1. ESF Center for Biomass And Solar Energy Conversion
Paper and Bioprocess Engineering
Analytical & Technical Service
PBE
ATS
NCB
NC Brown center
CHEM
LSA
Dept. of CHEMistry
Dept. of LandScape Architecture
ESF CBASEC
SUNY ESF – Chemistry, PBE, LSA, ATS, NC Brown Center
Jan. 8th, 2019

2. Biorefinery Needs: Total Utilization of Biomass
Pretreatment
Biological/Thermochemical
Processes
Purification
0.18 $/kg
Lignin
= 50 million tons annually by the paper industry
Woody Biomass
Biofuels
Chemicals
Biomaterials
1.08 $/kg
Only less than 2% recovery as chemical products

3. Current Technical Challenges for Lignin Uses
Room temperature & Mild conditions
Science 2016, 354, 329– 333.
Nature Catalysis 2018, 1, 772.
Biomass conversion using nanoparticles
Energy Fuels 2009, 23, 19.
ChemSusChem 2010, 3, 719.
RSC Adv. 2013, 3, 5789.
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5,
Green Chem. 2014, 16, 191.
ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 7385.
Energy Fuels 2015, 29, 1662.
Chem. Eng. Sci. 2015, 123, 155.
Green Chem. 2017, 19, 4849.
ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 7535.
Energy Environ. Sci. 2015, 8, 2734.

4. Polymer-based Energy Conversion Device
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Solar Energy
Woody Materials
Anode
Cathode
2 e-
Polymer Dye
Chemical Energy
& Electrical Energy
Polymer-based Energy Conversion Device

5. Solar energy-driven biomass conversion under mild conditions
Pretreatment
Biological/Thermochemical
Processes
Purification
0.18 $/kg
Recyclable system
Mild conditions
Great photostability
One pot process
Lignin
Woody Biomass
Biofuels
Chemicals
Biomaterials
Efficient chemoselective process

6. Macromolecular assemblies Industrial advisory board
Education/ Technology
Research/ Development
Biomass process
ESF PBE, NC Brown Center
A &TS Center
C. Yoo (PBE)
B. Bujanovic (PBE)
S. Anagnost (NCB)
D. Kiemle (ATS)
IP Committee
Patents and licenses
Technology transfer
Education Committee
Sustainable & Renewable Energy Tech.
Curriculum update
Internship program
PBE
CHEM
LSA
ATS
NCB
Macromolecular assemblies
ESF CHEM/ UTA*
I. Gitsov (CHEM)
G. Leem (CHEM)
J. Jeon (UTA)*
K.-Y. Wee (DU)*
Industrial advisory board
Showcasing biofuel tech industry
Summer trainings
Adoption of college going students
Interface and Devices
ESF/ TCU*/ SU*/ FSU*
G. Leem (CHEM)
B. Sherman (TCU)*
K. Hanson (FSU)*
W. Zheng (SU)*
$28.3 M funded by DOE
Public Communication
Visual Communication
ESF LSA/ UF*
J. Choi (LSA)
A. Lee (UF)*
Hire Leading experts (new faculty and research staff)
Recruit in-state, out-of-state and international students
CHEM: Dept. of Chemistry
PBE: Dept. of Paper and Bioprocess Engineering
LSA: Dept. of Landscape Architecture
NCB: NC Brown Center
ATS: Analytical & Technical Services
UTA: University Texas at Arlington, UF: University of Florida
TCU: Texas Christian University, FSU: Florida State University
SU: Syracuse University, DU: Dae-gu University