报告题目：Cellulose Valorization via Photo/Bio-processing

报告人：加拿大卡尔加里大学助理教授 胡劲光

报告时间：11月21日14：00-16：00

报告地点：腾讯会议室（ID：160 141 195）

报告简介：

Concerns about increasing levels of carbon emissions, global warming and energy security have encouraged governments around the world to pursue alternative, clean energy strategies. Gradual shift from the traditional hydrocarbon-based“oil-refinery”to the sustainable carbohydrate-based“biomass refinery”could be one of the solutions. Traditionally, there are two conversion technology platforms for biomass-based biorefinery, employing either thermochemical processes such as combustion, pyrolysis and gasification or biological processes such as microorganisms and enzymes, known as biochemical platforms. Recently, a novel technological approach (biomass photoreforming) is under development to examine the possibility of direct biomass valorization (biorefining) and sustainable H2 production, by utilizing sunlight as the energy source and water as the complementary substrate.The general objective of my research is utilizing biomass, photo/bio-catalysts, and cell factories to design and fabricate renewable and sustainable bioproducts and systems, via bioinspired routes, for Energy, Environmental, and Biomedical application. In this presentation, I will talk about our recent progress on solar-driven cellulose photoreforming for green energy carriers such as H2 and value-added bioproducts co-production. I will also introduce our strategy to assemble nanocellulose with genetically engineered proteins fused to carbohydrate binding module (CBM) for environmental and biomedical application.

报告人简介：胡劲光，加拿大卡尔加里大学助理教授，加拿大第一研究卓越基金（CFREF）支持。现任加拿大Biomass Energy Network专委会委员，灰熊研究院特聘研究员，并长期参与国际能源署（IEA）生物能源部门和“中加生物能源联合中心”相关活动。目前发表SCI论文120余篇，包括以通讯或第一作者身份在Energy & Environmental Science, ACS Catalysis, Advanced Functional Material, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Green Chemistry上发表论文。课题组当前的研究方向主要包括通过光/生物催化的方式有效利用生物质能源、废弃塑料等高效生产高附加值化学品、生物燃料、氢能，生物工程，纳米纤维素的功能化应用等。