Friday, 4 November 2005: 8:00 AM-10:30 AM
203 (Cincinnati Convention Center)

Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

#575 - Life Cycle Analysis of Renewable Feedstock-based Processes and Products (T7006)
This session will emphasize cradle-to-grave life cycle assessments of existing or conceptual processes for the production ofvalue-added fuels, chemicals, and materials from renewable agricultural residues, plant-derived starches and oils (lipids), lignocellulosic biomass, or plant-based industrial processing wastes.
CoChair:Lee R. Lynd
Chair:John Sheehan
8:00 AMMature Technology Biorefinery Scenarios Emphasizing Fuels and Power
Mark Laser, Haiming Jin, Kemantha Jayawardhana, Lee R. Lynd, Eric D. Larson, Fuat Celik, Bruce Dale
8:25 AMAll Biomass Is Local: Environmental Impacts of Ethanol Derived from Corn Grain
Seungdo Kim, Bruce E. Dale
8:50 AMA Streamlined Life Cycle Analysis of Biomass Densification
Sudhagar Mani, Shahab Sokhansanj, Xiaotao Bi, Amit Kumar
9:15 AMThermodynamic Analysis of Alternative Metabolically Derived Chemical Feedstocks
Kenneth J. Kauffman
9:40 AMLife Cycle Assessment as a Media Event: Debating Net Energy and Other Nagging Issues in the Public Arena
John Sheehan
Sponsor:Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries
Cosponsors:Environmental Division; Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division

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