Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

11:00am ‐ 11:45am

IBBC Session 1: Opening Session & Keynote

Session Chair: Jean‐Pierre Bousquet, Valmet

Turning Raw Resources into Feedstocks; Challenges and Opportunities

Keynote Address: Richard Hess, Idaho National Laboratory

1:30pm ‐ 3:00pm

IBBC Session 2: Supporting the Sustainable Bioeconomy

Session Chair: Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Idaho National Laboratory

Canada's Pulp, Paper and Bioproducts Industry: Innovation Driven 
Stéphan Larivière, FPInnovations

Using the Stage Gate Process in Biorefinery Project Development
Jim Riley, Jeff Katz, Jacobs Engineering

A Path to New Biobased Materials from Cellulose
Julien Bley, Innofibre; Dan Belosinschi, Trois-Rivieres College

3:00pm ‐ 3:15pm

Sponsor & Exhibit Break

3:15pm ‐ 4:45pm

IBBC Session 3: Biomass Processing and Conversion Pathways

Session Chair: Jean‐Pierre Bousquet, Valmet

The Relationships Between the Forest Biomass Compositions and Pyrolysis Performances
Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia

Sandwich Belt High Angle Conveyors in Harmony with the Environment
Joseph Dos Santos, Dos Santos International

Pellets Production Using Sludge From Pulp Mill
Bruna Virgínia Cunha Rodrigues, Cláudio Mudadu Silva, Angélica de Cássia Oliveira Carneiro, Caio Moreira Miquelino Eleto Torres, Mateus Alves de Magalhães, Universidade Federal de Viçosa

4:45pm ‐ 5:00pm

Sponsor & Exhibit Break

5:00pm ‐ 6:30pm

IBBC Session # 4‐ Advances in Bioenergy Research

Session Chair: Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia

Impact of C5‐Hydrolysis as Pretreatment on Carbon Products Produced From Lignocellulosic
Jagannadh Satyavolu, University of Louisville

Improving Forest Residue Quality Through Air Classification and Specific Gravity Separation
Neal Yancy, Idaho National Laboratory

Corn Stover Pellet Particle Morphology: Impact of Feedstock Properties and Pelleting Process Conditions
Jaya Shanka Tumuluru, Eric Fillerup, Josh Kane, Daniel Murray, Idaho National Laboratory

Virtual Exhibit Hall Open

IBBC Session 5 ‐ Wood Based Foams and Packaging Films

Session Chair: Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Chitosan – CNF Composite Packaging Film Manufacturing Process
Prabaharan Ponnusamy, Sudhagar Mani, University of Georgia

Strong, Lightweight Lignin‐based Foams
Ramakrishna Trovagunta, Stephen S. Kelley and Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University

IBBC Session 6: Biocomposites and Bioproducts

Session Chair: Jaya Shankar Tumuluru, Idaho National Laboratory

Bio-Based Transparent Wood Composites: A New Approach and its Potentials Applications
Van Hai Le, Inha University

Development of a Sustainable Packaging Using Agricultural Residues Such as Rice Straw and Coffee Pulp in Peru
Elizabeth Palomino Nolasco, Pulpacking Peru