second-Generation Bioethanol Production by Industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains

7

A high throughput screen for the characterization and cataloguing of potential algal biofuel feedstocks

8

Wood flow assessments in Canadian biomass recovery operations

9

Fuel characteristics of northwestern Ontario tree species and their components

10

Wood property mapping to increase utilization and expansion of secondary manufacturing forest industries in northern Ontario

11

Comparative analysis of Canadian wood pellet parameters

12

Forests, energy, and the zero-carbon economy

13

Market competitiveness assessment for forest biorefinery product portfolios selection

14

The role of advanced forest inventories and merchandizing yards to increasing value chains for the emerging bio-economy

15

Supply chain analysis of biorefinery strategies: A Case study

16

Exploring the constraints for capacity expansion of secondary manufacturing forest industries in northern Ontario

17

Kraft Lignin Pilot Plant in Thunder Bay

18

Mechanism of the Oxidation of Lignin to Aromatic Aldehydes

19

Enzymatic Demethylation of Kraft Lignin: Biochemical Assay Procedures for Determining Methanol and Pyrocatecholic Structure in Modified Lignin

20

Ligninolytic Enzymes as Forest-Biotech Tools in Bioengineering Kraft Lignin: Demethylation to Increase Phenolic Content Targeted for Formaldehyde Polymers

21

Nanostructured catalysts design for lignin modification and degradation

22

Fabrication of carbon-based nanomaterials from Kraft lignin and their applications

23

Highly efficient liquefaction of woody biomass and production of bio-based phenolic resole resins at a high substitution level of bio-crude

24

Influence of PEO on lignin removal of the pre-hydrolysis liquor of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process

25

A process for removing the inhibitors of pre-hydrolysis liquor of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using adsorption and flocculation

26

Semicontinuous distillation of DME produced from Biomass

27

Fermentation Performances of Amylolytic Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains Developed for Bioethanol Production

28

Maine conifer species as a potential source for precursors to Tamiflu®

29

Wood biomass supply chain management modeling for energy production in northwestern Ontario: a decision support system

30

High xylanase production by Trichoderma reesei grown under solid-state fermentation in wheat bran

31

Extracting hemicelluloses of pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using acetone

32

Xylitol Production Using Barley Straw as Feedstock by Genetically Engineered Trichoderma reesei strain

33

Potential lignocellulase genes in bacteria isolated from peat and municipal waste

34

A value-chain framework for tactical planning in the forest biorefinery.

POSTER No.

1

From Coal to Woody Biomass Thermal Electricity Production: Visualizing Environmental, Economic and Social Effects using a Resilience Approach

2

Policy and legislation to facilitate development of the forest-based bioeconomy in Canada

3

Life cycle analysis of biochar as bioenergy waste management in electricity generation

4

Developing a framework to model the market-driven, real-time production planning and management of the wood pellet industry in Canada

5

Biochar/Ash - From Waste to Soil Amendment: How do we get there?

6

Local Public Opinion on Utilizing Forest Biomass for Energy in the Atikokan Generating Station, Northwestern Ontario Canada

8

Use of Stress to Manipulate of Soluble Triglycerides in Microalgae as a Biofuel Feedstock

9

Lignin modification by wood decay fungi

10

Isolation and characterization of superior fibre degrading fungus from rumen of mithun (Bos frontalis)

11

Degradation of lignin in peat by Four Basidiomycetous Fungi in Submerged Fermentation

12

Production of Recombinant T4 Lysozyme (t4l) in Escherichia coli and Trichoderma reesei

13

Decomposition of lignocellulose by a novel Streptomyces drozdowiczii isolate

14

Hyperactive Biomass Degrading Bacteria isolated from Humus-rich Soils

15

Screening Wood-decay Fungi for Enzymes that Transform Kraft Lignin

16

Biodiesel Production from Coconut and Pongamia Oil by Oil Seed-Associated Fungal Lipase Produced by Solid-State Fermentation

17

Lipase Production by Botryosphaeria Ribis on Soybean Oil-Extracted Meal as Fermentation Substrate: Application to Produce Biodiesel by Transesterification

18

Bio-Modification of Kraft Lignin by Fungal Laccases: Production of Lignin Adhesives for Gluing Wood Panels

19

Production and Immobilization of Lipase from Botryosphaeria ribis for Transesterification of Crambe Oil (Crambe abyssinica) to Biodiesel

20

Lipase Immobilized onto Coconut and Wood Activated Carbons: Application for Production of Biodiesel

21

Optimization of Laccase Production by Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 on Castorbean Meal and its Immobilization on Chitosan to Decolorize Industrial Dyes

22

A Study of the Inhibition of Cellulases by Lignin Fragments

23

Multi-biomass supply chains in Eastern Ontrio: a GIS-based approach

24

Exopolysaccharides - High-valued Forest Products that Manifest Biological Activities: Effects on Breast Cancer Cells

25

Production of Recombinant T4 Lysozyme (t4l) in Escherichia coli and Trichoderma reesei

26

Policy and legislation to facilitate development of the forest-based bioeconomy in Canada

27

Extracting hemicelluloses of pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using acetone (poster presentation)

28

29

Xylitol Production in Trichoderma reesei is Increased by Overexpression of D-xylose Reductase Gene (xyl1) and Antisense Inhibition of D-xylulokinase Gene (xyiH)

Transformation of a Pulp and Paper mill into a Biorefinery: Effects on the Biomass Procurement Strategies