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SUMMARY:IMX Talks - Value-added utilization of biomass and CO2 for sust
 ainable aviation fuels and biomaterials
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Zhenglong Li\, Zhejiang University\, China\nThe conversi
 on of low-carbon resources such as biomass and CO2 into synthetic liquid f
 uels\, value-added chemicals\, and biomaterials is a crucial approach for 
 global carbon emission reduction. In this context\, this talk will focus o
 n recent research advances on biomass and CO2 conversion to sustainable av
 iation fuels (SAF)\, chemicals and bio-based materials. Considering the ch
 allenges associated with low-carbon resources\, including dispersed distri
 bution\, significant fluctuations in raw material composition\, and high c
 onversion costs\, a distributed-centralized system utilizing alcohols as k
 ey platform molecules has been proposed. Alcohol synthesis from biomass an
 d CO2 will be presented with the focus on catalysis for methanol (thermoca
 talysis) and ethanol synthesis (electrocatalysis) from CO2. Conversion of 
 alcohol to SAF will be introduced with discussions on the design of multif
 unctional catalysts for alcohol conversion\, the dynamic evolution of cata
 lytic sites\, and the strategies for tuning product distributions. Additio
 nally\, a few examples of biobased materials\, such as cellulose nanofiber
 -based biomaterials and bio-based nylon precursor and polyester precursor\
 , will be presented.\n\nBio: Dr. Zhenglong Li is the “Qiushi” Chair P
 rofessor of Zhejiang University. He is the lead of the sustainable aviatio
 n fuels research of the State Key Laboratory of Bio-based Transportation F
 uel Technology\, director of the Biomass Value-Added Utilization Research 
 Center\, and the director of the Bio-based Chemicals Division in the Insti
 tute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou. His research is dedicated to the high-
 value utilization of biomass and carbon dioxide to synthesize sustainable 
 aviation fuel\, chemicals\, and bio-based materials. He was the team lead 
 in the biomass conversion area at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Unite
 d States) prior to joining Zhejiang University. He was the committee membe
 r for the Chemical Catalysis for Bioenergy Consortium under the United Sta
 tes Department of Energy (DOE). His group focus on in-depth understanding 
 of the catalytic processes of biomass and carbon dioxide at the molecular 
 level to guide catalyst design\, process development\, and industrial appl
 ication\, especially R&D of SAF\, bio-based chemicals\, key bio-based poly
 mer building blocks. His research group has published many high-impact sci
 entific papers in top journals such as J. Am. Chem. Soc.\, Nat. Commun.\, 
 Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.\, ACS Catal.\, Appl. Catal. B.\, and others.
  In terms of technology commercialization\, he has developed new core tech
 nologies such as bio-based alcohols conversion for sustainable aviation fu
 el and bio-based biodegradable materials.\n 
LOCATION:MXF 312 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MXF%20312
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