Organizations:
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
Organizers:
Professor Shinya Yokoyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professor Shinya Yokoyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Professor Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Monday 15 March 2010
Opening Ceremony
9:00 José Oswaldo Siqueira (Brazilian Organizer - CNPq)
Akira Takamatsu (Japanese Organizer - JST)
Edson Watanabe, Academic Director, COPPE, UFRJ Shinya Yokoyama, Professor, University of Tokyo
Hajime Kimura, the deputy General Consulate of Japan in Rio de Janeiro
Akira Takamatsu (Japanese Organizer - JST)
Edson Watanabe, Academic Director, COPPE, UFRJ Shinya Yokoyama, Professor, University of Tokyo
Hajime Kimura, the deputy General Consulate of Japan in Rio de Janeiro
Introduction
9:40 Remarks and presentation on overall activities of CNPq and S&T policy in Brazil
José Oswaldo Siqueira (Brazilian Organizer - CNPq)
José Oswaldo Siqueira (Brazilian Organizer - CNPq)
10:00 Welcome and workshop remarks
Akira Takamatsu (Japanese Organizer - JST)
Akira Takamatsu (Japanese Organizer - JST)
10:20 Present and prospective production and uses of biomass in Brazil
Hugo Molinari, Embrapa Agroenergy
Hugo Molinari, Embrapa Agroenergy
10:40 Present and prospective production and uses of biomass and biotechnology in Japan
Shinya Yokoyama, Professor, University of Tokyo
Shinya Yokoyama, Professor, University of Tokyo
THEMATIC SESSION I
AREA OF BIOMASS PRODUCTION: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES
Rapporteurs: Nairam Felix de Barros & Yuji Matsumoto
Foreword
11:20 Jorge Luiz Colodette, Professor, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV
Biomass Production: Zoning, Soil, Water, Climate and Management
11:35 Forest biomass production
Nairam Felix de Barros, Professor, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV
Nairam Felix de Barros, Professor, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV
12:05 Sustainable biomass production
Yoshiyuki Shinogi, Laboratory Chief, National Agricultural & Food Research Organization
Yoshiyuki Shinogi, Laboratory Chief, National Agricultural & Food Research Organization
Biotechnology for Improved Sugar Cane Production and Oleaginous Plant Biotechnology
13:35 Biotechnology for improved sugar cane production
Marcos Sanches Vieira, Professor and Executive Director, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCAR/RIDESA
Marcos Sanches Vieira, Professor and Executive Director, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCAR/RIDESA
14:05 Oxidation stability of biodiesel fuel viewed from oil and fat chemistry
Koji Yamane, Professor, University of Shiga Prefecture
Koji Yamane, Professor, University of Shiga Prefecture
14:35 Development of genetic engineering technology of crops with stress tolerance against degradation of global environment
Alexandre Nepomuceno, Researcher, Embrapa Soybean Elisabeth Pacheco Batista Fontes, Professor, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV
Alexandre Nepomuceno, Researcher, Embrapa Soybean Elisabeth Pacheco Batista Fontes, Professor, Federal University of Viçosa - UFV
Biotechnology for Forestry and Agroindustrial Residues (including waste treatment)
15:05 Genomic selection in forest tree breeding:challenges, opportunities and results of a proof‐of‐concept experiment in tropical Eucalyptus
Dario Grattapaglia, Researcher, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - CENARGEN
Dario Grattapaglia, Researcher, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology - CENARGEN
15:35 Analyses of microbial communities and enzymes capable of bagassedecomposition
Yasuo Igarashi, Professor, University of Tokyo
Yasuo Igarashi, Professor, University of Tokyo
THEMATIC SESSION II
AREA OF BIOMASS PROCESSING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: POTENTIAL AND CHALLENGES
Coordinator: Elba Pinto da Silva Bom & Yasuo Igarashi
Rapporteurs: NIgor Polikarpov & Akihiko Kondo
Foreword
16:25 Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, Professor, Chemistry Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - IQ/UFRJ
Biomass Pretreatment: Physical and Chemical Processing
16:40 Bioethanol and biohydrogen activities at National Institute of Technology
Viridiana Santana Ferreira-Leitão, Researcher, National Institute of Technology - INT/MCT
Viridiana Santana Ferreira-Leitão, Researcher, National Institute of Technology - INT/MCT
17:10 Production of functional wood carbon by nickel-and iron-catalyzed carbonization
Tsutomu Suzuki, Professor, Kitami Institute of Technologye
Tsutomu Suzuki, Professor, Kitami Institute of Technologye
Biomass Enzymes: Production, Characteristics and Blends
17:40 Hydrolytic enzymes, their structural studies and applications to biomass hydrolysis
Igor Polikarpov, Professor, University of São Paulo - USP/São Carlos
Enzyme research for sugarcane biomass
Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, Professor, Chemistry Institute - IQ/UFRJ
Igor Polikarpov, Professor, University of São Paulo - USP/São Carlos
Enzyme research for sugarcane biomass
Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, Professor, Chemistry Institute - IQ/UFRJ
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Biotechnology and Uses of Cellulose, Hemicelulose and Lignin
8:30 Sugarcane genomics and biotechnology
Marcelo Menossi, Professor, FAPESP Bioenergy Program - BIOEN/FAPESP
Marcelo Menossi, Professor, FAPESP Bioenergy Program - BIOEN/FAPESP
9:00 Recent advances in lignin chemistry for biomass utilization and biotechnology
Yuji Matsumoto, Professor, University of Tokyo
Yuji Matsumoto, Professor, University of Tokyo
Yeast and Bacterial Biotechnology and Fermentation
9:30 Genomic engineering of yeasts for improved fuel ethanol production in Brazil
Boris Stambuck, Professor, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC
Stress response in S. cerevisiae
Elis Eleutherio, Professor, Chemistry Institute - IQ/UFRJ
Boris Stambuck, Professor, Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC
Stress response in S. cerevisiae
Elis Eleutherio, Professor, Chemistry Institute - IQ/UFRJ
10:10 Biofuelproduction from lignocellulosicbiomass by cell surface engineered yeast
Akihiko Kondo, Professor, Kobe University
Akihiko Kondo, Professor, Kobe University
Thermal Conversion
10:40 Biomass gasification and BTL technological challenges
Ademar Ushima, Researcher, Technology Research Institute - IPT
BRAZIL:Opportunities for innovation and business in BTL
Eduardo Falabella, Researcher, Brazilian Oil Company - PETROBRAS
Sustainable hydrogen and fuel production at National Institute of Technology (INT)
Fabio Bellot Noronha, Researcher, National Institute of Technology - NT/MCT
Ademar Ushima, Researcher, Technology Research Institute - IPT
BRAZIL:Opportunities for innovation and business in BTL
Eduardo Falabella, Researcher, Brazilian Oil Company - PETROBRAS
Sustainable hydrogen and fuel production at National Institute of Technology (INT)
Fabio Bellot Noronha, Researcher, National Institute of Technology - NT/MCT
11:20 Modeling of woody biomass utilization in rural area using a small-scale gasification system
Takahiko Yoshida, Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Takahiko Yoshida, Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute