2nd  Workshop  on  ProBioRefine  

December  7-­‐8,  2015  UTM  Johor  Bahru,  Johor,  Malaysia    Organized  by  Process  Systems  Engineering  Centre  (PROSPECT)  Universiti  Teknologi  Malaysia      

 

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Background  and  Objective  of  Workshop  

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As   new   initiative   on   bio-­‐refinery,   the  ProBioRefine   project   was   launched   in  2014   by   DTU   (Chemical   &   Biochemical  Engineering)   and   KAIST   (Chemical   &  Biomolecular   Engineering)   with   funding  from   various   sources.   The   ProBioRefine  project   brings   together   highly   qualified  researchers   from   DTU,   KAIST   and  partner   institutions   to   address   the   vital  need   to   design   the   optimal   processing  route   (network)   for   the   conversion   of  specific   biomass   into   a   set   of   desired  products  (fuels  &  chemicals)  considering  the   available   technologies   and   future  developments.   The   objective   of  ProBioRefine   was   to   develop   a  systematic  method  and  associated  tools  to   analyze   and   design   innovative   bio-­‐refinery   networks   based   on   chemical  and   biological   approaches   to   convert  various   kinds   of   biomass   feedstock   into  valuable   chemicals   and   biofuels.   The  2014   workshop   had   successfully  gathered   key   researchers   from   DTU,  partnering  institutions  to  discuss  current  state  of  technology  and   future  direction  and  strategies  on  bio-­‐refinery.      This   year,   in   2015,   the   ProBioRefine  Consortium   will   gather   again   in  Universiti  Teknologi  Malaysia  (UTM)  and  bring   together   key   stakeholders   from  academia,   industries,   research  institutes  and   policy   makers,   in   an   interactive  forum   and   discussion   with   key  stakeholders  and  end����������� ������������������  users.      The   2015   workshop   organized   by   UTM  Process   Systems   Engineering   Centre  

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(UTM-­‐PROSPECT)  is  aimed  to  mobilise  and  engage   stakeholders   and   end-­‐users   in  research   and   technology   implementation  collaboration   on   bio-­‐refinery.     Towards  this   end,   the     workshop   will   cover   key  themes   of   bio-­‐refinery   research   and  include   a   special   Industrial����������� ������������������   forum   to  discuss   the   current   state,   the   challenges  and   opportunities   in   the   bio-­‐refining  industry.    

Participants    

From  DTU  

 

From  KAIST  

 

From  Partner  Institutions  

 

From  Industry  and  Research  Institutes    

 

Students/Postdocs  

 

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 Schedule  for  1st    Day:  7  Dec  2015      0830  to  0900   Registration    0900  to  0915   Opening  Address:  

Opening  Remarks  (5mins  by  UTM)         ProBioRefine  Project  –  Goals  and  Direction  (10mins)    0915  to  1000   Session  1:  Plenary  speaker     Advances  in  BioRefinery  Industry  and  Technology    1000  to  1030   Coffee  Break    1030  to  1200   Session  2:  Progress  of  ProBioRefine  Projects  (15mins  

each)   –   6   Presentation   (Faculty  members/Postdocs  or  PhD  from  consortium  institutions)  DTU,  KAIST,  UTM  and  3  other  partner  institutions  

 1200  to  1245   Session   3:   Collaborative   Grant   Briefing   (15mins  

each)     Grant  from  Europe  –  DTU     Grant  from  Korea  –  KAIST     Grant  from  Malaysia  –  UTM     Others    

   

 

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Schedule  for  1st    Day:  7  Dec  2015  -­‐  Cont.    

1245  to  1400   Lunch    1400  to  1530   Session   4:   Process   System   Development   and  

Application   in   BioRefinery   (15mins   each)   –   6  presenters  (Faculty  members/  Postdocs  or  PhD  from  consortium  institutions  

 1530  to  1700   Session   5:   Overview   of   Tropical   Phytochemical   &  

Neutraceutical   Product   Development   followed   by  visit  to  UTM  Institute  of  Bioproduct  Development    

 1700  to  1800   Coffee  Break  and  Poster  Session  

2000  to  2200   Dinner  

 

 

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Schedule  for  2nd  Day:  8  Dec  2015  -­‐  Cont.    

 

0900  to  1030   Session  6:  Biomass  Conversion  to  Bio  product  (15mins  each)  –  6  presenters  (Faculty  members/  Postdocs  or  PhD  from  consortium  institutions    

1030  to  1100   Coffee  Break    1100  to  1230   Session  7:  Bio  refinery  Product  &  Process  Design  

(15mins  each)  –  6  presenters  (Faculty  members/  Postdocs  or  PhD  from  consortium  institutions  

 1230  to  1400   Lunch    1400  to  1530     Session  8:  Forum  on  ‘Challenges  and  Opportunities  

for  Vegetable  Oil  Refining  &  Processing  (Industrial  Session)  20mins  for  each  speaker  –  3  speakers  (3  of  the  following)  (Wilmar,  Evyap,  Felda,  Unilever,  IOI,  Palm  Oleo,  Malaysia  Palm  Oil  Board)  30mins  for  Forum  Session    

1530  to  1600     Coffee  Break  

1600  to  1730     Session  9:  ProBioRefine  Future  Collaboration  Discussion  &  Consortium  Establishment  

2000  to  2200     Dinner  &  Closing  

 

 

 

 

2nd  ProBioRefine  Workshop  Contact  For  Information  about  Workshop:      Ms.  Nurul  Huda  Zamzuri    And  Ms.  Aya  Saili    Tel:  +607-­‐55  36244/36246  Fax:  +607-­‐55  88166  Email:  nurulhuda@cheme.utm.my    Email:  aya.saili@gmail.com  

Process  Systems  Engineering  Centre  (PROSPECT),    

N29,  Faculty  of  Chemical  Engineering,  Universiti  Teknologi  Malaysia,  81310  UTM  Johor  Bahru,  Johor.    

Website:  http://prospect.utm.my