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FAPESP BIOENERGY PROGRAM - BIOEN

The BIOEN Program aims to integrate comprehensive research on sugarcane and other plants that can be used as biofuel sources, thus assuring Brazil’s position among the leaders in the area of Bioenergy. Research includes from biomass production and processing to biofuel production and its impacts.

RESEARCH PARTNERS

The FAPESP Program for Research on Bioenergy, BIOEN, includes partnerships with industry for cooperative R&D activities between industrial and academic laboratories. The joint R&D projects will be co-funded by FAPESP and industry. 

Projects are selected through calls for proposals and peer review analysis. As of February, 2009 BIOEN has three industrial partners:

 

FAPESP's agreement with Oxiteno, a major Brazilian petrochemical company, aims at R&D related to the study of lignocellulosic materials and its processin.

 

FAPESP's agreement with BRASKEM aims at the development of joint R&D in green polymers, its applications and processing.

 

DEDINI

FAPESP's agreement with DEDINI aims at the development of joint R&D in processing of cellulosic materials, efficiency of sugarcane mills and materials.

 

Other industrial partners can be selected and included.