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Subject: Biofpr.com Digest Newsletter: May 2009 Edition
Date:       May 31, 2009


Biofpr.com Digest Newsletter
May 2009 Edition
Welcome

Welcome to Biofpr.com's May 2009 Digest Newsletter

Biofpr.com newsletter keeps up-to-date with the latest news, patents, features, and events on sustainable fuels, chemicals and energy.

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Highlights
Al Darzins - NREL Group Manager and Principal ResearcherRaffaello Garofalo - EBB Secretary GeneralAlgal biofuels: what is the real potential?

Algae offer many advantages as feedstock for sustainable biofuels production - but what are the promises and challenges?

Biofpr Podcast: Algal BiofuelsTo find out more, Biofpr Managing Editor Mara Staffilani interviews Al Darzins, NREL Group Manager and Principal Researcher, and Raffaello Garofalo, EBB Secretary General.

Click here to listen to the Biofpr podcast!

Features
Water falls
  • PadlockThinking outside the box
  • Conventional liquid biofuels may not represent a particularly efficient way to obtain energy from plant biomass, but are there better alternatives? Two new studies explore the potential of electricity and solar power...
  • Published: 18 May 2009
Product Focus

Journal of Chemical
Technology and Biotechnology

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

A key forum for biological and chemical industry in sustainable industry

Don’t miss the new Special Issue: Bioremediation!

Featuring papers from the recent 4th European Bioremediation Conference, Chiana Greece in September 2008

Covering biodegradation of halogenated compounds and other organic contaminants, phytoremediation and fungal processes, valorisation and agro-industrial wastes

Find more at www.interscience.wiley.com/jctb
News
  • PadlockPositive message from Frost and Sullivan chairman
  • The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is now accepting nominations for the annual George Washington Carver Award to recognize significant contributions by an individual in the field of industrial biotechnology...
  • Published: 29 May 2009
    Launch of the European Algae Biomass Association
  • June 2009 sees the launch of a new European Algae Biomass Association founded to foster synergies among science and industry...
    Published: 18 May 2009
Strong growth despite legal uncertainties
  • Industry eager to implement renewable fuel standard
  • he Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomed this week's White House announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published proposed rules to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)...
  • Published: 7 May 2009

Featured Events
Fifth International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries

5th International Conference on Renewable Resources & Biorefineries

10 - 12 June 2009 | Ghent, Belgium

The three day international conference will consist of plenary lectures, oral presentations and a poster session and will take place in the conference center Bijloke.

This conference aims at bringing together academic researchers, industrial experts, policymakers and venture capital providers to discuss the challenges emerging from the transition towards a biobased economy and to present new developments in this area.

The conference will provide a forum for leading political, corporate, academic and financial people to discuss recent developments and set up collaborations.

The conference further aims at providing an overview of the scientific, technical, economical, environmental and social issues of renewable resources and biorefineries.

For more information and registration: www.rrbconference.com

Second Africa Bioenergy Conference & Expo


Second Africa Bioenergy Conference & Expo

16-18 June 2009 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bioenergy Conferences, in cooperation with PANGEA, is proud to announce Africa's leading bioenergy conference: the Second Africa Bioenergy Conference & Expo

HE Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of Ethiopia will open the event on June 16 and set the stage for three days of discussion among delegates from across Africa, Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

Ministers, Ambassadors, CEOs and stakeholders from across leading bioenergy, agriculture, chemical and finance platforms will dialogue face-to-face on a vast range of today's most important issues while networking to set the stage for the next step in Africa's bioenergy revolution.

Registration is open at www.africabiofuels.com

Don't forget to sign up for the pre-conference tour of Ethiopia's ethanol blending facilities just outside of Addis Ababa on June 15.

8th International Bio Forum & Bio Expo Japan

8th International Bio Forum & Bio Expo Japan

1-3 July 2009 | Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

The Asia's Largest Bio Event, Intl Bio Forum & Bio Expo Japan has it all!

Look for the best suppliers and business partners at the Asia’s Largest Bio Event! Life science professionals will all gather! Concurrently held 250 seminars/sessions attract strong attention as the best place for enhancing knowledge on life science.
Register now!

Website: www.bio-expo.jp/english/

 

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