Biomass Ethanol: Being There
Date: 27 January 2010 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Venue: 126, C N Yang Reading Room, Science Centre North Block
Speaker: Dr. WANG Jun, Chief Scientific Officer, GeneHarbor (HK) Technologies Limited, Adjunct Professor, Department of Biochemistry (Science), CUHK
Abstract: The consensus that the existing petroleum reserve will not be able to meet the needs of global transportation and chemical industry in 40–50 years prompts the current urgent research for alternative energy. The production of bioethanol using cellulosic biomass including agricultural or forest wastes is recognized as one of the most realistic solutions to tthe energy shortage. Biomass ethanol is a safe and environmentally friendly fuel with less emission of carbon dioxide and sulphur -containing gas, alleviates the worsening global green house effect. The presentation will share with the audience various technological challenges of the project and the efforts that make biomass ethanol a commercially viable product.
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