Conference Grant: Direct Cellulose Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels, March 27-31, 2011, Anaheim, CA

主要研究者：Mark Mascal机构：加州大学戴维斯分校提案编号：1114795标题：会议资助：直接纤维素转化为化学品和燃料知识产权生物质转化研究传统上由生物加工方法主导，但这些方法通常涉及使用昂贵的酶，工程微生物和资本密集型过程。 然而，化学方法不依赖于生物技术，并提供相当多的用途。 具体而言，热化学和催化过程可以将生物质衍生的碳水化合物转化为许多市场上的各种衍生物，包括燃料，聚合物，药物和农用化学品。 该提案旨在为将于2011年3月27日至31日在加州阿纳海姆举行的第241届美国化学学会（ACS）全国会议上举行的专题讨论会提供资金支持。研讨会的题目是“纤维素直接转化为化学品和燃料”，PI是研讨会的组织者。 一家知名的可持续化学杂志的编辑（来自ChemSusChem杂志的Guido Kemeling博士）已同意担任会议主席。 在ACS会议期间，将化学生物质转化领域的专家聚集在一起，举行一次特别研讨会，这将有助于思想和技术的交流，促进合作，并普遍提高对这种生物能源生产方法的认识，从而可能导致与工业界的伙伴关系。（学生和博士后，包括代表性不足的群体的代表），并在国际上进行宣传，邀请中国、英国、芬兰、德国、香港和荷兰的演讲者。 来自企业、工业和国家实验室的代表将参加。 最后，在课程开发方面，PI？中国自己参加研讨会将有助于为工业化学课程编写新的教材，其中包括关于替代能源的一节。

Principal Investigator: Mark MascalInstitution: University of California-DavisProposal Number: 1114795Title: Conference Grant: Direct Cellulose Conversion to Chemicals and FuelsIntellectual MeritBiomass conversion research has been traditionally dominated by bioprocessing approaches, but these often involve the use of expensive enzymes, engineered microorganisms, and capital intensive processes. However, chemical approaches do not rely on biotechnology and offer considerable versatility. Specifically, thermochemical and catalytic processes can convert biomass-derived carbohydrates to a wide variety of derivatives across a number of markets, including fuels, polymers, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals. This proposal seeks funding for the support of a symposium to be held at the 241st American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting on March 27-31, 2011 in Anaheim, California. The title of the symposium is "Direct Cellulose Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels," and the PI is the symposium organizer. The editor of an established sustainable chemistry journal (Dr. Guido Kemeling from the journal ChemSusChem) has agreed to serve as the Session Chair. The assembling together of experts in the area of chemical biomass conversion for a special symposium at the ACS meeting will enable cross-fertilization of ideas and technologies, foster collaboration, and generally raise awareness of this approach to bio-energy production, potentially leading to partnerships with industry.Broader ImpactThe symposium will include presentations by young researchers (students and postdocs, including representation from under-represented groups), and also reaches out internationally, with invitations extended to speakers in China, England, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands. Representatives from academe, industry, and the national labs will participate. Finally, in terms of curricular development, the PI?s own participation in the symposium will be of assistance in assembling new course materials for an Industrial Chemistry course, which includes a section on alternative energy.