PS2: Poster Session 2

Tuesday, May 1, 2012: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Napoleon Ballroom C-D, 3rd fl (Sheraton New Orleans)
Chair:
Clare J. Dibble
Co-chair:
Abigail Engelberth
Bacterial Science & Technology I
Methylation by a unique α-class N4-Cytosine methyltransfersase is required for DNA transformation of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM6725: use for construction of mutants that affect biomass utilization
Janet Westpheling, Daehwan Chung, MinSeok Cha, Joel Farkas and Estefania Olivar, Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Comparative genome analysis of a novel medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHAs) producer, Pseudomonas putida LS46
Parveen K. Sharma1, Jialgamazhi Fu1 and David B. Levin2, (1)Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Anaerobic conversion of glycerol to ethanol by Paenibacillus macerans
Matthew S. Wong1, Ryan W. Black1, Thao Q. Le1, Paul Campbell2 and Daniel J. Monticello2, (1)Fermentation Process Development, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc, Houston, TX, (2)Research and Development, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc, Houston, TX
Total proteome analysis of anaerobic, cellulolytic, and biofuels producing bacteria Clostridium termitidis
Umesh Ramachandran1, Dmitry Shamshurin2, Vic Spicer2, Oleg Krokhin2, Peyman Ezatti2, Peter McQueen2, John Wilkins2, Nazim Cicek1, Richard Sparling3 and David Levin1, (1)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Transcriptomics of short-term and long-term responses of Zymomonas mobilis 8b to furfural exposure
Shihui Yang1, Mary Ann Franden1, Yat-Chen Chou1, Steven D. Brown2, Philip T. Pienkos1 and Min Zhang1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Isolation and characterization of lignin-degrading bacteria from rainforest soil
Xingfeng Huang1, Navaneetha Santhanam1, Stephen R. Decker2, Daniel K. Manter3, Jorge M. Vivanco4 and Kenneth F. Reardon1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, (4)Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Applying systems biology and next-generation sequencing techniques for robust biocatalyst development: promises and limitations
Min Zhang, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Application of synthetic biology for discovering of a missing step in staphyloxanthin pathway of Staphylococcus aureus
Se Hyeuk Kim and Pyung Cheon Lee, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea
Ethanol production from white corn stover
Cessna L. Moss-Acosta1, Mario Caro-Bermúdez1, Berenice Trujillo-Martínez1, Ricardo Comans-Pérez1, Montserrat Orencio-Trejo2 and Alfredo Martínez -Jímenez1, (1)Ingeniería celular y biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, (2)Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV–Ira, Irapuato, Mexico
Metabolic study of a clostridial co-culture for cellulosic biobutanol production in a consolidated bioprocessing
Fahimeh Salimi and Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Thermophilic enrichment of microbial communities in the presence of 1-ethyl, 3-methyimidizolium acetate 
Christopher W. Simmons1, Amitha P. Reddy1, Lauren K. Jabusch1, Joshua T. Claypool1, Steven W. Singer2, Blake A. Simmons2 and Jean S. VanderGheynst1, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Draft genome sequence reveals insights into the H2 metabolism of Caloramator celere
Alessandro Ciranna1, Antti Larjo2, Ville Santala1, Christophe Roos2 and Matti Karp1, (1)Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, (2)Department of Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland
Consolidated bioprocessing conversion of genetically modified switchgrass
Kelsey Yee1, Choo Hamilton1, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.1, Scott Hamilton-Brehm1, Nancy L. Engle2, Timothy J. Tschaplinski2, Chunxiang Fu3, Zeng-Yu Wang3 and Jonathan R. Mielenz1, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Forage Improvement Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
Towards industrial robustness: comparison of wild-type and Populus hydrolysate-tolerant mutant strains of Clostridium thermocellum
Jessica L. Linville1, Miguel Rodriguez2, Jonathan R. Mielenz2 and Chris D. Cox1, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Consolidated bioprocessing capabilities of Clostridium thermocellum, Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, and Caldicellulosiruptor bescii on dilute acid pretreated Populus biomass
Kelsey Yee, Miguel Rodriguez Jr., Choo Hamilton, Scott Hamilton-Brehm and Jonathan Mielenz, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Comparative proteomics for Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus 39E and Caloramator proteoclasticus ALDO1 in response to furfural
James G. Elkins1, Richard J. Giannone2, Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm1, Sonya M. Clarkson1, Nancy L. Engle1, Steven D. Brown1, Timothy J. Tschaplinski1 and Robert L. Hettich2, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Chemical Sciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Immobilization on alginate does not improve ethanologenic Escherichia coli performance
Berenice Trujillo-Martínez, María E. Rodríguez-Alegría, Agustín López-Munguía, Guillermo Gosset-Lagarda and Alfredo Martínez-Jiménez, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Impact of low level antimicrobial residues in distillers grains
Karen Blickenstaff1, Faiza Benahmed1, Sonya Bodeis-Jones1, Marla Luther2, Linda Benjamin3 and Mark Rasmussen1, (1)Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD, (2)Division of Animal Feeds, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD, (3)Division of Compliance, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD
In silico identification of core metabolic pathways in C. termitidis strain CT1112 and comparative bioinformatics with other cellulolytic Clostridium species 
Sadhana Lal1, Umesh Ramachandran1, Riffat Munir1, Richard Sparling2 and David B. Levin1, (1)Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Relative protein expression profiles and growth phase-dependent changes in protein expression in Clostridium thermocellum using 2D-HPLC-MS/MS
Thomas Rydzak1, Peter McQueen2, Oleg V. Krokhin2, Vic Spicer3, Peyman Ezzati2, Ravi C. Dwivedi2, Dimitry Shamshurin2, Marina Rambler2, David Levin4, John A. Wilkins2 and Richard Sparling1, (1)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3)Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (4)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Matching biocatalyst engineering design with substrate and pretreatment options
Joy Doran-Peterson, Meredith C. Edwards, Lekh Sharma and Saurabh Kudterkar, Microbiology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
System biology analysis of cattle rumen as a model natural biomass utilization system
Shangxian Xie1, Weibing Shi1, Yixiang Zhang1, Peng Gao1, Su Sun1, Bill Pinchak2, Susie Y. Dai3 and Joshua S. Yuan1, (1)Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Agrilife Vernon Center, Texas A&M University, Vernon, TX, (3)Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Proteomic analysis of cellulolytic/cellulosomal components in Clostridium termitidis CT 1112 grown on α-cellulose and cellobiose
Riffat Munir1, Dimitry Shamshurin2, Peyman Ezzati2, Oleg V. Krokhin2, John A. Wilkins2 and David B. Levin1, (1)Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Advances in the development of a plasmid transfer system suitable for cellulolytic Clostridial species
Carlo R. Carere, P. K. Sharma, Nazim Cicek, Richard Sparling and David B. Levin, Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Genetic analysis of DR_2419 and bphP/bphR two-component regulatory system role in radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans
Seong Hun Im1, Min Ho Joe2, Sang Yong Lim2, Dong-Ho Kim2 and Don-Hee Park3, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy Biomaterials, Radiation Research Division for Biotechnology (KAERI), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Radiation Research Division for Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeonbuk, South Korea, (3)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea
Redirection of carbon flux in Clostridium thermocellum for achieving high ethanol yield
Yu Deng1, Daniel Olson1, Christopher D. Herring2, A. Joe Shaw3 and Lee Lynd1, (1)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (2)Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH, (3)Mascoma Corp., Lebanon, NH
Measuring rates of microbial cellulose utilization
Evert K. Holwerda and Lee R. Lynd, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
A biodiesel wastewater treatment plan: bioprocessing to remove glycerol and produce ethanol and electricity
Jenna M. Young, Allison M. Speers and Gemma Reguera, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State Univeristy, East Lansing, MI
Butanol production enhancement by electroactive Clostridium sp. in bioelectrochemical system
Okkyoung Choi1, Han Min Woo1, Byoung-In Sang2 and Youngsoon Um1, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Preliminary analysis of ethanol production using the simultaneous saccharification for and co-fermentation process by recombinant Zymomonas mobilis CP4
Danielle Silveira Santos1, Viviane Castelo Branco Reis2, Elcio R. Borges Sr.3, Luiz Cláudio Souza Carlos4, Lídia Maria Melo Santa Anna5, Fernando Araripe Torres2 and Nei Pereira Jr.4, (1)Biochemical Engineering Department/ Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Department of Cell Biology, UnB, Brasília, Brazil, (3)Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (4)Biochemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (5)Petrobras Research Center (CENPES), Petrobras
Emerging Biofuels
Bioconversion of brown seaweed into mixed ketones through carboxylate platform processing
Xin Chen1, G.Peter Van Walsum2 and M. Clayton Wheeler2, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Orono, ME, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Engineering filamentous fungi for increased production of lignocellulose-derived lipids
Christine M. Roche1, Harvey W. Blanch1, N. Louise Glass2 and Douglas S. Clark1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Development of novel biofilm-based reactor systems for enhancing mass transfer in syngas fermentation
Yanwen Shen and Zhiyou Wen, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Enzymatic transesterification of waste oils
Laura Marina Pinotti1, Lorena Coelho Benevides1, Gabriela Soares Borges Salomão1, Jairo Pinto de Oliveira2 and Sérvio Túlio Alves Cassini2, (1)Departamento de Engenharias e Computação, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
Biodiesel synthesis through in vivo transesterification by Gordonia KTR9
Jed Eberly1, David Ringelberg2 and Karl Indest1, (1)Engineer Research & Development Center Environmental Laboratory, US Army Corp of Engineering, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Engineer Research & Development Center CRREL, US Army Corp of Engineering, Hanover, NH
Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate by Saccharophagus degradans 2-40
Sarah E. Hobdey1, Larry E. Taylor II2 and Michael E. Himmel2, (1)The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Evaluating palm biodiesel in the Indonesian power generation sector: environmental and economic feasibility
Natarianto Indrawan1, Sriramulu Gobikhrisnan1, Siti Fauziyah Rahman1, Seok-Hwan Park1, Jae-Hee Park1, Doman Kim2, Changshin Sunwoo2 and Don-Hee Park2, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea
Biological conversion of Algefiber® to carboxylic acids for chemical upgrading to mixed alcohols liquid biofuel
Sampath A. Karunarathne, M. Clayton Wheeler and G.Peter Van Walsum, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME
Improving conversion of syngas and carbon monoxide to biohydrogen and fuel intermediates
Abhijeet P. Borole, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Choo Hamilton, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Survey of yeasts for identification of oleaginous species
Irnayuli R. Sitepu1, Laura Ignatia1, Ryan Sestric2 and Kyria Boundy-Mills1, (1)Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Using the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for biodiesel production
Christopher H. Calvey, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Development of high throughput methods for screening of microorganisms producing hydrocarbon-rich compounds
John M. Yarbrough1, John O. Baker1, William E. Michener2, Hui Wei1, Wei Wang1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Min Zhang2, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Assays for total and potential sulfate and total chloride in fuel-grade ethanol and butanol according to ASTM method D7319
Pranathi Perati1, Richard Jack2, Linda Lopez1, Brian De Borba1 and Jeff Rohrer1, (1)Applications Development, ThermoFisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA, (2)Market Development, ThermoFisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA
Process simulation and kinetics parameters estimation of glycerol pyrolysis: hydrogen and syngas production
Ana Paula Gimenez Peres, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Aulus Roberto Romão Bineli, Betânia Hoss Lunelli and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Liquid-liquid equilibria of ternary systems (water + 2,5-dimethylfuran + solvent) at 298.2 K
Julio Lopes da Silva Jr. and Martín Aznar, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Direct conversion of lignocellulose to lipids by oleaginous fungi and yeasts
Wei Wang1, Hui Wei1, John M. Yarbrough1, William Michener2, John O. Baker1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Min Zhang2, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Effects of physicochemical pretreatments and bioaugmentation on the methane potential of poultry litter and feathers waste
Diana Z. Sousa, José C. Costa, Sónia Barbosa and M. Madalena Alves, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Syngas fermentation for liquid biofuels
Hanno Richter and Largus T. Angenent, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Synthesis of biodiesel from fatty acids of palm oil using modified chitosan as a heterogeneous catalyst
Larissa Pinto de Lima1, Leonardo José B. Lima de Matos1, Izabelly Larissa Lucena2, Fabiano André N. Fernandes1, Luciana Rocha B. Gonçalves1 and Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha1, (1)Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Agrotecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Fortaleza, Brazil
Production of biodiesel from residual coconut oil using chitosan as heterogeneous catalyst: an optimized process
Flavia D. Fernandes Souza1, Hugo de Paiva Nunes1, Alvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro2, Zilvam Melo dos Santos1, Izabelly Larissa Lucena1 and Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha2, (1)Agrotecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Mossoro, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Pretreatment & Fractionation I
Rheological Understanding of High Biomass Loaded Pretreated Slurries
Alejandro G. Cruz, Chen Mu, Chessa Scullin, Patanjali Varanasi, Blake A. Simmons and Seema Singh, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA
Biobased Chemicals
Co-production of cellulose nanocrystal and monosaccharides from disk milled biomass by enzymatic hydrolysis
Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira1, Ayla Sant'Ana da Silva1, Jae-Hyuk Jang2, Shanqing Liang3, Han-Woo Kim3, Kazuhiko Ishikawa3, Takashi Endo3, Elba P.S. Bon1 and Seung-Hwan Lee3, (1)Biochemistry Department, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, (3)Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
Bioconversion of biodiesel derived crude glycerol using Clostridium pasteurianum immobilized on reticulated polyurethane foam
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand Suryakant Moholkar, Center for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Guwahati, India
Fungal pullulan production from acid-hydrolyzed prairie cordgrass
Thomas P. West and Jessica L. Peterson, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Ability of alkali and enzymatically hydrolyzed prairie cordgrass to support fungal pullulan production
Eric L. Grimm and Thomas P. West, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Production of resveratrol from tyrosine in metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
So-Yeon Shin1, Soo-Jeong Hong1, Seung-Hwan Ra1, Sun-Young Oh1, Yong-Cheol Park2 and Jin-Ho Seo1, (1)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Short chain fatty acid production by the rumen bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii
Hans Marx, Diethard Mattanovich and Michael Sauer, Department of Biotechnology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
Biological pilot-scale production of 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol using Klebsiella pneumonia
Jae-Sang Bae1, Cheol-Hee Kang1, Eun-Seon Seo1, Young-Soon Um2 and Seong-Wook Kong1, (1)Envermental R&D center, Inwoo corporation, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Center for Environmental Technology Reaearch, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
Production of lactic acid from the slurry of paper mill sludge and softwood pre-hydrolysate
Suan Shi, Urvi D. Kothari, Venkata Sunil Kumar Sajja and Y.Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Simultaneous production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-propanediol in recombinant Escherichia coli expressing dhaB, aldH and dhaT genes
Ying-Lan Piao1, Jung-Eun Lee1, Jin-Ho Seo2 and Yong-Cheol Park1, (1)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Properties of new fusion membrane made with bacterial cellulose and plasma-treated graphene
Eun-Chae Yim1, Seong-Jun Kim2, Dong-Lyun Cho3, Kyeong-Woon Jeong3, Chang-Doo Kee4 and Il-Kwon Oh5, (1)Interdisciplinary program of graduate school for bioenergy and biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (2)Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (3)School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (4)School of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (5)Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Dae jeon, South Korea
Characterization of a newly isolated Clostridium sp. strain S1 capable of producing butyric acid from galactose
Kyung Min Lee1, Okkyoung Choi1, Ki-Yeon Kim1, Han Min Woo1, Sung Ok Han2, Byoung-In Sang3 and Youngsoon Um1, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Effects of acetic acid, furfural and p-hydroxybenzoic acid on succinic acid fermentation by Eschererichia coli
Ulrika Rova, Mireille Ginesy and Kris A. Berglund, Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
Evaluation of side streams from pulping industry as potential substrate for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production
Zhongpeng Guo Sr. and Lisbeth Olsson, , Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Bioconversion of D-xylose to D-xylonate with Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yvonne Nygård, Mervi Toivari, Laura Ruohonen, Merja Penttilä and Marilyn G. Wiebe, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of glycolic acid
Outi M. Koivistoinen, Joosu Kuivanen, Merja Penttilä and Peter Richard, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Modification of Rhizopus lactate dehydrogenase for improved resistance to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
Christopher D. Skory and Joseph O. Rich, Renewable Product Technologies, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
Phosphorus removal and biological fertilizer production via phosphorus accumulating fungus
Yulin Ye, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Sait Paul, MN and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Sweetgum bark (Liquidambar styraciflua L.): saccharification and co-product extraction
Shiloh A. Hurd, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, LaRae D. Brown, Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, Elizabeth M. Martin, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Danielle Julie Carrier, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Template-mediated synthesis and bio-functionalization of flexible lignin-based nanotubes
Wilfred Vermerris1, Hector Caicedo1 and Luisa Amelia Dempere2, (1)Genetics Institute and Agronomy department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)Major Analytical Instrumentation Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
“Green” propene process intensification: use of reactive distillation column in the conversion of olefins from renewable resources
Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Betânia Hoss Lunelli and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Efficient production of 1,3-propanedion from crude glycerol by constitutive expression of 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase gene in engineered Klebsiella penumoniae
Baek-rock Oh1, Sun-Yeon Heo2, Jeong-Woo Seo2, Chul Ho Kim2 and Don-Hee Park3, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials(CNU), Molecular Bioprocess Research Center(KRIBB), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Microbe-based Fusion Technology Research Center, KRIBB(Jeonbuk Branch Institute), Jeonbuk, South Korea, (3)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea
Mixed culture biotechnology for syngas conversion
Diana Z. Sousa, Joana I. Alves, Filipa Pereira and M. Madalena Alves, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Effects of diverse catalysts and reaction kinetics towards selective production of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) from algae biomass
Lishi Yan, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy,Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, Suh-Jane Lee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA and Bin Yang, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA
Dynamics of the functional microbial diversity during polyhydroxy-aclcanoates (PHA) production by mixed cultures
Laetitia Cavailles1, Karen Lafosse1, Sébastien Lacroix2, Anne-Sophie Lepeuple2, Etienne Paul1 and Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet1, (1)Lab d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés (LISBP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Toulouse, France, (2)Veolia Environnement - R&I, Maisons Laffitte, France
Production of Green Fuels and Chemicals from Black Liquor
Jonas Helmerius1, Ulrika Rova1, Kris A. Berglund1 and Kent Karlsson2, (1)Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, (2)Smurfit Kappa Karftliner, Pitea, Switzerland
The application of induced whole-cell Pichia pastoris in a natural bioconversion of butanol to butyraldehyde
Adam Jaros1, Ulrika Rova2 and Kris Berglund2, (1)Food Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
CLOSTRIDIA TYROBUTYRICUM ADAPTED TO ACETATE FOR THE FERMENTATIONPRODUCTION OF BUTYRATE
Adam Jaros1, Ulrika Rova2 and Kris A. Berglund2, (1)Food Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
Fermentative production of L-Lysine-L-Lactate from fractional green juices from a green biorefinery
Birgit Kamm, Research Institute Biopos e.V. and BTU Cottbus, Teltow, Germany, Sebastian Leiss, Research Institute Bioactive Polymer Systems e.V., Teltow, Germany and Joachim Venus, Bioengineering, Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Potsdam, Germany
Hydrogen from Glucose: Complete Conversion via Synthetic Enzymatic Pathway
Joseph A. Rollin, Julia J. Sanchez Martin del Campo and Y.H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Algae Science & Technology
Ultrastructural analysis of cell wall deconstruction in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris
Bryon S. Donohoe1, Henri G. Gerken2, Philip T. Pienkos2 and Eric P. Knoshaug2, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Hydrocarbons from cyanobacteria: a survey of a novel source of biofuel production
R. Cameron Coates and William H. Gerwick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Towards a common language in measurement technologies in algae
David W. Templeton, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Van Wychen, Matt Quinn, Edward J. Wolfrum and Philip T. Pienkos, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Optimization of sugar production from brown algae
Chessa Scullin1, Anita Skarstad2, Børre Tore Børresen2, Hans Kristian Kotlar2, Blake Simmons1 and Seema Singh1, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Statoil, Stavanger, Norway
Microalgae harvest through oleaginous fungal species
Jianguo Zhang, Sarman O. Gultom and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Bioprocessing & Separations Technology
Terrabon fermentation model
Aaron Smith, Upstream, Terrabon, Inc., College Station, TX
Enzymatic liquefaction and saccharification of sugar beet leaves for biofuel production
Natthiporn Aramrueang, Steve Zicari, Kelly C. Williams and Ruihong Zhang, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-pretreated corn stover using xylose-fermenting yeast
Pia-Maria Bondesson, Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Enhanced xylose utilization in separate hydrolysis and co-fermentation of steam pretreated wheat straw using various genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Borbála Erdei1, Balázs Frankó2, Mats Galbe1 and Guido Zacchi1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (2)Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
Production of fuel ethanol from softwood by high temperature prehydrolysis prior to high solid SSF
Kerstin Hoyer, Guido Zacchi, Mats Galbe and Ola Wallberg, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Enzyme recovery after enzymatic hydrolysis of treated sugarcane bagasse
Raul A. Oliveira1, Elba P. S. Bon1 and Suely Pereira Freitas2, (1)Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biological utilization of acetic acid-rich bio-oil by microalgae for producing lipid based biofuel
Yi Liang, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA and Zhiyou Wen, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Kinetic study of xylo-oligosaccharides hydrolysis using sulfuric, maleic or oxalic acid
Youngmi Kim, Thomas Kreke and Michael R. Ladisch, LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Recovery of polymerization-grade aconitic acid from acidified cane molasses using ehtyl acetate
Akanksha Kanitkar, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St.Gabriel, LA, Lee Madsen, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St Gabriel, LA and Giovanna Aita, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St. Gabriel, LA
Characterization of alkali-solubilized biopolymer fractions from soda pulping liquors
Ryan Stoklosa and David B. Hodge, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Monitoring real-time changes in rheology of cellulosic biomass during hydrolysis in a flow reactor
Emilio J. Tozzi1, David M. Lavenson1, Nardrapee Karuna2, Tina Jeoh2, Michael J. McCarthy2 and Robert L. Powell1, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Stable second generation bioethanol production in high temperature fermentations
Rasmus Lund Andersen, Karen Møller Jensen, Marie Just Mikkelsen, Thomas Kvist and Mads Pedersen, BioGasol ApS, Ballerup, Denmark
Automated, parallel bioreactor systems for rapid selection of microbial strains and scalable process optimisation
Richard Wales1, Andrew Tait1, Barney Zoro2 and Tim Ward2, (1)Development Group, TAP Biosystems, Royston, United Kingdom, (2)Automated Cell Systems, TAP Biosystems, Royston, United Kingdom
Hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: optimal operation of fed-batch bioreactors
Inti D. Cavalcanti-Montaño, Carlos A. G. Suarez, Ursula F. Rodríguez-Zúñiga, Raquel L. C. Giordano, Roberto C. Giordano and Ruy Sousa Jr., Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
A two-chambers bioreactor for ethanol production from lignocellulosics
Egidio Viola, Francesco Zimbardi, Francesco Nanna, Vito Valerio and Antonio Villone, Laboratory of Technology and Engineering for Biomass and Solar Thermal Energy, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy
Influence of the enzyme and yeast concentrations in the simultaneous isomerization and fermentation of xylose with glucose isomerase immobilized in chitosan and co-immobilized with S.cerevisiae in alginate gel
Raquel L. C. Giordano, Claudia R. Silva, Patricia M. Aquino, Joao P. Rodrigues, Guilherme S. Moraes, Teresa C. Zangirolami and Roberto C. Giordano, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Separate hydrolysis and fermentation of Extractive-AFEX (E-AFEXTM) pretreated corn stover at high solid loadings
Nirmal Uppugundla1, Leonardo D. Sousa1, Shishir P. S. Chundawat1, Vijay Bokade2, Venkatesh Balan1 and Bruce E. Dale3, (1)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, (3)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Treatment of biorefinery process water in microbial fuel cells demonstrating removal of multi-substrate organic mixture at high electrochemical energy recovery efficiency
Abhijeet P. Borole, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Choo Hamilton, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Daniel J. Schell, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
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Steve Zicari, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Soybean hulls as biomass for producing high-value products
Mayerlenis Jimenez Rojas, Roberto de Campos Giordano, Paulo Waldir Tardioli and Raquel L.C. Giordano, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Removal phenolic compounds from ionic-liquid pretreated hydrolysate for succinic acid fermentation
Heng Shao1, Patricia Relue2, Sasidhar Varanasi3, Bin Li1 and Kelly Marbaugh4, (1)Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (3)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (4)Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Sensitivity analysis of process parameters in a sugarcane biorefinery
Caliane B. B. Costa1, F. Foramiglio1, Felipe F. Furlan1, Antonio J. G. Cruz1, Roberto C. Giordano1, Rafael P. Soares2 and Argimiro R. Secchi3, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Separation of sugars from biomass hydrolysate using plasticized liquid membranes
Kelly Marbaugh1, Patricia Relue1 and Sasidhar Varanasi2, (1)Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Production of biodiesel from soybean oil using supercritical methanol and carbon dioxide as the co-solvent by central composite design
Sriramulu Gobikrishnan1, Jae-Hee Park1, Seok-Hwan Park1 and Don-Hee Park2, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea
Downstream process optimization of lactic acid using a reactive distillation system
Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Simultaneous aldose isomerization and separation/concentration of ketose by reactive extraction
Bin Li, Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Patricia Relue, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH and Sasidhar Varanasi, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Production of monomeric and oligomeric glucose during enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute-acid pretreated corn stover
Edward W. Jennings, Daniel J. Schell, Nancy Dowe and Darren J. Peterson, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Evaluation of three varieties of forage sorghum biomass for biotechnological xylitol production
Daniela L. S. Variz, Priscila V. Arruda and Maria das Graças A. Felipe, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - USP, Lorena, Brazil
Production of isobutanol using an immobilized E. coli strain with in situ product removal
Yujia Mao1, Zhiliang Fan2 and Dehua Liu1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (2)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
An integrated bioprocessing and separation process for biofuels production from cellulosic biomass
Edyta Szewczyk1, Weihua Wu2, Takao Kasuga3 and Zhiliang Fan1, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Bio&Ag Engineering, University of California,Davis, Davis, CA, (3)Department of Plant Pathology/ USDA-ARS, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Evaluation of multicomponent batch distillation of the wine of sugarcane fermentation
Mario E. T. Alvarez, Elenise B. Moraes, Anderson J. Bonon and Maria R. Wolf-Maciel, Department of Chemical Process, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP - School of Chemical Engineering, Campinas-SP, Brazil
Robust liquid core APTES-alginate-chitosan-alginate capsules for second generation bioethanol production
Päivi Ylitervo1, Carl Johan Franzén2 and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III1, (1)School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering - Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
CFD simulation on gas hold up and mass transfer characteristics in a novel airlift reversible loop bioreactor
Qiang Li, Xuebing Zhao, Wei Du and Dehua Liu, Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Continuous fermentation and microfiltration cell recycle applied to a solids-free, very high gravity lignocellulose hydrolysate
Steven J. Schneiderman, Todd J. Menkhaus and Patrick C. Gilcrease, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Thermal integration of the dehydration ethanol process using molecular sieve: pinch analysis
Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Rubens Maciel Filho and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Ethanol production from Napier grass by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-fermentation Process
Noriko Yasutani, Hirokazu Kikuta and Toru Onishi, Biotechnology Development Dept., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan, Japan
Mixing of lignocellulosics in stirred tank reactors
David C. Russ and R. Eric Berson, Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Flexibility of the cogeneration system in the integrated first and second generation ethanol production process from sugarcane
Marina O. S. Dias1, Tassia L. Junqueira1, Otavio Cavalett1, Marcelo P. Cunha1, Charles D. F. Jesus1, Carlos E. V. Rossell1, Rubens Maciel Filho2 and Antonio Bonomi1, (1)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (2)Faculdade de Engenharia Química - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Yeast and Fungal Science & Technology
Selection of yeasts for ethanol production from xylose
Gisele Marta Martins1, Daniela Alonso Bocchini-Martins2, Fernando Carlos Pagnocca3, R. Da Silva1 and E. Gomes1, (1)Laboratorio de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Aplicada, IBILCE – Instituto de Biociencias Letras e Ciencias Exatas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Chemical Technology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, Brazil, (3)Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Instituto de Biociências - UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil
Development of acetic acid resistant derivates of S. cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) for glucose /xylose co-fermentation
Elizabeth Casey1, Chia-Ling Wu1, Nathan Mosier1, Nancy W. Y. Ho2 and Miroslav Sedlak1, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Improvement of thermotolerence and low-pH-tolerance of yeast for fuel ethanol production
You-ri Jang, Young-hoon Lim, Ji-sung Lim and Keun Kim, Bioscience and Biotechnology, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong-si, South Korea
Simultaneous co-fermentation of mixed sugars: a promising strategy for producing cellulosic biofuels and chemicals
Suk Jin Ha1, Eun-Joong Oh2, Soo Rin Kim2, Qiaosi Wei2, Jonathan M. Galazka3, Jamie H. Cate3 and Yong-Su Jin2, (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, (2)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (3)Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Identification of redundancies in the xylose utilization pathway in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae
David E. Culley, Mark G. Butcher, Benjamin P. Knox, Ziyu Dai, Beth A. Hofstad and Scott E. Baker, Chemical and Biological Process Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Cargill's CB1 yeast platform for cellulosic ethanol production
Anton Woo, Pirkko Suominen, Gary Folkert, Holly Jessen, Beth Mastel, Brian Rush, Tom Bremel, Hayley Speirs, Nicole Paulson, Ken Finley, Wendy Christensen and Katie Miller, Biotechnology Development Center, Cargill, Inc., Excelsior, MN
Investigation of energy and redox metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during HMF and furfural stress
Magnus Ask, Maurizio Bettiga, Valeria Mapelli and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Improving the C5-sugars conversion rates of an engineered S. cerevisiae strain for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks
Panagiotis Sarantinopoulos1, Aldo Greeve1, Maurice Toirkens1, Bianca Gielesen1, Denise van Suylekom1, Michel Berkhout1, Aloys Teunissen2, Inge Minneboo2 and Paul Klaassen1, (1)DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, Netherlands, (2)C5 Yeast Company, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Effect of inhibitors present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates on evolved xylose fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains: energy reserve carbohydrates and gene expression
Elia Tomas-Pejo, Industrial Biotechnology. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Lars Weelin, Taurus Energy, Lund, Sweden and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Brown-rot fungi: model plant cell wall degraders for bioconversion processes
Valdeir Arantes1, Jody Jellison2 and Barry Goodell2, (1)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
Efficient xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae through over-expressing endogenous aldose reductase (GRE3) with xylitol dehydrogeanse (XYL2) and xyulokinase (XYL3) from Scheffersomyces stipitis
Soo Rin Kim1, Suk Jin Ha2, Heejin Kim1, Nathania Rosaline Kwee1 and Yong-Su Jin1, (1)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
Pseudo-continuous fermentation - an effective way to study the dynamics of co-culture systems
Min Hea Kim1, Meng Liang1, Qinghua He2 and Jin Wang1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Genetic engineering of Neurospora crassa for direct sugar aldonates production from cellulose
Edyta Szewczyk1, Weihua Wu1, Takao Kasuga2 and Zhiliang Fan1, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Plant Pathology, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, University of California, Davis, CA
Analysis of gene expression in Acremonium cellulolyticus using High-coverage gene expression profiling (HiCEP) method
Akihiro Hideno, Senior Research Fellow Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, Hiroyuki Inoue, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan, Tatsuya Fujii, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, Shinichi Yano, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima, Japan and Shigeki Sawayama, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
The development of genetic engineering tools for cellulase producing fungus Acremonium cellulolyticus
Tatsuya Fujii1, Hiroyuki Inoue1, Shinichi Yano1, Katsuji Murakami1 and Shigeki Sawayama2, (1)Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, (2)Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Development of a symbiotic co-culture for ethanol production from cellulose
Trevor R. Zurofff and Wayne R. Curits, Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Systems biology comparison of glucose/xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) and 424A (LNH-ST)–AAR in the presence of acetic acid
Chia-Ling Wu1, Nathan S. Mosier1, Jiri Adamec2, Nancy W.Y. Ho3 and Miroslav Sedlak1, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, (3)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Metabolomic analysis of Spathaspora passalidarum under varying oxygen and carbon conditions
Tanya M. Long1, Yi-Kai Su2, Alan J. Higbee1 and Thomas W. Jeffries3, (1)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Engineering of improved D-xylose transporters to overcome impediments in mixed sugar co-fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Alexander Farwick, Thorsten Subtil, Stefan Bruder and Eckhard Boles, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Reconstruction of the central carbon metabolism of Pichia stipitis
Meng Liang1, Min Hea Kim2, Qinghua He3 and Jin Wang2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Systems biology approach to understanding the effect of acetic acid on the co-fermentation of glucose and xylose by S. cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)
Elizabeth Casey1, Nathan Mosier1, Jiri Adamec2, Amber Jannasch3, Nancy W. Y. Ho4 and Miroslav Sedlak1, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, (3)Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (4)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Elucidation of redox balance in xylose fermentation with Pichia stipitis
Meng Liang1, Min Hea Kim2, Qinghua He3 and Jin Wang2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Improving anaerobic xylose fermentation by using external redox sink
Na Wei1, Soo Rin Kim2 and Yong-Su Jin2, (1)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Enzyme production and utilization on agricultural residues for fermentable sugar release
Kelly C. Williams1, Ruihong Zhang2, Julia Fan2 and Jeffery A. McGarvey3, (1)Biological Systems Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (3)USDA/ARS/FCR, Albany, CA
Spathaspora passalidarum simultaneously ferments glucose, xylose, and cellobiose to ethanol
Laura B. Willis1, Yi-Kai Su2, Tanya M. Long3, Haibo Li3 and Thomas W. Jeffries1, (1)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Co-fermentation of glucose and xylose for ethanol production from hydrolysates by adapted native xylose-fermenting yeast Spathaspora passalidarum
Yi-Kai Su, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Tanya M. Long, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Laura B. Willis, Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Metabolic engineering of Scheffersomyces stipitis for improved fermentation of hemicellulosic hydrolysates
Sarah D. Mahan and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Experimental evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in dilute-acid pretreated Miscanthus hydrolysate
Sarah M. Huffer1, Jeffrey M. Skerker2, Adam P. Arkin2, Harvey W. Blanch1 and Douglas S. Clark1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Inhibitor tolerance by high local cell density Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures
Johan O. Westman, School of Engineering, University of Borås, 501 90 Borås, Sweden, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III, School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden and Carl Johan Franzén, Chemical and Biological Engineering - Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Evaluation of Pichia stipitis acclimatization strategies on rice straw hemicellulosic hydrolysate aiming to ethanol production
Ines Roberto, Livia Carneiro and João Paulo Silva, Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Hydrolysate fermentation characterization of xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains derived from directed evolution for improved xylose utilization and tolerance to inhibitors
Tongjun Liu, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and David Hodge, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
New methodologies allowing polygenic analysis of complex traits for improvement of industrial bioethanol production yeast strains
Johan M. Thevelein1, Steve Swinnen2, Kristien Schaerlaekens1, Thiago Pais1, Jürgen Claesen3, Georg Hubmann1, Yudi Yang1, Mekonnen Demeke1, Maria Foulquié1, Annelies Goovaerts1, Kris Souvereyns1, Lieven Clement3 and Françoise Dumortier1, (1)Dept Mol Microbiol/Lab Mol Cell Biol, KULeuven & VIB, Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium, (2)KULeuven & VIB, (3)Interuniversitary Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, UHasselt and KULeuven
Biofuels and Biorefinery Economics & Commercialization
Evaluation of local Louisiana cultivars of gamagrass and switchgrass for bio-ethanol production
David Samaha and Raj Boopathy, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
Biodiesel production using reactive distillation process: comparative study
Nivea de Lima Da Silva, Edgar Leonardo Martinez, Luisa Fernanda Rios, T.S.S. Dantas, M.R. Wolf Maciel and R. Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
Kinetics of guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reaction with Fe-based catalyst in autoclave reactor
Hui-Tsung Lin, Chiung-Fang Liu, Pei-Jung Yu, Yong-Cyuan Su, Hou-Peng Wan, Ying-Hsi Chang and Hom-Ti Lee, Green Energy & Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Bioelectricity and 2G-bioethanol: competing for sugarcane biomass
Roberto C. Giordano1, Felipe F. Furlan1, Caliane B. B. Costa1, Antonio J. G. Cruz1, Rafael P. Soares2, Argimiro R. Secchi3 and Raquel L. C. Giordano1, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Optimizing parameters for enhanced cellulosic biomass conversion through multi-staged continuous simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (cSSF)
YI Jin, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, Rajeev Kumar, University of California, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA and Charles Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Bourns College of Engineer, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA
Commercially relevant fermentation advances for biomass-to-ethanol processes
Kate Brandon Sutton, Brandon Emme, Sarah McHatton, Lindsay Jones and Mads Torry Smith, Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC
Techno-economic analysis of different process configurations for bioethanol production from pretreated olive pruning biomass
Csaba Fehér1, Tibor Szabó1, Zsolt Barta1, Eulogio Castro2, Paloma Manzanares3, María José Negro3, Mercedes Ballesteros3 and Kati Réczey1, (1)Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, (2)Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain, (3)Renewable Energies Department, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
A novel process configuration of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for bioethanol production at high solid loadings
Rakesh Koppram, Ruifei Wang, Carl Johan Franzen, Eva Albers and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Economic assessment of biopolymer production in a sugarcane-based biorefinery context
G. Raicher1, José G. C. Gomez1, R. M. Piccoli2, M. K. Taciro1 and I. van Bussel3, (1)Departmant of Microbiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (2)Biotechnology, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas do Estado de São Paulo S/A, São Paulo, Brazil, (3)Human Resources, Evonik Degussa Brasil Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Efficient energy utilization in an integrated first and second generation ethanol plant
Elisabeth Joelsson, Ola Wallberg, Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Biological conversion of E-AFEXTM pretreated corn stover to ethanol by SSCF and CBP processes
Mingjie Jin1, Leonardo da Costa Sousa1, Christa Gunawan1, Nirmal Uppugundla1, Venkatesh Balan1 and Bruce E. Dale2, (1)Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Integration of biorefineries into conventional facilities: environmental and techno-economic assessment under uncertainty
Juan David Villegas and Edgard Gnansounou, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group (BPE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Municipal solid waste into sugars or fuels using bio-solutions
Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar1, Christie Strahler1, Harry Showmaker1, Jason Holmes1, Kishore Rane1, Stephanie Schmidt2 and Nick Thompson2, (1)R&D, Novozymes North America, Franklinton, NC, (2)Fiberight LLC, Blairstown, IA
Modeling and optimization of the effect of initial substrate concentration on ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using cashew apple juice as carbon source
Álvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro, Emanuel Meneses Barros, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves, Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Improvement of ethanol yield by the chemical treatment of blackstrap molasses for the elimination of microbial contaminants
Haidé Hernández-Hernández, María del Sugeyrol Villa-Ramírez, Marisol Sánchez-Esgua and Sergio R. Trejo-Estrada, Biotechnology, CIBA-IPN, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Green Biorefinery – Demonstration plant in Havelland/Germany
Birgit Kamm1, Christoph Hille2 and Petra Schönicke2, (1)Research Institute Biopos e.V. and BTU Cottbus, Teltow, Germany, (2)Research Institute Biopos e.V., Teltow, Germany
Maximizing feedstock availability for second generation in integrated first and second generation ethanol production from sugarcane
Tassia L. Junqueira1, Marina O. S. Dias1, Otávio Cavalett1, Marcelo P. Cunha1, Charles D. F. Jesus1, Paulo E. Mantelatto1, Carlos E. V. Rossell1, Marcelo Zaiat2, Rubens Maciel Filho3 and Antonio Bonomi1, (1)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (2)Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - USP, São Carlos, Brazil, (3)Faculdade de Engenharia Química - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
Banana-waste bioconversion to biofuel: A sustainable approach for rural agricultural communities in the Pacific Rim
Angela A. Ruiz-Colorado, College of Energy and Processes, National University of Colombia, Medellin, Medellin, Colombia, Gaston E. Cruz-Alcedo, Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Piura, Piura, Peru, Tina Jeoh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA and Monica C. Santa-Maria, Sciences / Biology, La Molina National Agrarian University, Lima, Peru
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