5th Biomass-Asia Workshop

Opening Remarks

09:00-09:15

Jiaghai LI

Vice President, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Akira ONO

Senior Vice President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, as a representative of Biomass-Asia Research Consortium, Japan

Keynote Speech

Chair: Longlong MA (GIEC, CAS)

09:15-09:45

Development of Biomass Liquid Fuel in China

Zhenhong YUAN

Senior Research Scientist, GIEC, CAS, China

09:45-10:15

Research and Technological Development for Sustainable Biomass Utilization in Asia

Shinya YOKOYAMA

Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Plenary Lecture

Chair: Yoshiro OWADANO (AIST)

10:40-11:05

Status of Biofuel in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)

Paritud BHANDHUBANYONG*

Specialist, Alliance Development Office (ADO) Advisor to President, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand　

* The participation of Thai speaker was cancelled due to the closure of Bangkok International Airport.

11:05-11:30

Research and Development of Biomass Utilization in Australia

Behdad MOGHTADERI

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Deputy-Director of the Priority Research Centre for Energy, The University of Newcastle, Australia

Hybrid Agricultural Waste Utilization Models

Chair: Guangwen XU (Institute of Process Engineering, CAS),
Yukihiko MATSUMURA (Hiroshima University)

13:00-13:20

Technology Development for 2nd Generation of Biomass-based Liquid Fuels in China

Guanyi CHEN

Professor and Department Chair, Centre for Bioenergy and Environment, Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, China

13:20-13:40

Biomass Utilization in China

Ikunori MORIMOTO

Senior Analyst, Business Consulting Group, Sojitz Research Institute, Ltd., Japan

13:40-14:00

Biofuel Production from Various Biomass Resources and the State Bio-fuel Development Program of Vietnam

TRAN DINH Man

Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Biotechnology (IBT),
Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology (VAST),
Vietnam

14:00-14:20

Development of Biofuels in Thailand

Suthiporn CHIRAPANDA*

Advisor, Thailand Tapioca Development Institute under Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
Former Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand

　* The participation of Thai speaker was cancelled due to the closure of Bangkok International Airport.

14:20-14:40

Discussion

Application of Palm Complex Model

Chair: Guanyi CHEN (Tianjin University,)
Yoshihito SHIRAI (Kyushu Institute of Technology)

15:00-15:20

Old Oil Palm Trunks as Promising Feedstock for Biofuel and Bioplastic

Yutaka MORI

Director, Post-Harvest Science and Technology Division, JIRCAS, Japan

15:20-15:40

Progress on Biofuel and Biomass Utilization in Indonesia

Unggul PRIYANTO

Director, Energy Resources Development Technology Center, Agency for Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT), Indonesia

15:40-16:00

A Practical Palm Complex Model in Malaysia
- Industrial and International Collaboration under CDM -

Mohd Ali HASSAN

Dean, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

16:00-16:20

Discussion

Standardization and Sustainability Assessment

Chair: Masayuki SAGISAKA (AIST)
CHEN Sau Soon (SIRIM Berhad)

16:40-17:00

Upgrading Technology of Biodiesel Quality for Meeting New Fuel Standards

Makoto TOBA

Senior Research Scientist, Research Center for New Fuels and Vehicle Technology, AIST, Japan

17:00-17:20

CDM Biomass Projects

Masaki MAEGAITO

Technical Advisor, Global Environment Department, Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA), Japan

17:20-17:40

Value Chain of Processing of Coconut into Biofuel(Coco-methyl ester) in the Philippines

Jessie C. ELAURIA

Associate Professor, Institute of Agricultural Engineering (IAE),
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT),
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Philippines

17:40-18:00

Discussion