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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nMaximizing the utilization of terrestrial and mari
 ne biomass can increase the economic prosperity of different sectors in Ca
 nada. Large quantities of biomass residues from the agriculture\, forestry
 \, and seafood sectors are underutilized as low-value fuel to power manufa
 cturing facilities\, or simply left to rot in the environment. Current bio
 refinery practices aim to produce high-volume\, low-value commodity produc
 ts from residues\, but are hampered by fluctuating oil prices and high cap
 ital investments. Therefore\, there is a need to seize near-term market op
 portunities to produce high-value\, bio-based products with different biom
 ass inputs in existing infrastructure. Concurrently\, companies are now in
 corporating sustainability goals as a viable strategy for product differen
 tiation\, manufacturing cost savings\, and increased revenue generation. T
 his presentation highlights some of the recent work the Advanced Biomateri
 als and Chemical Synthesis team at NRC has engaged in with academic and in
 dustry partners to identify new opportunities for biomass valorization and
  meet sustainability goals.\n\nBio:\n\nOriginally from Vancouver\, British
  Columbia\, Edmond received a B.Sc. Honours degree in chemistry from the U
 niversity of British Columbia (2001) where he worked with Prof. Chris Orvi
 g on vanadium coordination complexes. In 2007\, he received his Ph.D. degr
 ee in inorganic chemistry from the University of Toronto (2007) under the 
 supervision of Prof. David H. Farrar in organophosphorus chemistry. Edmond
  is a Senior Research Officer and Team Lead (Advanced Biomaterials and Che
 mical Synthesis) within the Aquatic and Crop Resource Development research
  centre of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in Montreal\, QC.
  He previously served as Technical Service Lead for the NRC’s Bio-based Sp
 ecialty Chemicals program which aimed to accelerate the commercial readine
 ss of firms by improving the technologies used to produce higher-value\, b
 io-based specialty chemicals. His current research interests include bioma
 ss valorization\, catalysis\, sustainable materials\, and synthetic chemis
 try.\n
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DTEND:20220308T193000Z
LOCATION:Room 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\
 , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Edmond Lam - Finding Value in Biomass to 
 Address Today’s Economic and Sustainability Issues
URL:/channels/channels/event/chemical-society-seminar-
 edmond-lam-finding-value-biomass-address-todays-economic-and-sustainabilit
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