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NWBC 2020 News No.1
Call for papers to Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference
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Curious about what's new in the wood biorefining development? Or interested in presenting your own research to a broad audience?

Biorefineries turning biomass from forest residues and side streams from pulp mills to valuable products could be one of the most promising solutions for a future fossil-free society. The key for making this happen is collaboration. The Nordic Wood Biorefinery Conference (NWBC) started in 2008 as an initiative to accelerate wood-based innovations by bringing together research and industry.

The 9th NWBC especially invites research students to join this arena of dialogue and development. Four different awards and grant opportunities are open for research students who want to contribute to the programme.

Topics
The 9th NWBC in Stockholm 24-26 March 2020 will present the latest ideas and developments in biorefinery separation and conversion processes as well as new bio-based products from the wood biorefinery: energy, chemicals and materials.

Topics: The conference will cover new research results and industrial experience related to biorefining based on wood and/or on pulp mills:
  • Biorefinery systems and processes
  • Biorefinery products: chemicals, materials and fuels
Apart from technical/scientific process/product subjects, the following aspects will also be addressed:
  • Economy and sustainability issues
  • Societal needs
  • Regional initiatives
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Research student opportunities
  1. Scholarship award: The foundation Troëdsson Paper Engineering Travel Grant announces via RISE a scholarship award for a postgraduate student who participates in NWBC 2020 with a presentation. The winner is appointed based on performance, the subject's assessed importance and quality. The scholarship applies for a 3-month stay at the RISE Bioeconomy division. 
  2. Award: Forest Products Engineers in Finland (PI) announces the Johan Gullichsen Award for a meritious presentation in the field of science and technology of forest products industries given at NWBC 2020. The prize is amounts to 2 000 EUR and is awarded to a young scientist or research student.
  3. No-Fee possibility: Sponsor contributions will be used to fund no-fee participation in the conference for selected research students at universities within EU, UK and Scandinavia who get a presentation for NWBC 2020 approved. This includes conference fee and evening activities, but not travel or accommodation costs.
  4. Travel costs: Forest Products Engineers (PI) supports the travelling costs of selected young scientists and research students from Finland (PI membership required)
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Deadlines
  • Submission of abstracts for Oral presentations: September 2, 2019 
  • Submission of abstracts for Posters: November 4, 2019.
  • Answer on Oral presentations: October 3, 2019
  • Answer on Posters: November 15, 2019
  • Deadline for updated 1-page abstracts to printed Book of abstracts (both Oral presentations and Posters): February 14, 2020
Instructions for abstract submission >
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Last NWBC in Helsinki
A successful NWBC 2018 was held in Helsinki in October last year. The program reflected the growing interest in valorizing lignin from both pulp mills and ethanol plants. Another hot topic was the resource efficiency of the kraft process; will future biorefineries process wood with ionoc liquids or deep eutectic solvents instead?
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More information about NWBC 2020

Visit the conference website for more information:
  • Conference venue
  • Side events
  • Evening activities
  • Preliminary conference fees
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Nordic  Wood Biorefinery Conference is arranged since 2008 by RISE, Sweden and VTT, Finland
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