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Mississippi State University Biofuels Conference

August 27, 2007 MSU Hunter Henry Center & Bost Conference Center

Hosted by MSU's Chemical Engineering, Industrial Outreach Service, and Sustainable Energy Research Center

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7:00-8:15: Continental Breakfast and Registration at Hunter Henry Center

8:15-9:00: Introduction and Opening Remarks: Dr. Robert H. Foglesong (invited),

Governor Haley Barbour (invited), Senator Thad Cochran (invited),

Congressman Chip Pickering (confirmed), State Senator Perry Lee (invited),

Representatives of the Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture

  Attendees interested in Biodiesel move to Bost Conference Center, across the street. Attendees interested in Ethanol and BioOil remain at Hunter Henry until lunch.

9:00-9:45	BIODIESEL at Bost Auditorium Biodiesel: Past, Present, Future Dr. Gerhard Knothe, USDA	ETHANOL at Hunter Henry Center Ethanol: Past, Present, Future, Tim Eggeman, River City Engineering	BIO OIL at Hunter Henry Center What is Bio Oil? Stefan Czernik, NREL
9:45-10:15	Do you want to build and operate a biodiesel facility? Dr. Daniel Geller, University of Georgia	Planning and Construction of a Traditional Ethanol Fermentation Plant Mr. Gerald Sherfy, Frazier Barnes & Associates	Bio Oil: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly Dr. Mark Bricka, MSU
10:15-10:40	Oil Feedstocks for the Southeast (What is Feasible?) Dr. Brian Baldwin, MSU	Impact of the Ethanol Industry on Agricultural Practices Dr. Daniel Petrolia, MSU Agricultural Economics	The Industrial Prospective of BioOil Production Phillip Badger, Renewable Oil International
10:40-11:20	Break - Bost Conference Center Networking with Biodiesel Sponsors and Student Posters	Break Hunter Henry Center North Auditorium Networking with Ethanol, BioOil, and Green Diesel Sponsors and Student Posters	Break Hunter Henry Center North Auditorium Networking with Ethanol, BioOil, and Green Diesel Sponsors and Student Posters
11:20-12:00	Oil Refining Technologies Integrated to Biodiesel Production Mr. Walter Farr, The Farr Mixing Company	Environmental Benefits of Ethanol Utilization Dr. Sandra D. Eksioglu, MSU Industrial and Systems Engineering	Value Added Chemicals for BioOil Milt Copulos, Dynomotive USA

12:00-1:30 Lunch, Bost Auditorium, Mrs. Cyndi Tucker, Director of Business Development & Emerging Technologies, ConocoPhillips

Attendees interested in Biodiesel remain at Bost Conference Center. Attendees interested in Ethanol and Green Diesel return to Hunter Henry Center.

	BIODIESEL: Bost Conference Center, Chaired by Charles "Bubba" Weir, Mississippi Technology Alliance	ETHANOL: Hunter Henry Center	GREEN DIESEL: Hunter Henry Center Chaired by Mark G. White,Ph.D., Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, MSU
1:30-2:00	Biodiesel Production/Chemistry Dr. Rafael Hernandez, MSU	DDG Management Kurt A. Rosentrater, USDA	Principles of Catalytic Cracking of Oils (continuous) Dr. Joe .W. Hightower, Rice University, Houston, TX
2:00-2:30	ASTM/BQ9000 Dr. Jose Rodriquez, MSU	Impact of Aflatoxin on DDG Marketability Drs. Ashli Brown & Jeff Wilkinson, MSU	Principles of Catalytic Cracking of Oils Dr. Joe W. Hightower, Rice University, Houston, TX
2:30-3:00	Rapid Inexpensive Screening of Biodiesel Quality William Holmes, MSU	Production of Alcohols from Synthesis Gas Dr. Hossein Toghiani, MSU	Hydrocracking of Vegetable Oil Dr. Jim B. Kimble, Conoco-Phillips Corporation, Bartlesville, OK
3:00-3:30	Biodiesel Plant Design Mrs. Becky Williams, Ag Bioenergy	Co-Production of Ethanol and Triglycerides from Lignocellulosic Biomass Dr. Todd French, MSU	Catalytic Cracking of Unsaturated Lipids over H-ZSM-5 Mr. Tracy Benson, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, MSU
3:30-4:00	Break Bost Conference Center Networking with Biodiesel Sponsors and Student Posters	Break Hunter Henry Center North Auditorium Networking with Ethanol, BioOil, and Green Diesel Sponsors and Student Posters	Break Hunter Henry Center North Auditorium Networking with Ethanol, BioOil, and Green Diesel Sponsors and Student Posters
4:00-4:30	Starting Up a Biodiesel Facility; TroubleShooting Mr. Trey Fleming, Treyco	Finance Strategies for Biofuels Producers Mr. Bruce Crain, Crain Consulting	Effects of Heteroatoms on the Activity of and Selectivity of Cracking Catalysts Stephen Dufreche, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, MSU
4:30-5:00	Glycerine Handling: Present and Future Alternatives Drs. Sandun Fernando and Todd French, MSU	ASTM Standards and Ethanol Handling Drs. Jose Rodriquez and Todd French, MSU	Syngas to Fuels Mark G. White, Ph. D., Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering