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

主要研究者：马克·马斯卡尔机构：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以生物处理方法为主，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，并提供相当多的通用性。具体来说，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各种各样的衍生物，包括燃料、聚合物、药品和农用化学品。该提案旨在为2011年3月27日至31日在加利福尼亚州阿纳海姆举行的第241届美国化学学会（ACS）全国会议的研讨会寻求资金支持。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。一家已建立的可持续化学期刊的编辑（来自ChemSusChem杂志的Guido Kemeling博士）已同意担任会议主席。化学生物质转化领域的专家聚集在一起，在ACS会议上举行特别研讨会，将使思想和技术相互交流，促进合作，并普遍提高对这种生物能源生产方法的认识，可能导致与工业界的伙伴关系。更广泛的影响研讨会将包括年轻研究人员（学生和博士后，包括来自代表性不足群体的代表）的演讲，并将向国际发出邀请，邀请来自中国、英国、芬兰、德国、香港和荷兰的演讲者。来自学术界、工业界和国家实验室的代表将参加。最后，在课程开发方面，PI？他本人参加讨论会将有助于为工业化学课程编制新的教材，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.