Unite! Biomass Winter School - U! Bio

Plant biomass, a valuable resource for innovative materials

Grenoble, February 6-10, 2023

Talks and workshops in English only

In Grenoble, at the heart of the Alps during the ski season, the Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA graduate school and the LGP2 laboratory host the first edition of a Unite! Winter School.

This Winter School will focus on biomass valorisation: green and agri-food waste as well as wood residues can be used to produce biomaterials (or bio-sourced materials).

For this first edition, renowned experts from universities and reference laboratories in the field (KTH [Sweden], Aalto University [Finland], TU Graz [Austria], LGP2 [France]) will offer seminars and workshops on biomass valorisation, cellulose, nanocellulose and lignin.

Register to Unite! Biomass Winter School

Registration deadline: November 15, 2022

Who can participate?	Certificate and ECTS	Training fees
Master students PhD students	A certificate of participation will be given to each participant at the end of the seminar. 3 ECTS will be awarded to students who have participated in the entire programme.	Standard: 500 € Earlybird (until 15/10/2022): 350 € Students of the Unite!: 250 € Included in the price Participation in the programme, lunches, transport to the ski resort

Unite! Biomass Winter School Program

(Program subject to change)

Conferences and workshops in English only

Sunday, February 5	Welcome evening
Monday, February 6 CELLULOSE DAY	What is biomass? – Naceur Belgacem, Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA, / LGP2, France From plant biomass to cellulose – Monica Ek , KTH, Sweden (tbc) Cellulose and paper application – Technical University of Graz, Austria (tbc) Industrial talks / Cellulose Valley – Julien Bras, Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA, / LGP2, France
Tuesday, February 7 NANOCELLULOSE DAY	Nanocellulose production and characterization – Eero Kontturi, Aalto University, Finland Application of nanocellulose – Alain Dufresne, Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA, / LGP2, France Practical work – Demonstrator project Visit of a Museum / Climbing Bastille hill
Wednesday, February 8 LIGNIN DAY	Lignin obtention and characterization – Olena Sevastyanova, KTH, Sweden Lignin nanoparticles production and application – Monika Österberg, Aalto University, Finland (tbc) Practical work – Demonstrator project
Thursday, February 9	Hemicellulose obtention and application – Christine Chirat / Gérard Mortha, Grenoble INP - Pagora, UGA, / LGP2, France Interactions between cellulose and xylane – Stefan Spirk, Technical University of Graz, Austria Practical work – Demonstrator project – Dinner
Friday, February 10	Practical work – Demonstrator project Skiing / Hiking in Chamrousse

Register to Unite! Biomass Winter School

Registration deadline: November 15, 2022

Practical informations

Contact	Registration and payment	Access
pagora.winterschool@grenoble-inp.fr	Registration deadline : November 15, 2022	How to come to Grenoble INP-Pagora and LGP2
Phone: +33 (0)4 76 82 69 00 461 rue de la Papeterie 38402 Saint Martin d’Hères France	Payment terms will be indicated in the registration confirmation email

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