Biofeedstocks — cultivating a bio-based future
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Time: 1.00–7.30pm
Location: University of Bath, Building 2 East, Room 3.1 (maps)
Speakers from industry and academia present the latest research into producing and upgrading small molecules from biofeedstocks.
Programme
| Time | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1pm | Welcome and introduction | |
| 1.10pm | Dr Steve Martin, TMO Renewables |
Sustainable Technology Development – Concept to Commercialisation – A Case Study |
| 1.50pm | Professor Christopher Hardacre, Queen's University Belfast |
Catalytic Conversion of Bioresources - Hydrogenation of Acids and Amides Using Heterogeneous Catalysts |
| 2.30pm | Professor David Leak, University of Bath |
Approaches and Challenges in Metabolic Engineering |
| 3.10pm | Coffee break | |
| 3.50pm | Introduction | |
| 4.00pm | Dr Jon Deely, BP |
Challenges Faced by BP in Bio-Feedstock Conversion |
| 4.40pm | Professor Gill Stephens, University of Nottingham |
Ionic liquids in Biocatalysis |
| 5.20pm | Dr Yvonne Armitage, Biosciences KTN |
Industrial Biotechnology – A New Beginning and Strategy in the UK? |
| 6pm | Wine Reception Building 1 South, room 0.01 |
|
| 7.30pm onwards | Speakers' dinner | |
