First International Workshop on Biogasification and Biorefining of Texas Lignite

Abstract

The First International Workshop on Biogasification and Biorefining of Texas Lignite was held June 10–11, 1986 at the Woodlands, Houston, Texas. The meeting was sponsored by Houston Lighting and Power Company and involved the participation of selected research workers in an overall project dealing with biotechnology applied to fossil fuels. This innovative concept of university participation has the objective of increasing the potential for utilization of Texas lignite through modern biotechnology. Reports on sponsored research at this meeting were primary focused on methane production. Also included were presentations on the broader potential for a biotechnology-based system for profitable utilization of Texas lignite, i.e., extension to a biorefinery.