This item first appeared in 2008
Bracknell, 29 April 2008
The UK is a world leader in growing wheat and also in the science and technology which have underpinned this success. This one day conference focused on wheat as a feedstock for biorefineries to produce transport fuel, energy, and high value molecules and materials from grain and straw. Current projects, progress and challenges were discussed by speakers from leading academic and industrial organisations.
Papers covering biochemical and physiological targets, genomics, breeding and field evaluation addressed if and how wheat can meet the UK's demand for biomass feedstock. Alternative feedstocks were also be considered where work is more advanced than on wheat. R&D funding and the development of biorefineries and supply chains were also covered.
| Programme | ||
| Morning session chair: Dr Mike Bushell, Syngenta | ||
| Chairman’s introduction | ||
| Building a world class bioethanol facility in the UK (pdf 800 Kb) Mr John Pinkney, Ensus | ||
| Developing supply chains from wheat as a feedstock (pdf 1.6Mb) Dr Adrian Higson & Dr John Williams, National Non-Food Crops Centre | ||
| Towards a wheat straw-based biorefinery (pdf 1.6Mb) Dr Fabien Deswarte, University of York | ||
| Bioenergy from trees and grasses: what contribution will they make? Dr Angela Karp, Rothamsted Research | ||
| Afternoon session chair: Dr Alan Baylis, Nuvistix | ||
| BBSRC and biofuels - a strategy for a sustainable future Dr Alf Game, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | ||
| Manipulating wheat grain development and composition for novel and traditional end uses Prof. Peter Shewry, Rothamsted Research | ||
| Factors influencing yield and biofuel production from straw in wheat from a crop physiology perspective Dr John Foulkes, University of Nottingham | ||
| Genomics, re-synthesis and pre-breeding for wheat improvement Prof. Andy Greenland, NIAB | ||
| Wheat pharming: current perspectives Prof. Jim Dunwell, University of Reading | ||
| Feedstocks and technlogies for first and second generation biofuels (pdf 1.2Mb) Bruce Link, Syngenta | ||
Organising Committee and Sponsorship
The conference was organised by Dr Alan Baylis, Dr David Evans and Dr Len Copping of the SCI BioResources Group with generous sponsorship from Syngenta and supported by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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