2016.10.20英属哥伦比亚大学Vikramaditya G. Yadav, Assistant Professor

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Title：Maximising the bang for every buck invested in biomass valorization
Reporter：Vikramaditya G. Yadav, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada

Research Interests：“Biosynthonics” – a novel paradigm for discovering and synthesizing potent bioactive molecules; formulation and assembly of drugs and their translation to certain pathological conditions

Biography of the reporter：
Dr. Yadav received his BASc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. During his undergraduate years, he was employed as a research associate by Therapure BioPharma (formerly Hemosol, Inc.) and then as a bioprocess technologist by Sanofi Pasteur. Dr. Yadav then went on pursuing a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and subsequently conduct post-doctoral research at Harvard University. He joined UBC in the summer of 2014.
Abstract：
The vision of biomass as a surrogate for petroleum is now a central tenet of national biomass valorization strategies the world over. Achieving economies of scale necessitates integration of biomass production with the refining infrastructure, which greatly slashes the margins of refiners without mitigating any risks. Moreover, the environmental footprint of thermochemical refinement of biomass is not any less or more than refining crude oil using the same operations. We advocate the discontinuation of biorefining and biofuel manufacture in their current forms. Instead, we propose a new strategy that synergistically uses crude oil, biomass and shale oil as a source of fuels, value-added chemicals and commodity chemicals, respectively. This new paradigm for production of fuels and chemicals not only offers the greatest monetization potential for biomass and shale oil, but it could also scale down output and improve the atom and energy economies of oil refineries, thereby delivering greater sustainability than current alternatives for reducing the consumption of crude oil. While many of the technological pieces that are necessary for implementing our paradigm are already in place, we also highlight technology gaps in our commentary with the intention to drive R&D in these directions. We will conclude the talk by describing some of our work on valorization of lignin into high-value flavours.

报告时间：2016-10-20（周四） 09:30-11:30

报告地点：生化科研楼 一楼会议室

主持人：万印华 研究员