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DAY 1 |
BioFor 2012: 14-15 May 2012 - Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada |
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08h30-08h40 |
Conference opening and objectives |
Dr Robert Dekker |
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08h40-08h50 |
University welcome |
Dr B.Stevenson/Dr R.Wang Lakehead University |
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08h50-09h40 |
Plenary Lecture |
Professor Paul Stuart, Ecole Polytechnique. Montreal |
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09h40-10h00 |
Paper 1 - Keynote Address |
Dr Tom Browne, FPInnovations, Montreal |
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10h00-10h20 |
Break |
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10h20-10h40 |
Paper 2 - Biorefining |
Kannangara et al, Ecole Polytechnique |
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10h40-11h00 |
Paper 3 - Biorefining |
Peterson et al. Thesis Chemistry |
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11h00-11h20 |
Paper 4 - Biorefining |
Yuan et al., UWO |
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11h20-11h40 |
Paper 5 - Biorefining |
R Tolba & A Chen, Lakehead |
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11h40-12h00 |
Paper 6 - Biorefining |
Kasavi et al., Turkey & UK |
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12h00-13h00 |
Lunch and view posters |
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13h00-13h20 |
Paper 7 - Bioenergy |
J. Cirulis et al., NOSM |
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13h20-13h40 |
Paper 8 - Bioenergy |
D. Cormier et al., FPI |
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13h40-14h00 |
Paper 9 - Bioenergy |
S. Hosegood et al., LU |
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14h00-14h20 |
Paper 10 - Bioenergy |
M. Leitch et al., LU |
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14h20-14h40 |
Paper 11 - Bioenergy |
D. Tarasov and Leitch, LU |
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14h40-15h00 |
Break |
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15h00-15h20 |
Paper 12 - Bioeconomy |
W. Mabee et al., Queens University |
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15h20-15h40 |
Paper 13 - Bioeconomy |
C. Diffo and Stuart, Ecole Polytechnique |
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15h40-16h00 |
Paper 14 - Bioeconomy |
T. Upadhyay et al., LU |
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16h00-16h20 |
Paper 15 - Bioeconomy |
Mansoorejad et al., Ecole Polytechnique |
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16h20-16h40 |
Paper 16 - Bioeconomy |
C. Shahi et al., LU |
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16h40-17h00 |
Day 1 wrap up |
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DAY 2 |
Break-out session 1 |
Break-out session 2 |
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08h30-08h40 |
Welcome to day 2 - objectives Dr Mat Leitch |
Welcome to day 2 - objectives Dr Reino Pulkki |
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08h40-09h10 |
Main lead - Paper 17: Maki, FPI-Lignin Plant, Tbay |
Main lead - Paper 26: Pascall and Adams, McMaster Univ |
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09h10-09h30 |
Paper 18: Peterson et al., Thesis Chemistry |
Paper 27: Kosebent et al., UK & Turkey |
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09h30-09h50 |
Paper 19: Iryna Kandybovich et al., Lakehead |
Paper 28: Nilmini Vithanage et al., Univ of Maine, USA |
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09h50-10h10 |
Paper 20: Balaji Venkatesagowda et al., Lakehead |
Paper 29: Alam et al., LU |
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10h10-10h30 |
Break |
Break |
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10h30-10h50 |
Paper 21: Tian and Chen, Lakehead |
Paper 30: Messias et al., USP, Brazil |
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10h50-11h10 |
Paper 22: Wu and Chen, Lakehead |
Paper 31: Fatehi et al. Lakehead & UNB |
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11h10-11h30 |
Paper 23: Cheng et al. Lakehead |
Paper 32: Mehdi Dashtban et al., Lakehead |
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11h30-11h50 |
Paper 24: Shi et al. Lakehead & UNB |
Paper 33: ML Maki et al., Lakehead |
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11h50-12h10 |
Paper 25: Liu, Fatehi and Ni, Lakehead & UNB |
Paper 34: Dansereau et al., Ecole Polytechnique |
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12h10-13h00 |
Lunch and poster viewing |
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13h00-14h00 |
Poster viewing and competition |
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14h00- |
Visiting BRI, Instrumentation, other university labs |
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ORAL No. |
Paper Title |
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Keynote |
BIOREFINERY 101: MAXIMIZING RETURNS AND MINIMIZING RISKS FOR FOREST BIOREFINERY IMPLEMENTATION |
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Forest-based biorefineries in Northern Climates: Economic drivers |
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THE GREEN INTEGRATED FOREST BIOREFINERY: A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX GENERATING PULP, CHEMICALS AND ENERGY |
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Conversion of Plant Biomass into Biobased Aromatic Chemicals |
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4 |
Production of Polyurethane Materials from Hydrothermal Degraded Lignin |
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Kraft Lignin modification and promising applications |
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6 |
Second-Generation Bioethanol Production by Industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains |
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7 |
A high throughput screen for the characterization and cataloguing of potential algal biofuel feedstocks |
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8 |
Wood flow assessments in Canadian biomass recovery operations |
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9 |
Fuel characteristics of northwestern Ontario tree species and their components |
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10 |
Wood property mapping to increase utilization and expansion of secondary manufacturing forest industries in northern Ontario |
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11 |
Comparative analysis of Canadian wood pellet parameters |
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12 |
Forests, energy, and the zero-carbon economy |
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Market competitiveness assessment for forest biorefinery product portfolios selection |
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14 |
The role of advanced forest inventories and merchandizing yards to increasing value chains for the emerging bio-economy |
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Supply chain analysis of biorefinery strategies: A Case study |
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Exploring the constraints for capacity expansion of secondary manufacturing forest industries in northern Ontario |
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17 |
Kraft Lignin Pilot Plant in Thunder Bay |
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18 |
Mechanism of the Oxidation of Lignin to Aromatic Aldehydes |
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19 |
Enzymatic Demethylation of Kraft Lignin: Biochemical Assay Procedures for Determining Methanol and Pyrocatecholic Structure in Modified Lignin |
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20 |
Ligninolytic Enzymes as Forest-Biotech Tools in Bioengineering Kraft Lignin: Demethylation to Increase Phenolic Content Targeted for Formaldehyde Polymers |
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21 |
Nanostructured catalysts design for lignin modification and degradation |
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22 |
Fabrication of carbon-based nanomaterials from Kraft lignin and their applications |
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23 |
Highly efficient liquefaction of woody biomass and production of bio-based phenolic resole resins at a high substitution level of bio-crude |
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24 |
Influence of PEO on lignin removal of the pre-hydrolysis liquor of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process |
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25 |
A process for removing the inhibitors of pre-hydrolysis liquor of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using adsorption and flocculation |
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26 |
Semicontinuous distillation of DME produced from Biomass |
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27 |
Fermentation Performances of Amylolytic Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains Developed for Bioethanol Production |
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28 |
Maine conifer species as a potential source for precursors to Tamiflu® |
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29 |
Wood biomass supply chain management modeling for energy production in northwestern Ontario: a decision support system |
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30 |
High xylanase production by Trichoderma reesei grown under solid-state fermentation in wheat bran |
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31 |
Extracting hemicelluloses of pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using acetone |
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32 |
Xylitol Production Using Barley Straw as Feedstock by Genetically Engineered Trichoderma reesei strain |
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33 |
Potential lignocellulase genes in bacteria isolated from peat and municipal waste |
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34 |
A value-chain framework for tactical planning in the forest biorefinery. |
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POSTER No. |
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From Coal to Woody Biomass Thermal Electricity Production: Visualizing Environmental, Economic and Social Effects using a Resilience Approach |
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Policy and legislation to facilitate development of the forest-based bioeconomy in Canada |
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Life cycle analysis of biochar as bioenergy waste management in electricity generation |
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Developing a framework to model the market-driven, real-time production planning and management of the wood pellet industry in Canada |
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Biochar/Ash - From Waste to Soil Amendment: How do we get there? |
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Local Public Opinion on Utilizing Forest Biomass for Energy in the Atikokan Generating Station, Northwestern Ontario Canada |
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Use of Stress to Manipulate of Soluble Triglycerides in Microalgae as a Biofuel Feedstock |
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Lignin modification by wood decay fungi |
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Isolation and characterization of superior fibre degrading fungus from rumen of mithun (Bos frontalis) |
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Degradation of lignin in peat by Four Basidiomycetous Fungi in Submerged Fermentation |
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12 |
Production of Recombinant T4 Lysozyme (t4l) in Escherichia coli and Trichoderma reesei |
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Decomposition of lignocellulose by a novel Streptomyces drozdowiczii isolate |
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14 |
Hyperactive Biomass Degrading Bacteria isolated from Humus-rich Soils |
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Screening Wood-decay Fungi for Enzymes that Transform Kraft Lignin |
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16 |
Biodiesel Production from Coconut and Pongamia Oil by Oil Seed-Associated Fungal Lipase Produced by Solid-State Fermentation |
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Lipase Production by Botryosphaeria Ribis on Soybean Oil-Extracted Meal as Fermentation Substrate: Application to Produce Biodiesel by Transesterification |
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18 |
Bio-Modification of Kraft Lignin by Fungal Laccases: Production of Lignin Adhesives for Gluing Wood Panels |
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19 |
Production and Immobilization of Lipase from Botryosphaeria ribis for Transesterification of Crambe Oil (Crambe abyssinica) to Biodiesel |
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20 |
Lipase Immobilized onto Coconut and Wood Activated Carbons: Application for Production of Biodiesel |
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21 |
Optimization of Laccase Production by Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 on Castorbean Meal and its Immobilization on Chitosan to Decolorize Industrial Dyes |
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22 |
A Study of the Inhibition of Cellulases by Lignin Fragments |
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23 |
Multi-biomass supply chains in Eastern Ontrio: a GIS-based approach |
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24 |
Exopolysaccharides - High-valued Forest Products that Manifest Biological Activities: Effects on Breast Cancer Cells |
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25 |
Production of Recombinant T4 Lysozyme (t4l) in Escherichia coli and Trichoderma reesei |
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26 |
Policy and legislation to facilitate development of the forest-based bioeconomy in Canada |
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27 |
Extracting hemicelluloses of pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) of kraft-based dissolving pulp production process using acetone (poster presentation) |
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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 |

