2nd Thematic workshop of Crops2Industry EU Project
“Carbohydrate crops and the dilemma of using them for non-food purposes”
12 March 2010
Hotel Royal York • Stationsweg 21 • 9671 AL • Winschoten • The Netherlands
AGENDA
Chairpersons: Melvyn Askew, CENSUS BIO and Myrsini Christou, CRES
9:00 – 11:00 |
Session 1. Growing carbohydrate crops in Europe |
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9:00 – 9:20 |
Welcome by Hempflax |
Mark Reinders, Hempflax |
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9:20 – 9:40 |
Project outline |
Myrsini Christou, CRES |
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9:40 – 10:00 |
Growing sugar crops |
Andrea Monti, University of Bologna |
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10:00 – 10:20 |
Sweet sorghum: a multiple-purpose crop for water-limited and low-input systems |
Serge Braconnier, CIRAD |
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10:20 – 10:40 |
The emerging importance of the new feedstocks for bioethanol production |
Spyros Kyritsis, Agricultural University of Athens |
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10:40 – 11:00 |
Economic viability of energy crops in the EU. The case of sweet sorghum and sugar beets. |
Peter Soldatos, Agricultural University of Athens |
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11:00 – 11:20 |
Coffee break |
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11:20 – 13:20 |
Session 2. Industrial uses of carbohydrate crops |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
Industrial uses of carbohydrate crops |
Melvyn Askew, CENSUS BIO |
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11:40 -12:00 |
Surgarbeet for non-food biobased products |
Ad De Laat, Cosun |
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12:00 – 12:20 |
Canada 's First Integrated Feedlot/Fuel Ethanol Facility |
Keith Rueve, Pound-maker |
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12:20 – 12:40 |
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Stuart Smyth, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
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12:40 – 13:00 |
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Colleen Christensen, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
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13:00 – 13:20 |
Sustainability issues |
Uwe Fritsche, OECO |
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13:20 – 14:20 |
Light Lunch break |
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13:00 – 15:00 |
Round Table: |
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Topics:
1.Restricting factors limiting broader industrial use of carbohydrate crops (supply, costs, physical traits, consistency in quality, technical performance, economic viability and security of the investment, etc.)
2. Prespects to widen the range of potential feedstocks
3. Research gaps and recommendations
Minutes: -------
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16:30 |
End of meeting |
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