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18.07.2005

A 3-day international conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries, to be held in Ghent, Belgium on 19-21 September 2005. This conference is the prime forum for industrial biotechnology, renewable resources and biorefineries in Europe.

The conference program is organized in 10 parallel sessions, with over 50 high quality presentations by international experts, covering both technical and policy aspects of the bio-based economy. The call for posters is still open and poster abstracts can be submitted until August 15th.

The following topics are covered in the conference:

- Renewable feedstocks for chemical manufacture
- Biorefineries
- Biofuels & bio-energy
- Industrial biotechnology
- Biocatalysis and industrial fermentation
- Bioplastics and biopolymers
- Policy aspects of the bio-based economy
- Sustainability aspects of bio-based production processes

Wim Soetaert | Source: Cordis Wire
Further information: www.rrbconference.ugent.be/

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