Workshop on Breaking the Chemical and Engineering Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels

0741605George Huber本次研讨会的目的是将学术界、工业界和政府机构聚集在一起，阐明化学、化学催化、热加工和工程在木质纤维素生物质转化为液体运输燃料（包括绿色汽油、绿色柴油和绿色喷气燃料）中的作用。这次会议将制定一个统一的国家路线图，以指导学术界、工业界和国家实验室如何使木质纤维素生物燃料成为现实。将向政府、学术界和工业界领导人提出建议。研讨会的形式将包括专题发言人、讨论会和非正式互动。木质纤维素生物质具有巨大的潜力，可以减少我们对化石燃料的依赖，减少温室气体排放，并使我们能够从国内生物质来源获得运输燃料。这将改善国家的环境、经济和国家安全。然而，目前没有使用木质纤维素生物质作为原料的工业方法。多相催化在开发高效生物燃料生产中起着核心作用。该研讨会将汇集该领域的专家，讨论生物燃料生产的科学和技术以及未来的机会。

0741605George Huber The objective of this workshop is to bring together academia, industry, and governmental institutions to articulate the role of chemistry, chemical catalysis, thermal processing, and engineering in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into liquid transportation fuels including green gasoline, green diesel, and green jet fuel. A unified national roadmap will be made from this conference as to how academia, industry and the national labs can make lignocellulosic biofuels a practical reality. Recommendations will be made and given to government, academic and industry leaders. The format of the workshop will be to have featured speakers, discussion sessions, and informal interactions. Lignocellulosic biomass has a tremendous potential to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and allow us to obtain transportation fuels from domestic biomass sources. This would thus improve the nation's environment, economy, and national security. However, there are currently no industrially processes that use lignocellulosic biomass as a feedstock. Heterogeneous catalysis plays a central role in developing efficient for biofuel production. This workshop will bring together the experts in this field to discuss the science and technology and future opportunities for biofuel production.