The Annual Conference of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry
Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, Québec, Canada  
BUILDING FOR THE NEW P&P COMMUNITY
Speakers for Wednesday
Salomeh Chegini,
Polytechnique Montréal
Louis Patrick Dansereau,
Polytechnique Montréal
Fatemeh Ferdosian,
Western University
Lamfeddal Kouisni,
FPInnovations
Fanny Monteil-Rivera,
NRC of Canada
Michel Perrier,
Polytechnique Montréal
Zishan Shah,
University of Northern BC
Speakers for Thursday
Laboni Ahsan,
University of N .B.
Mehdi Dashtban,
Lakehead University
Pedram Fatehi,
Lakehead University
Daniel Haynes,
AkzoNobel
Adriaan van Heiningen,
University of Maine
Matty Janssen,
Chalmers U of Tech
Iryna B Kandybovich,
Lakehead University
Christiane Laine,
VTT
Nicolas Mariotti,
Université Laval
Jose Melendez,
Polytechnique Montréal
Ludovic Montastruc,
Université de Toulouse
Bruno Poulin,
NR Canada
Tatiana Rafione,
Polytechnique Montréal
International Forest Biorefinery Symposium
The purpose of the International Forest Biorefinery Symposium is to offer to the professionals and scientists working in the field of biorefinery a platform for the presentation of recent advancements and technological breakthroughs.

•    The Symposium will feature several sessions on the following topics:
    - Forest biomass resources;
    - Supply chain design and management;
    - Biorefining technologies;
    - Products from forest biomass;
    - Bioproducts, markets and perspectives;
    - Integration of biorefining technologies into P&P mills;
    - Energy efficiency and sustainability.
•    Keynote presentations by eminent personalities of the forest biorefinery sector.

•    Participants from several countries.

•    Industry, government and universities will be represented.

•    Organizing committee:
      - Mariya Marinova, Chair (École Polytechnique Montréal)
      - Marzouk Benali (CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada)
      - Lyle Biglow (Tembec)
      - Yacine Boumghar (CÉPROCQ)
      - Tom Browne (FPInnovations)
      - Martin Fairbank (Resolute Forest Products)
      - Ramin Farnood (University of Toronto)
      - Roger Gaudreault (Cascades)
      - James Olson (University of British Columbia)
      - Jean Paris (École Polytechnique Montréal)
Preliminary Program
Wednesday, February 6
Session I: Supply Chain Design & Management
Moderator: Lyle Biglow
9:00
Welcome and introduction
Mariya Marinova, Polytechnique Montréal, Symposium Chair
9:10
Keynote presentation:
''The Integrated Forest Biorefinery and the Protection of the Environment''
Michel Perrier, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
9:40
''The Changing Geographies of Biorefining: How Technological Advances Might Influence Development of the Sector in Canada''
W.E. Mabee, J. Blair, A. Benzie, K. Calvert, S. Earley, N. Manion, J. Stephen, Queen’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, Queen’s University, Canada
10:00
Networking Session
10:30
''Partnering for Forest Biorefinery – Partner Evaluation and Selection Criteria''
Zishan Shah, Bryan Bogdanski, Karima Fredj, University of British Columbia, Canada
10:50
''Business Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Biorefinery Networks''
Sari Hämäläinen, Hanna-Leena Pesonen, School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
11:10
''Value-Chain Planning in the Forest Biorefinery: A Case Study Analyzing Manufacturing Flexibility''
Louis Patrick Dansereau1, Mahmoud El-Halwagi2, Paul Stuart1
1NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair in Process Integration, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada  
2Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA
11:30
''Potential Amounts of Biomass Available for Biorefinery Processing in South Africa''
N. M. Mkhize, S. S. Dlamini, Bruce Sithole, Forestry and Forest Products Research Centre, University of KwaZulu-Natal/CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa
12:00
Lunch
Biorefining Technologies I
Moderator: Ramin Farnood
14:00
''The LignoForce system™: A New Process for the Production of High-quality Lignin from Black Liquor''
Lamfeddal Kouisni, Peter Holt-Hindle, Kirsten Maki, Michael Paleologou, FPInnovations - Pulp, Paper & Bioproducts Division, Canada
14:20
''Use of Microwave for the Extraction and Modification of Lignin''
Fanny Monteil-Rivera, Louise Paquet, Jalal Hawari, Aquatic and Crop Resource Development, National Research Council, Canada
14:40
''Chemical Modification of Lignin via Epoxidation and Its Thermal Properties''
Fatemeh Ferdosian1, Zhongshun Yuan1, Mark Anderson2, Chunbao (Charles) Xu1
1Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources, Western University, Canada
2Research & Technology, Arclin, Canada
15:00
''Detoxification of Hemicelluloses Hydrolysates from Kraft Mills to Increase Fermentation Butanol Yield''
Salomeh Chegini1, Mariya Marinova1, Hassan Chadjaa2, Mohamed Rahni2, Mario Jolicoeur1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
2Centre National en Électrochimie et en Technologies Environnementale, Canada
15:20
''Production of Laccase by Botryosphaeria rhodina MAMB-05 Grown on Poplar Wood Prehydrolyzate''
Nilmini Vithanage1, Aneli M. Barbosa1, Gamini Rupashingha1, Amelia B. Forrest1, Courtney Reich1, Dionisio Borsato2, Robert F. H. Dekker1
1Biorefining Research Institute, Lakehead University, Canada
2Departamento de Química - CCE, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Brazil
15:40
Networking Session
Biorefining Technologies II
Moderator: James Olson
16:00
''Characterisation of the Thermally Pre-treated Forest Biomass Properties''
Étienne Le Roux1, Tatjana Stevanovic1, Papa Niokhor Diouf2
1Department of Wood Science and Forestry, Laval University, QC, Canada
2SEREX, Amqui, QC, Canada
16:20
''Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Bark for the Production of Phenolic Bio-crude – Effects of Wood Species and Ash Content/Composition''
Shanghuan Feng1, Zhongshun Yuan2, Matthew Leitch1, Chunbao (Charles) Xu2
1Faculty of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University, Canada
2Institute for Chemicals and Fuels from Alternative Resources, Western University, Canada
16:40
''Thermo-catalytic Gasification of Wet Biomass''
Ramin Farnood, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada
17:00
''Suitability of Various Kinds of Wood with Process of Pelletization Followed by Gasification''
C. Dupont1, L. Bedel1, M. Campargue2, K. Ould Marrakchy1, J. Guillaudeau1, F. Defoort1, S. Ravel1, D. Da Silva Perez3, F. Labalette4
1CEA Grenoble, Laboratory of Technology of Biomass, France
2RAGT, France / 3FCBA, France / 4GIE ARVALIS/ONIDOL, France
Thursday, February 7
Products from Forest Biomass
Moderator: Tom Browne
9:00
Keynote presentation:
''Biobutanol from lignocellulosics for chemicals and liquid biofuels production''
Adriaan van Heiningen, J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, USA
9:40
''Valorization of Some Xylan Derivatives in Coatings''
Christiane Laine, Ali Harlin, Jonas Hartman, Heikki Pajari, Harri Setälä, Riku Talja, Mika Vähä-Nissi, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
10:00
Networking Session
10:30
"Production of Furfural: Overview and Challenges''
Mehdi Dashtban, Allan Gilbert, Pedram Fatehi, Chemical Engineering Department, Lakehead University, Canada
10:50
"New Composites Containing Bark and Industrial Lignins as Coupling Agent''
Nicolas Mariotti1, Tatjana Stevanovic1, Denis Rodrigue2, Xiang-Ming Wang3, Daniel Grenier4
1Département des sciences du bois et de la forêt, Université Laval, Canada
2Département de génie chimique, Université Laval, Canada
3FPInnovations, Canada
4Centre de Recherche Industriel du Québec (CRIQ), Canada
11:10
"Modification of Kraft Lignin by Biological Demethylation''
Iryna Bashtan-Kandybovich1, Aneli M. Barbosa1, Amanda Hedges1, Ladislav Malek2 and Robert F.H. Dekker1
1Biorefining Research Institute (BRI), Lakehead University, Canada
2Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Canada
11:30
"Comparative Evaluation of Several Lignins and Their Profiles for Application in Biomaterials''
Behzad Ahvazi, Éric Cloutier, Olivia Wojciechowicz, National Research Council, Canada
11:45
"Toward Elucidation of Physical and Chemical Interactions in Lignin-Polyol Blends for Formulation of Biobased Polyurethanes''
Behzad Ahvazi, Olivia Wojciechowicz, Ping Xu, Tan Minh Ton-That, Jalal Hawari, National Research Council, Canada
12:00
Lunch
Integration of Biorefining Technologies in Pulp & Paper Mills I
Moderator: Jean Paris
13:30
"Application of Enzyme Accelerant Technology for Cellulosic Sludge in Pulp and Paper Mills''
R. Daniel Haynes1, Sujit Banerjee2, Sandeep Mora2
1AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals, USA
2Institute of Paper Science and Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
13:50
"Lignin Recovery by Acid Precipitation in a Kraft Mill: An Energy Perspective''
Miyuru Kannangara, Mariya Marinova, Louis Fradette, Jean Paris, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
14:10
"Recovery of Acetic Acid from Pre-hydrolysis Liquor of the Kraft-based Dissolving Pulp Production Process by Reactive Extraction with Tri-octyl amine(TOA) and Octanol''
Laboni Ahsan1, M. Sarwar Jahan,1,2 Haitang Liu,1,3, Yonghao Ni1
1Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Canada
2 Pulp and Paper Research Division, BCSIR Laboratories, Bangladesh
3Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, P.R.China
14:30
"Valorization of a Lignocellulosic Waste from a Sulfite Pulp Mill in Bioproducts''
Alberto Coz1, Natalia Quijorna1,2, Cristina Rueda1,2, Tamara Llano1,2, Ana I. Portilla1,2, Alain Blanco2, Ana Andrés1, Berta Galán1, Gema Ruiz1, Javier Viguri1
1Chemical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry Department, University of Cantabria, Spain
2Sniace, Spain
14:50
"An Integrated Process for Producing Modified PCC via Accommodating Prehydrolysis Liquor of Kraft-based Dissolving Pulp Process''
Pedram Fatehi1, Jing Shen2, Fadia C. Hamdan3, Yonghao Ni3
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Canada
2Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Material Science and Engineering College, Northeast Forestry University, China
3Department of Chemical Engineering and Limerick Pulp and Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Canada
15:10
Networking Session
Integration of Biorefining Technologies in Pulp & Paper Mills II
Moderator: Marzouk Benali
15:30
"Use of LCA during Process Development: The Case of a New Bioethanol Production Process''
Matty Janssen, Anne-Marie Tillman, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
15:50
"New Software for the Evaluation of a Lignin-based Biorefinery Implementation within a Kraft Pulp Mill''
Bruno Poulin, Zoé Périn-Levasseur, Marzouk Benali, Natural Resources Canada, CanmetENERGY, Industrial Systems Optimization Group, Canada
16:10
"Grass Root Design Multi-objective Optimization of a Biorefinery''
Pablo Astiz, Ludovic Montastruc, Stéphane Negny, Catherine Azzaro-Pantel, Serge Domenech, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, U.M.R. 5503 CNRS/INP/UPS, Université de Toulouse, France
16:30
"Optimization of Water and Energy Consumption in an Integrated Forest Biorefinery''
Tatiana Rafione1, Mariya Marinova1, Ludovic Montastruc2, Serge Domenech2, Bala Srinivasan1, Jean Paris1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
2Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, U.M.R. 5503 CNRS/INP/UPS, Université de Toulouse, France
16:50
"A Case Study of Biomass Procurement Optimization within the Transforming Pulp and Paper Sector''
Jose Melendez, Paul Stuart, NSERC Environmental Design Engineering Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
17:10
Summary and conclusion
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