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Biomass and Bio-based Products Research at the USDA Forest Service. World L-S Nieh, Ph.D. Forest Products National Program Leader USDA Forest Service wnieh@fs.fed.us Theodore H. Wegner, Ph.D. Assistant Director USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory twegner@fs.fed.us.
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Biomass and Bio-based Products Research at the USDA Forest Service World L-S Nieh, Ph.D. Forest Products National Program Leader USDA Forest Service wnieh@fs.fed.us Theodore H. Wegner, Ph.D. Assistant Director USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory twegner@fs.fed.us IUFRO All Division 5 Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, October 28, 2007 – November 2, 2007
Goal • Provide Washington D.C. overview of bio-based products research at the USDA Forest Service.
Summary • Policy background to biomass and bio-based products research in the USDA Forest Service • Energy supply and demand overview • Feedstock availability analyses
Summary • From Biorefinery to value-add products • Overview of Forest Service bio-based products research, and finally… • Barriers and challenges for forest-based biomass utilization to stimulate further discussion
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