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BBEST 2014 Conference Program

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The Conference Program will be structured in plenary, special, parallel sessions, and panel exhibits on the following topics:

  • Biomass
  • Biofuel Technologies
  • Alcohol Chemistry and Biorefinery
  • Engines and other Conversion Devices
  • Process Integration and Sustainability

 

The program is subject to change without further notice.

 

2nd Brazilian BioEnergy Science and Technology Conference

Campos do Jordão - Brazil, 20-24 October,  2014
Monday Oct 20th, 2014 - POLICY DAY      
  Room Aspen + Vail        
       
9:00 - 9:15 BBEST OPENING CEREMONY       
  Chair: Hernan Chaimovich (Universidade de São Paulo and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Brazil  
9:15 - 9:30 SCOPE Bioenergy and Sustainability opening   
  Chairs: Glaucia M. Souza (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil; Reynaldo L. Victoria (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil; Carlos A. Joly (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil; Luciano M. Verdade (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil; Jon Samseth (Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment), France
  SCOPE/FAPESP Bioenergy & Sustainability: a global assessment of land use, technologies and impacts for the sustainable expansion of Bioenergy in the world
  Chair: Hernan Chaimovich (Universidade de São Paulo and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Brazil  
9:30 - 9:45 Achim Steiner (United Nations Environment Programme), Kenya    
9:45 - 10:00  Carlos Henrique de Brito Cruz (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Brazil  
  Round Table 1: Energy Security - SCOPE Bioenergy & Sustainability Recommendations
10:00 - 10:10  Chair: Glaucia M. Souza (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil   
10:10 - 10:40  Isaias de Carvalho Macedo (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil    
10:40 - 10:55 Chris Somerville (University of California, Berkeley), USA
10:55 - 11:10 Jack Saddler (University of British Columbia), Canada
11:10 - 11:30 Debate: audience 
11:30 Lunch        
  Round Table 2: Environmental & Climate Security - SCOPE Bioenergy & Sustainability Recommendations
13:00 - 13:10   Chair: Reynaldo L. Victoria (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil   
13:10 - 13:40  Paulo Eduardo Artaxo Netto (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil    
13:40 - 13:55 Luciano M. Verdade (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil    
13:55 - 14:10 Heather Youngs (University of California, Berkeley)    
14:10 - 14:30 Debate: audience  
    
14:30 Coffee break        
  Round Table 3: Food Security - SCOPE Bioenergy & Sustainability Recommendations
15:00 - 15:10   Chair: Carlos A. Joly (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil   
15:10 - 15:40  Francis X. Johnson (Stockholm Environment Institute), Sweden    
15:40 - 15:55 Helen Watson (Kwazulu-Natal University), South Africa
15:55 - 16:10 Patricia Osseweijer (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands
16:10 - 16:30 Debate: audience
  Round Table 4: Sustainability & Innovation - SCOPE Bioenergy & Sustainability Recommendations
16:30 - 16:40  Chair: Manoel Regis L. V. Leal (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil
16:40 - 17:10  Erick Fernandes (World Bank), USA    
17:10 - 17:25 Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira (Universidade Federal de Itajubá), Brazil
17:25 - 17:40 Rocio Diaz-Chavez (Imperial College London), UK
17:40 - 18:00 Debate: audience 
18:00 - 19:30 POSTER SESSION        
20:00 Speakers Dinner        
           

Tuesday

Oct 21st, 2014

        
           
  Room Aspen Room Vail Room Bariloche Room Chilan  Room Vermont
 

PS 1 - 2nd Generation Biofuel Technologies, Pilot Plants and Case Studies

 PS 2 - Feedstock Production - Crops and Wood plants PS 3 - Bioenergy Competing and Complementing Technologies (oil, gas, wind, solar) PS 4 - Challenges for Increasing Yield: Systems and Synthetic Biology  PS 5 - Global Bioenergy Sustainability Issues
  chair: Artur Yabe Milanez (Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social), Brazil chair: Heitor Cantarella (Instituto Agronômico de Campinas), Brazil chair: Helena Chum (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), USA chair: Marie-Anne van Sluys (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil  chair: Luis Augusto Barbosa Cortez (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil
 9:00 - 9:20

A hybrid strategy for production of diesel and jet fuels from sugar
Chris Somerville (University of California, Berkeley), USA

Analyzing future productivity of sugarcane in Brazil under different climate and land use change scenarios
Stephen Long (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), USA

 

Photovoltaic: challenges and opportunities for Brazil
Danny Krautz (Berlin Partner for Business and Technology), Germany

 

Improving photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield in plants and algae
Richard Sayre (New Mexico Consortium), USA

Adapting the Brazilian bioenergy model to different contexts through public consultation and communication
Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira (Universidade Federal de Itajubá), Brazil
9:20 - 9:40 

Cellulosic ethanol: a step change in productivity
Robson Cintra de Freitas (Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira), Brazil

Options for increasing biomass production for bioenergy: the case of sugarcane and other selected high yield energy crops
Vikram Seebaluck (University of Mauritius), Mauritius

Developing CBP processes for lignocellulose conversion
Emile van Zyl (Stellenbosch University), South Africa

Using GIS and RS to study pasture intensification in Brazil
Rubens Augusto Camargo Lamparelli (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil
9:40 - 10:00 

Second generation: a reality
Gonçalo A. G. Pereira (Granbio), Brazil

The potential use of forest biomass in Brazil for the production of biofuels and biochemicals
Juliano Bragatto (VTT), Brazil

Alternative and complementary energy sources to bioenergy – methane, wind, hydro and nuclear
Jon Samseth (Oslo and Akershus University College
of Applied Sciences), Norway

Polygenic analysis of complex traits for development of superior industrial yeast strains for first- and second-generation bioethanol production
Johan Thevelein (VIB Department of Molecular Microbiology), Belgium

The social impacts of biofuel production in Africa
Jeremy Woods (Imperial College London), UK
10:00 - 10:20 

Pilot plants: CTBE case study
Jonas Nolasco Junior (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

Concentrated vinasse from sugarcane: leaching ion and changes in soil properties
Raffaella Rossetto (Agência Paulista de Tecnologia do Agronegócio), Brazil

Ethanol for hydrogen production: energy and economic aspects for transport sector
Carla Kazue Nakao Cavaliero (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil

The production of propionic acid through sugar fermentation: an industrial perspective on the progress, technical challenges and future outlook
Chris Stowers (Dow AgroSciences), USA

Global Bioenergy: success paths and the cost of inaction
Lee Lynd (Dartmouth College), USA
10:30 Coffee break        
  Room Aspen Room Vail Room Bariloche Room Chilan  Room Vermont
  PS 6 - Sustainability: Economic & Policy Issues PS 7 - Strategies for Marginal Land Occupation/Perennial Wood PS 8 - Designing Bioenergy Systems PS 9 - Innovation and Technology Transfer PS 10 - Sustainability: Environmental Aspects 
  chair: Reynaldo L. Victoria (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil chair: Rubens Maciel Filho (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil chair: Luuk van der Wielen (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands chair: Patricia Tedeschi (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Brazil chair: Gustavo Henrique Goldman (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil
11:00 - 11:20 

Can biofuel policies be changed in times of food price crisis to reduce impacts on the poor?
Manoel Regis L. V. Leal (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

Ecosystem services from cellulosic biofuels grown on marginal lands in the U.S. midwest
G. Philip Robertson (Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center), USA

Food and sustainable biofuels: thinking clearly about the issues
Bruce Dale (Michigan State University), USA

Innovation and technology transfer – the case of UFSCar
Ana Lúcia Vitale Torkomian (Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Brazil

BIOEN and BE-Basic scientific integration program for control of greenhouse gases (ghg) emissions in bio-based agriculture
Eiko Kuramae (Netherlands Institute of Ecology), The Netherlands
11:20 - 11:40 

Brazil's strategic role in the future of biofuels: a joint assessment
Maggie Davis (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), USA

Transgenic eucalyptus and the applications in bioenergy sector
Esteban Roberto González (FuturaGene), Brazil

Evaluation of technological routes for renewable jet fuel using the Virtual Sugarcane Biorefinery
Antonio M. F. L. J. Bonomi (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

How to celebrate a collaborative research and development project with an industrial partner? What USP has done to simplify this process
Eduardo Vieira de Brito (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Mitigating soil greenhouse gas emissions with biochar-bioenergy systems
Jeanette Whitaker (Lancaster Environment Centre), UK
11:40 - 12:00 

Sustainability and certification
Arnaldo Cesar da Silva Walter (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil

Integrating multifunctional landscape design into agro-energy policy
Rayane Oliveira de Aguiar (University of Illinois), USA

Challenges and opportunities in the microbial production of diesel and jetfuel replacements
Luuk van der Wielen (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands

UNICAMP’s portfolio in the bioenergy sector
Milton Mori (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil

Using a plant input manipulation experiment to partition greenhouse gas fluxes from a commercial miscanthus plantation in the UK
Niall McNamara (Lancaster Environment Centre), UK
12:00 - 12:20 

Economic sustainability of ethanol: policies and politics
Márcia Azanha Ferraz Dias de Moraes (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Incorporating bioenergy into sustainable landscape designs
Keith L. Kline (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), USA

Innovative chemicals from fermented carbohydrate
Juscinei Santos (Corbion), Brazil

University's role in innovation process
Fabíola M. Spiandorello (Universidade Estadual Paulista), Brazil

Integrated sustainability assessment of the ethanol sector in Brazil
Floor van der Hilst (Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University), The Netherlands
12:30 Lunch        
  Special Session: Aviation Biofuels      
  Chair: Luis Augusto B. Cortez (UNICAMP), Brazil
14:00 - 14:30  Francisco E. B. Nigro (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil
14:30 - 15:00  Barbara Bramble (Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials), Switzerland
15:00 - 15:30  Telma T. Franco (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil
15:30
 Coffee break        
16:00 - 17:30

Plenary 2: CEO Panel: Science – a bridge to technology and Opportunity Creation 
  Chair: Luuk van der Wielen (President BE-Basic), The Netherlands 
  Speakers: Speakers: Paulo Kakinoff (CEO GOL), Brazil; Paulo Thomazoni (Managing Director Corbion), Brazil; Dirk Kronemeijer (CEO SkyNRG), The Netherlands; William Burnquist (Vice Director CTC), Brazil; Oxiteno (tbc); Braskem (tbc)
17:30 - 18:00 BE-Basic Design Competition Award Ceremony
18:00 - 19:00 Meet the CEO at Holland Pavilion
  Social interaction with CEOs
19:00 - 20:30 POSTER SESSION        
     

Wednesday

Oct 22nd, 2014

        
  Room Aspen + Vail         
9:00 - 10:00 Plenary 3: Integrated biomass conversion systems    
  Helena Chum (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), USA     
10:00 Coffee break        
10:30 - 11:30 Plenary 4: The biomass digestibility challenge    
  Simon J. McQueen-Mason (University of York), UK   
11:30 - 12:30 Plenary 5: Bioenergy research; opportunities for collaboration between UK and Brazilian researchers  
  Duncan Eggar (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council - BBSRC), UK  
12:30
 Lunch        
  Room Aspen Room Vail Room Bariloche Room Chilan  
  PS 11 - Bioen Highlights I: Biomass Division PS 12 - Bioen Highlights II: Biofuel Technologies Division PS 13 - Bioen Highlights III: Biorefineries & Engines Divisions
PS 14 - Bioen Highlights IV: Sustainability Division  
  chair: Paul H. Moore (Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira), Brazil chair: Igor Polikarpov (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil chair: Hernan Chaimovich (Universidade de São Paulo and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo), Brazil chair: Patricia Osseweijer (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands  
14:00 - 14:30 

Modeling sugar cane potential yield through climate parameters
Edgar Gomes F. Beauclair (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Influence of the acid treatment step applied during fuel ethanol production in Brazil on the physiology of different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains: has this been a key selective pressure for the current phenotype of industrial strains?
Andreas K. Gombert (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil

Technological options for biofuel engines: regulated emissions, GHG emissions and vehicle efficiency
Waldyr Luiz Ribeiro Gallo (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil

Life cycle assessment of integrated and stand alone second generation ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse and straw
Otavio Cavalett (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

  
14:30 - 15:00 

Sugarcane genomics to improve energy crops traits
Glaucia M. Souza (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Engineering of a xylose transporter allows Saccharomyces cerevisiae to grow on xylose as a single carbon source
Gustavo H. Goldman (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Energy conversion of ethanol in fuel cells: direct and indirect oxidations on high and low temperature systems
Edson Antonio Ticianelli (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Reconciling the agroindustrial production of biofuel crops and biodiversity conservation
Luis Cesar Schiesari (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

  
15:00 - 15:30 

Structural biology toward rational agrochemical design: applications in sugarcane leaf scald disease
Rafael Victorio Carvalho Guido (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

Current approaches concerning the biotechnological process of producing fuel ethanol
Cecilia Laluce (Universidade Estadual Paulista), Brazil

Improving the use of xylose by Burkholderia sacchari to produce biodegradable polymers
Luiziana Ferreira da Silva (Universidade de São Paulo), Brazil

 

Greenhouse gas emissions from direct land use change in sugarcane expansion in São Paulo state, Brazil
Marcelo Valadares Galdos (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

 		  
15:30 - 16:00 

Identification and selection of genitors with high efficiency in the production of sugarcane families with high agroenergetic potential
Silvana A. Creste Dias de Souza (Instituto Agronômico de Campinas), Brazil

Omics-based approaches for biocatalyst discovery in lignocellulose-to-bioproduct applications
Fabio Squina (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

An integrated process for bioethanol production and zero CO2 emission - a proposal integrating platforms for biofuels and bio-based chemicals
Rubens Maciel Filho (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), Brazil 

Greenhouse gases emissions during sugarcane plantation in São Paulo state: lessons learned during field conditions
Janaina Braga do Carmo (Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Brazil

  
16:00 - 17:00 Closing Session & BBEST Awards      
17:00 BIOEN Wine & Cheese      
           
Thursday Oct 23rd, 2014        
           
7:30 Visits to Laboratories & Industries outside Campos do Jordão
9:30 - 12:30 Tutorials part I
  Room Aspen Room Vail Room Bariloche Room Chilan  
  T1 - Sugarcane Breeding T3 - Advanced Biofuels - Ethanol Production in Brazil T5 - Biochemical Routes for Cellulosic Ethanol T7 - Biofuel Sustainability  
  Paul H. Moore (Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira), Brazil and Silvana A. Creste Dias de Souza (Instituto Agronômico de Campinas), Brazil Jaime Finguerut (Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira), Brazil and Henrique Amorim (FERMENTEC), Brazil Emile van Zyl (University of Stellenbosch), South Africa and Luiz Pereira Ramos (Universidade Federal do Paraná), Brazil Frank Rosillo-Calle (Imperial College), UK and Cássia Ugaya (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná), Brazil  
12:30 Lunch        
           
14:00 - 17:00 Tutorials part II
  Room Aspen Room Vail Room Bariloche Room Chilan  
  T2 - Sugarcane Agricultural Practices T4 - Thermochemical Routes for Biofuels T6 - Biorefineries beyond ethanol T8 - Biofuel Engines  
 

Vikram Seebaluck (University of Mauritius), Mauritius and Oscar Braunbeck (Lab. Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol), Brazil

 Helena Chum (National Renewable Energy Laboratory), USA and Carlos Alberto Gurgel Veras (Universidade de Brasília), Brazil Luuk van der Wielen (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands; Solange Mussatto (Delft University of Technology), The Netherlands; and Valdeir Arantes (University of British Columbia), Canada Franck Turkovics (PSA Peugeot Citroën), Brazil and Henry Joseph Jr. (Volkswagen do Brasil), Brazil  
Friday Oct 24th, 2014        
           
7:30 Visits to Laboratories & Industries outside Campos do Jordão