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Near-term Opportunities for Biorefineries
October 11-12, 2010
I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, Illinois
As the corn starch to biofuels industry matures and the Renewable Fuels Standards evolve, technologies have emerged that improve biofuel production efficiency, reduce water use, and reduce carbon footprint. University of Illinois researchers and ethanol industry representatives will discuss research aimed at improving efficiency, meeting RFS2 requirements, and increasing profits through value-added co-products.
Learn about bolt-on technologies and options that corn ethanol production plants can add to current infrastructure for increasing ethanol production and co-product value.
Agenda:
October 11, 2010
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome | |
| Dr. Ravi Iyer, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Illinois | ||
| Dr. Robert Hauser, Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Dr. Jozef Kokini, Associate Dean for Research , College of ACES | ||
| Dr. Hans Blaschek, Director, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research | ||
| 9:05 AM | Setting the Stage for the Current Situation | |
| CABER Steering Committee Perspective | Kristy Moore, CABER Steering Committee Member Presentation |
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| Reducing Water Consumption in Dry-Grind Ethanol Manufacture | Kishore Rajagopalan, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center Presentation |
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| Productivity and Resource Efficiency Trends of Corn Production | Rod Weinzierl, Illinois Corn Marketing Board Presentation |
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| 10:20 AM | Break | |
| 10:50 AM | Challenges in Meeting the 20% Reductions in GHG Emissions Required for Expansion | |
| Co-generation – Biomass for heat/electricity | Gary Reed, Eastern Illinois University Presentation |
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| Corn Fractionation for Ethanol Production | Vijay Singh, University of Illinois, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Presentation |
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| Granular Starch Hydrolysis (GSHE) for Conversion of Grains to Ethanol | Hans Foerster, Genencor Presentation |
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| 12:00 PM | Lunch and presentation: The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be | Doug Faulkner, Leatherstocking LLC Presentation |
| 1:30 PM | Corn Starch Ethanol: Meeting Performance Standards of an Advanced Biofuel | |
| Need for Pilot and Demonstration Scale-up: Policy and Technology at a Crossroads | John Caupert, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center Presentation |
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| Corn Ethanol & Higher Value Co-Products and Corn oil Recovery | Robert Moreau, USDA, ARS, Eastern Regional Research Center Presentation |
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| Commercialization of Biobutanol | Nat Harrison, TetraVitae | |
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| 2:50 PM | Break | |
| 3:25 PM | The Cellulosic Biorefinery | Bob Randle, Genera Energy LLC Presentation |
| 4:00 PM | Overview of the Day | Seth Snyder, Argonne National Laboratory |
| 4:10 PM | Introduction of Professional Science Master's Degree Students & Graduate Students | |
| 4:20 PM | Poster Session & Social | |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner - Presentation: Analytic Issues and Policy Prescriptions for the Ethanol Industry | Roger Conway, Growth Energy Presentation |
| 7:30 PM | Adjourn for the Evening |
October 12, 2010
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 8:00 AM | University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Capabilities | |
| Growing America's Fuel-Dedicated Energy Crops | D.K. Lee, Crop Sciences Presentation |
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| Economy of Scale for Biomass Refineries | Steve Eckhoff, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Presentation |
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| Membrane Filtration and Heat Transfer Fouling | Kent Rausch, Agricultural & Biological Engineering Presentation |
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| Feeding DDGS to Pigs | Hans H. Stein, Animal Sciences Presentation |
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| Deconstruction of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Production of Biofuels | Hao Feng, Food Science & Human Nutrition Presentation |
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| 8:55 AM | Panel: Innovations to Maximize Plant Profitability and Minimize Carbon Footprint of Corn Ethanol | |
| Co-dependency: The Interactions between Agriculture and Ethanol | Beth Calabotta, Monsanto | |
| Storage and Processing of Corn Stover; Eastern Iowa Mid-Scale Trials: Practical Considerations | Mike Cecava, ADM Presentation |
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| 9:40 AM | Challenges to Biochemical Conversion of Cellulosic Feedstocks to Fuels and Chemicals | Mike Cotta, USDA, ARS, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research Presentation |
| 10:00 AM | Break | |
| 10:20 AM | News from Corn Ethanol: Energy Use, Co-Products, and Land Use | Steffen Mueller, University of Illinois at Chicago Presentation |
| 10:50 AM | Biofuel Policy and Market Implications | Seth Meyer, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri Presentation |
| 11:15 AM | Commercialization Panel: What's On the Horizon? | |
| Commercialization | Nathan Hoffmann, Office of Technology Management, University of Illinois Presentation |
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| Commercialization | Jim Keating, Illinois Ventures LLC Presentation |
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| 11:45 AM | Lunch - Presentation: Congressional Perspective | Kevin Johnson, U.S. Rep. Tim Johnson (R-IL) |
| 1:15 PM | Life-cycle GHG Emission Impacts of Biofuels | Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory Presentation pending publication |
| 2:00 PM | Next Steps, Closing Comments | Seth Snyder, Argonne National Laboratory |
| 2:30 PM | Adjourn | Hans Blaschek, Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois |
Questions
For more information, contact:
Natalie Bosecker, CABER, natalieb@illinois.edu, 217-244-9273.
Preliminary Agenda (pdf) updated 10/5/10
Marketing Flyer (pdf)
Sponsors
Illinois Corn Marketing Board |
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I Hotel and Conference Center |
Houlihan's Restaurant |
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Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER) |
