SUSTTuesday, March 27, 2007

8:20 AM-12:20 PM McCormick Place South -- Room S106B, Level 1, Oral
Sustainability of Food Systems: Carbohydrate Economy
Organizer, Presidings:Sharon P. Shoemaker
Gillian Eggleston
8:20 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:30 AMProcessing corn into carbohydrates for food and fuel using cellulose conversion technology
Michael R Ladisch
9:00 AMSustainability of the sugar industry: Future value addition from sugarcane and sugarbeet
Gillian Eggleston
9:30 AMProduct and by-product optimization in processing agricultural products: A case for barley to ethanol
Rolando A. Flores
10:00 AMIntermission.
10:20 AMCellulosic ethanol and sustainability: There is no "food vs. fuel" conflict
Bruce E. Dale
10:50 AMCan we produce biofuels sustainably and how would we know
Stephen R. Kaffka
11:20 AMBiorefining the future
Arthur J. Ragauskas
11:50 AMPanel Discussion

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The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007