http://fbri.edublogs.org Summer 2008 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:59:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Young Naturalist Award A research-based essay contest for students in grades 7 - 12 to promote participation and communication in science. American Museum of Natural History http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/08/10/young-naturalist-awards-2009/ Project: High-value Chemicals from Bioresources Student: Melody Rhine Mentors: Barbara Cole, Ray Fort Abstract: Substantial amounts of forest biomaterials including knotwood, bark, and foliage are underutilized in the forest products industry. The nature and distribution of extractives in waste biomaterials provide us with a potential source of high-value chemicals, such as trans-resveratrol. Trans-resveratrol ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/project-high-value-chemicals-from-bioresources/ Survey of Various Logging Equipment and Its Relative Capacity to Harvest Biomass in Maine Ian Stone Adviser: Dr. Benjamin The purpose of this project is to determine the amount and types of logging equipment utilized throughout the state of Maine. This project should provide knowledge about equipment that can be used in biomass ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/survey-of-various-logging-equipment-and-its-relative-capacity-to-harvest-biomass-in-maine/ Project: The chemistry of nanocellulose. Mentors: Dr. Barbara Cole, Dr. Ray Fort Student: Tatyana Khamatnurova-Tomlin Abstract: The research of nanofibers and nanofibrillated cellulose was undertaken by the FBRI team. The Cole/Fort group plans to study the chemical modification of these materials so that functionalized fibers can be produced and effectively incorporated into new polymers ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/the-chemistry-of-nanocellulose/ Non-food sources of liquid fuels Jesse Capecelatro, Dr. Peter van Walsum University of Maine Department of Chemical Engineering, 5737 Jenness Hall, Orono, ME 04469 Abstract In a joint collaboration to reduce our dependence on petroleum and harvest valuable byproducts in the pulp and paper industry, there is an interest to produce fuels or chemicals ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/non-food-sources-of-liquid-fuels/ An analysis of quantity and framing of articles in New England newspapers relating to forest biomass and bioproducts using content analysis Marci Scofield Advisor: Dr. Jessica Leahy The successful use of biomass energy is dependant upon the public’s willingness to accept a new technology. In Maine, where forestry is an integral part ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/an-analysis-of-quantity-and-framing-of-articles-in-new-england-newspapers-relating-to-forest-biomass-and-bioproducts-using-content-analysis/ Mike Jacobson Mentor: Steve Shaler FBRI 2008 Abstract The drying of wood to a low moisture content of 4 to 8% is an important process in the manufacture of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and Oriented Strand Lumber (OSL). Continuous on-line monitoring of the moisture level is practiced in all commercial facilities. This project will ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/a-comparision-of-on-line-near-infrared-stand-alone-near-infrared-and-a-rapid-heatingscale-unit-in-the-drying-of-oriented-strand-board-osb-and-oriented-strand-lumber-osl/ The Identification of Forest Bio-Product Process Components through Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Abby Hamilton Advisor: Dr. Darrell Donahue Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has the potential to advance the productivity of the forest bio-refinery process by rapid identification of material components comprising of liquid extract and woody biomass. The potential exists for composition identification via NIRS to ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/the-identification-of-forest-bio-product-process-components-through-near-infrared-spectroscopy/ Market Analysis and Strategy Development Andrew Knox: Mentored by Jonathan Rubin, Caroline Noblet, and Mario Tiesl The Northeast region of the US is heavily endowed with forests and thus has the potential for high yields of forest bioproducts - one of which is cellulosic ethanol. The use of ethanol in gasoline ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/market-analysis-and-strategy-development/ Hydrolysis of near neutral hemicellulose extracts catalyzed by SO2. Jim Grundy’s project supervised by Adriaan van Heiningen and Rory Jara Abstract Hemicellulose extracts have been identified as a feed stock for the production of higher value added products such as ethanol in addition to pulp in an Integrated Forest Biorefinery (IFBR) based on ... http://fbri.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/hydrolysis-of-near-neutral-hemicellulose-extracts-catalyzed-by-so2/