Poster Session ll

Tuesday, April 30, 2013: 6:00 PM-9:30 PM
Exhibit Hall
Convener:
Keith Gourlay - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Co-Convener:
Shannon Ewanick - University of Washington, Seattle, WA



Conversion Technologies (Deconstruction or Synthesis): Microbial Science & Technology l - Bacteria
Effect of acidogenic fermentation by fecal microbial consortiums on methane production of sugar beets
Jiajia Li and Zongjun Cui, College of Agronomy and Biotechnology/Center of Biomass Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
Alternative carbon sources  for Escherichia coli cultivation
Mateus R. Silva, Aline M. Santos and Sindelia Freitas, Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, National Center for Energy and Materials Research, Campinas, Brazil
Optimization of fatty alcohol production via metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli
J. Tyler Youngquist, Josh Rose, Martin Schumacher and Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
Comparing physiological responses to biomass-derived growth inhibitors between Clostridium thermocellum and Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus 39E
Sonya M. Clarkson, Sarah Kauffman, Adam M. Guss and James G. Elkins, BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2,3-Butanediol Production from Xylulose Fermentation
Peng Zhang1, Bin Li1, Heng Shao1, Sasidhar Varanasi2 and Patricia Relue1, (1)Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
The study of acetate production in the thermophilic ethanologen Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
Christopher A. Hills and Michael J. Danson, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Direct conversion of starch to lactic acid by Geobacillus stearothermophilus
Marina Smerilli, Sabine Fruehauf and Markus Neureiter, Department for Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
Heterologous expression of glycosyl hydrolases in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
Jeremy Bartosiak-Jentys, Ali Hussein and David J. Leak, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
Obtaining of L-lactic acid using Lactobacillus ssp.: optimization of the culture medium composition for sugar cane molasses fermentation
Ana Lívia C. Senedese, Bruna T. Silva, Betânia H. Lunelli, Rubens Maciel-Filho and Maria Regina W. Maciel, Chemical Process Development, State University of Campinas - School of Chemical Engineering, Campinas, Brazil
Clostridium thermocellum transcriptomic profiles after exposure to ethanol, furfural or heat stress
Charlotte M. Wilson1, Shihui Yang2, Qin Ma3, Courtney M. Johnson1, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.1, Lezlee Dice1, Ying Xu3 and Steven D. Brown1, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Characterization of ligninolytic, cellulolytic, and xylanolytic bacteria isolated from forest soil
Gyeongtaek Gong1, Seil Kim1, Han Min Woo1, Youngsoon Um1 and Tai Hyun Park2, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Medium optimization for hexanoic acid production by  Megasphaera elsdenii using sucrose
Hyunjin Kim, Byoung Seung Jeon, Byung-Chun Kim and Byoung-In Sang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
Construction of a signal peptide library to screen for optimal secretion in Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius
Ali Hussein and David J. Leak, Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
The effect of co-culture of Clostridium thermocellum and Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum in the digestion of Avicel and switchgrass
Zhanying Liu1, Xiongjun Shao2, Yu Deng2 and Lee Lynd2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot, China, (2)Thayer school of engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Valorization of chestnut shells for hydrogen production by  Clostridium butyricum fermentation
Patricia Moura1, Alessandra Morana2, Susana M. Paixao1, Luis Alves1, Luisa Maurelli2, Elena Ionata2 and Francesco La Cara2, (1)Bioenergy Unit, LNEG, Lisbon, Portugal, (2)Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy
Microaerobic conversion of glycerol to ethanol by Escherichia coli
Matthew S. Wong, Mai Li, Ryan W. Black, Thao Q. Le, Sharon S. Puthli, Paul Campbell and Daniel J. Monticello, Fermentation Process Development, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc, Houston, TX
Biossurfcactantes production by bacterial strains isolated from mangroves of Ceará - Brazil
Darlane Wellen Oliveira1, Ítalo Waldimiro França Sr.2, Diana Pereira Bezerra3, Vania M.M. Melo4 and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves2, (1)Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Universidade Federal do Ceaá, Fortaleza, Brazil, (4)Biology Departament, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Evaluation of the potential of biosurfactant production by Bacillus strains in different culture media
Darlane Wellen Oliveira1, Ítalo Waldimiro França Sr.2, Diana Pereira Bezerra3, Vania M.M. Melo4 and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves2, (1)Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Universidade Federal do Ceaá, Fortaleza, Brazil, (4)Biology Departament, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
Use of NMR spectroscopy for identification of novel metabolites in Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus
Nancy G. Isern1, John R. Cort1, Junfeng Xue2, Jaya V. Rao2 and Birgitte K. Ahring2, (1)Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, (2)Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA
High gravity and high cell density enhances the fermentation of the hexose sugars present in softwood hydrolysates
Maya Piddocke, Nuwan S. Kapu, Seena L. Kumar and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sugar cane bagasse and paper utilization by fosmids identified by functional metagenomic
Inés Loaces, Ceciclia Rodriguez, Vanesa Amarelle, Elena Fabiano and Francisco Noya, Bioquímica y Genómica Microbiana, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay
Assessment of microbial diversity of 4-nitrophenol degraders in some selected activated sludge plants
Gloria N. Okpala1, Russell J. Davenport2 and T. Martin2, (1)Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria, (2)School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Ability of a prairie cordgrass hydrolysate to support bacterial curdlan production
Thomas P. West and Jessica L. Peterson, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Engineering Escherichia coli KO11 for improved ethanol yield from gluconate
Amanda Hildebrand1, Rebeccah Warmack2, Theresa Tutor1, Zhiliang (Julia) Fan1 and Takao Kasuga3, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (3)Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Proteogenomics of xylose catabolism in the ethanologenic thermophile Clostridium stercorarium subsp. stercorarium
John J. Schellenberg1, Tobin J. Verbeke1, Peter McQueen1, Oleg V. Krokhin1, Gerhard G. Thallinger2, Xiang L. Zhang1, Brian Fristensky1, John A. Wilkins1, David B. Levin1 and Richard Sparling1, (1)Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria
D-xylonic aicd, ethylene glycol, glycolic acid and ethanol production from D-xylose using an oxidative D-xylose metabolic pathway
Huaiwei Liu1, Kris Niño G. Valdehuesa1, Kristine Rose M. Ramos1, Yuanzhang Sun1, Si Jae Park1, Won–Keun Lee2 and Wook-Jin Chung1, (1)Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea, (2)Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea
Biosynthesis of isoprene from galactose by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Kristine Rose M. Ramos1, Huaiwei Liu1, Kris Niño G. Valdehuesa1, Sun Yuanzhang1, Won–Keun Lee2, Si-Jae Park1 and Wook-Jin Chung1, (1)Department of Energy Science and Technology, Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea, (2)Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea
Cell Factory Engineering of Oleaginous Bacteria for Production of Lipid-based Biofuel from Pyrolytic Sugars
Xiaochao Xiong, Xi Wang, Jieni Lian, Manuel Garcia-Pérez and Shulin Chen, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Knocking out ldhA in E. coli JP07 to increase ethanol production during fermentation of pectin-rich materials
Meredith C. Edwards and Joy Doran-Peterson, Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Metabolic engineering of C. thermocellum for biofuel production
Ranjita Biswas1, Lee. R. Lynd2 and Adam M. Guss1, (1)Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Using Restructured Consortium for One-step Hydrogen and Ethanol Production From Cellulose
Ran Du, PeiPei Li and Shizhong Li, Institute of New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Methylation in vitro and in vivo enables DNA transformation of Caldicellulosiruptor species: use for metabolic engineering and direct conversion of biomass to biofuels and chemicals
Janet Westpheling, Daehwan Chung, Minseok Cha, Joel Farkas and Jenna Young, Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Mechanistic investigations of ultrasound mediated bioconversion of glycerol to bioalcohols by immobilized Clostridium pasteurianum
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand Suryakant Moholkar, Center for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Guwahati, India
Targeted discovery of thermophilic microbial communities and enzymes that deconstruct lignocellulose in a high-solids environment via metagenomic analysis
Christopher W. Simmons1, Amitha P. Reddy1, Patrik D'haeseleer2, Jane I. Khudyakov2, Helcio Burd2, Masood Z. Hadi3, Blake A. Simmons2, Steven W. Singer2, Michael P. Thelen2 and Jean S. VanderGheynst1, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Joint BioEnergy Institute/University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (3)Techonology Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Biosynthesis of 1,2,4-butanetriol from D-xylose using engineered Escherichia coli W3110
Kris Niño G. Valdehuesa1, Huaiwei Liu1, Kristine Rose M. Ramos1, Yuanzhang Sun1, Si Jae Park1, Won-Keun Lee2 and Wook-Jin Chung1, (1)Department of Energy Science and Technology, Energy and Environment Fusion Technology Center, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea, (2)Division of Bioscience and Bioinformatics, Myongji University, Yongin City, South Korea
Biomass Resource Supply, Development & Characterization: Biomass Supply, Logistics & Sustainability
Physical properties of fuel pellets made from different biomasses
Payungsak Junyusen, Weerachai Arjharn and Natthapong Prapakarn, School of Agricultural Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Investigating the Impact of Storage Parameters upon Switchgrass Feedstock Quality
Arun Athmanathan, LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and Nathan Mosier, Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering and Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
The study for improvement of productivity of bioenergy crops in reclaimed lands
An Gi Hong, Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan, South Korea
Biomass Resource Supply, Development & Characterization: Biomass Recalcitrance to Deconstruction
Real-time nanoscale imaging provides new insights into improvement of biomass pretreatment and enzyme hydrolysis
Shi-You Ding, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Redistribution of lignin during dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover and its affect on digestibility
Ashutosh Mittal1, John M. Yarbrough1, Melvin P. Tucker2, Rui Katahira2, Stephen R. Decker1, Michael E. Himmel1, David K. Johnson1 and Todd B. Vinzant1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Understanding cellulose disorder through molecular simulation
James F. Matthews, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Investigation of the porous structure of cellulosic biomass through confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)
Dong Yang and Larry P. Walker, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Effect of calcium oxalate in agave bagasse using ionic liquid and oxidative delignification pretreatment
Jose A. Perez-Pimienta1, Ma. Teresa Ponce-Noyola1, Jose A. Chavez-Carvayar2, Vitalie Stavila3, Gang Cheng4, Seema Singh4 and Blake Simmons4, (1)Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, (3)Hydrogen and Combustion Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, (4)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA
In Situ Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy Imaging of Cell Wall Enzymatic Digestion
Yining Zeng1, John O. Baker1, Michael E. Himmel1, Edward A. Bayer2 and Shi-You Ding1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Understanding the role of in planta expression of glycoside hydrolases in reducing cell wall recalcitrance
Roman Brunecky, Hui Wei, Bryon Donohoe and Michael Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Hemicellulose (Xylan) Precipitation on Cellulose in Hydrothermal, Low-Severity Dilute Acid, and Ammonia Pretreatments Enhances Recalcitrance to Biological Conversion
Rajeev Kumar, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, and Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, and BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, TN, Riverside, CA and Charles E. Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California Riverside, BioEnergy Science Center, Riverside, CA
Reasons for the drop in specific enzyme activity at low enzyme loadings in lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction
Samarthya Bhagia, Rajeev Kumar and Charles E. Wyman, Center for Environmental Research & Technology and Dept. of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside and BioEnergy Science Center (BESC), Oak Ridge, TN, Riverside, CA
Thermal Preconversion Treatments: Impacts of Process Scale on Reaction Products
Tyler Westover1, Manyuna Phanphanich1 and J. Richard Hess2, (1)Biofuels and Renewable Enenrgy Technologies, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, (2)Biofuels & Renewable Energy Technologies, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Evaluation of the inhibitive effect of lignin on cellulase using a novel lignin isolation method based on phase separation
Hiroshi Nonaka, Ai Kobayashi and Masamitsu Funaoka, Graduate School of Bioresources, Mie University, Tsu, Mie, Japan
Comparison of the impact of ionic liquid pretreatment on recalcitrance of agave bagasse and switchgrass
Jose A. Perez-Pimienta1, Ma. Teresa Ponce-Noyola1, Monica G. Lopez-Ortega2, Patanjali Varanasi3, Vitalie Stavila4, Gang Cheng3, Seema Singh3 and Blake A. Simmons3, (1)Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mexico City, Mexico, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Nayarit, Tepic, Mexico, (3)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (4)Hydrogen and Combustion Technologies, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore
A new parameter for predicting the recalcitrance in non-pretreated sugar cane internodes based on the contents of available cellulose and the frequency of vascular bundles
Thales HF Costa1, Fernando Masarin1, Taina O. Bonifácio2, Adriane A. M. F. Milagres1 and André Ferraz3, (1)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Unversidade de Sao Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, (3)Departmento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Forbs as alternative feedstocks for bioethanol production
Dina Jabbour, Evan R. Angelos, Daniel L. Williams, Achira Mukhopadhyay, David Hodge and Jonathan D. Walton, DOE- Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Conversion Technologies (Deconstruction or Synthesis): Microbial Science & Technology lll - Yeast/Fungal
Enhanced xylose fermentation by an engineered haploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from a polyploid industrial strain
In Iok Kong1, Soo Rin Kim1, Jeffrey M. Skerker2, Na Wei1, Adam P. Arkin2 and Yong-Su Jin1, (1)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Acetic acid inhibits nutrient uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jun Ding1, Jan Bierma2, Mark R. Smith2, Alex N. Hadduck2, Severino Zara3, Eric Poliner4, Carol Wolfe4, Kari van Zee5, Mallori Jirikovic2, Jana Patton-Vogt4, Michael H. Penner2 and Alan T. Bakalinsky2, (1)Food Science and Technology; Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (2)Food Science and Technology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (3)Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy, (4)Biological Sciences, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, (5)Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Phylogeny-guided screening of yeast strains for lipid production
Bruce S. Dien1, P.J. Slininger1, C.P. Kurtzman1, R.L. Evangelista1, B. Moser1, B.C. Saha1, M.A. Cotta2, V. Balan3, M. Jin3, L.D. Sousa3 and B.E. Dale3, (1)Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL, (2)Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL, (3)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
High local cell density for efficient 2nd generation bioethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Johan O. Westman1, Valeria Mapelli2, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh3 and Carl Johan Franzén2, (1)School of Engineering, University of Borås, 501 90 Borås, Sweden, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering - Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, (3)School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden
Cellulosic ethanol production by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
Hans de Bruijn1, Panagiotis Sarantinopoulos1, Aloys Teunissen2, Inge Minneboo2, Michel Berkhout1 and Paul Klaassen2, (1)DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, Netherlands, (2)DSM Bio-based Products & Services B.V., Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Robust S. cerevisiae strain for next generation bio-processes: concepts and case-studie
Maurizio Bettiga, Magnus Ask, Valeria Mapelli, Peter Temitope Adeboye, Lina Lindberg and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Engineering a yeast platform strain for industrial production of polyketides
Christopher M. Gowen1, Sarat Cautha1, Nicholas Gold2, Francois-Xavier Lussier2, V. J. J. Martin2 and Radahkrishnan Mahadevan1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Biology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Fermentation of Levoglucosan with Oleaginous Yeasts for Lipid Production
Jieni Lian, Manuel Garcia-Perez and Shulin Chen, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Towards cost-efficient cellulosic ethanol production on Napier grass
Noriko Yasutani1, Nobuki Tada1, Satoshi Katahira2, Risa Nagura2, Nobuhiro Ishida2, Chie Imamura2 and Toru Onishi1, (1)Toyota Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Miyoshi, Aichi,, Japan, (2)Biotechnology Laboratory, Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc., Nagakute, Aichi, Japan, Japan
Improvement of the gluco-amylase B excretion by Aspergillus oryzae in a biofilm reactor
Frank Delvigne1, Quentin Zune1, Jacqueline Destain1, Philippe Thonart1, Dominique Toye2 and Peter J. Punt3, (1)Bio-industries, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium, (2)Chemical engineering laboratory, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, (3)Microbiology & Systems Biology, TNO, Zeist, Netherlands
Partial or complete inclusion of Zygomycetes fungi in biorefineries
Jorge Ferreira, Patrik R. Lennartsson and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh, School of Engineering, University of Borås, Boras, Sweden
Rational design of cofactor engineering strategies through metabolic network analysis
Meng Liang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Qinghua He, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL and Jin Wang, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Improved fermentative performance of engineered and adapted Scheffersomyces stipitis strains in cellulosic sugar solutions
Laura B. Willis, Sarah D. Mahan and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Beyond death valley of metabolic landscape: rapid and efficient galactose fermentation by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Josh Quarterman1, Jeffrey M. Skerker2, Adam P. Arkin2 and Yong-Su Jin3, (1)Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illnois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (3)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Consolidated microbial oil production from lignocellulosic materials via a newly isolated Fusarium strain
Yan Yang, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN, Mi Yan, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Characterization of cellodextrin transporters from Neurospora crassa in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for cellobiose fermentation
Heejin Kim1, Won Heong Lee1, Suk Jin Ha1, Jonathan M. Galazka2, Jamie H. D. Cate3 and Yong-Su Jin1, (1)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (3)Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Design and Development of Molecular Tools for Synthetic Biology of Yarrowia lipolytica towards Biofuel Production
Xiaochao Xiong, Ali Abghari and Shulin Chen, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Enhanced xylitol and ethanol yields by fermentation inhibitors in steam pretreated hydrolysates
Azra Vajzovic and Renata Bura, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Ethanol production properties of recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing mutated SPT15 genes
Seong Yeong-Je1, Park Mi-Kyung1, Park Kyu-Sang1, Park Haeseong1, Kim Kyoung Heon2 and Park Yong-Cheol1, (1)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)School of Life Science & Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Analysis of the Aspergillus oryzae transcriptome in relation to enzymatic degradation of sugarcane bagasse
G.E.O. Midorikawa1, E.F. Noronha1, E.X. Ferreira Filho1, R.C. Togawa2, O. Silva Jr2 and R.N.G. Miller1, (1)Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (2)Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasília, Brazil
Assessing the Simultaneous Isomerization and Fermentation (SIF) of xylose: screening strains and operational conditions for the ethanolic fermentation of xylulose by unmodified S. cerevisiae
Guilherme S. Moraes, Teresa C. Zangirolami, Claudia R. Silva, Patricia M. Aquino, Raquel L. C. Giordano and Roberto C. Giordano, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil
Nutrient addition in AFEX pretreated corn stover fermentations for higher ethanol titer and better economics
Cory Sarks, Mingjie Jin, Venkatesh Balan and Bruce E. Dale, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Production of cellulases by Amazonian soil Trichoderma using glycerol as carbon source
Kally A. Sousa1, Genilton da silva Faheina Jr.1, Gustavo A. S. Pinto2, Diana C. S. de Azevedo1 and Natalia M. de Vasconcelos2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)National Research Center of Tropical Agroindustry, Embrapa - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Fortaleza/CE, Brazil
Production of Rhodotorulla sp using crude glycerol
Gustavo A. S. Pinto1, Leise Soares Castelo Branco1, Kally A. Sousa2, Myrella M. T. Almeida1 and Diana C. S. de Azevedo2, (1)National Research Center of Tropical Agroindustry, Embrapa - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Fortaleza/CE, Brazil, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil
Novel variants of self-excising β-recombinase/six cassettes facilitating efficient sequential repetitive gene deletions in Neurospora crassa
Edyta Szewczyk1, Zhiliang (Julia) Fan1 and Takao Kasuga2, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Process-centered screening strategies for xylose-utilizing Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Laers Malburg, R&D, ICM Inc., Saint Joseph, MO and Jeremy Javers, R&D, ICM, Inc, Saint Joseph, MO
Improvement of integrated delignification and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of woody biomass by a white-rot fungus, Phlebia sp. MG-60
Ichiro Kamei, Yumi Yamasaki and Sadatoshi Meguro, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
Physiological effects on two strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during fermentation of lignocellulosic material
Emma Johansson and Christer Larsson, Department of Chemical and Biological engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden
A point mutation in the xylose reductase gene increases citric acid production in Aspergillus carbonarius
Istvan Weyda, Mette Lübeck and Peter Stephensen Lübeck, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental engineering, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Comprehensive Evaluation of Two Genome-Wide Metabolic Network Models on Scheffersomyces stipitis
Andrew Damiani Jr.1, Qinghua He2 and Jin Wang1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
Enhanced organic acid production in genetic engineered strains of Aspergillus carbonarius
Lei Yang, Mette Lübeck and Peter Stephensen Lübeck, Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Environmental engineering, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Evaluation of temperature on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of rice straw by Kluyveromyces marxianus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Inês C. Roberto and Rafael C.A. Castro, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Biohydrocarbon fuel production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a synthetic production pathway: a proof in principle demonstration
Dan Close1, James Webb2 and Gary Sayler2, (1)Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)The Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
Influence of different oxygen transfer conditions for ethanol production from xylose: Scheffersomyces stipitis kinetic parameters
J. L. Ienczak, S.R. Dionisio, J.P.F. Vieira, C.E.V. Rossell and J. G. C. Pradella, Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol – CTBE, Campinas - SP, Brazil
Fungal Processes for Direct Bioconversion of Cellulose to Hydrocarbons
Natasha D. Mallette, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Brent Peyton, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, Ross P. Carlson, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT and Gary A. Strobel, Plant Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Fatty acid levels and composition of a broad spectrum of yeast species
Kyria L. Boundy-Mills1, Irnayuli R. Sitepu1, Ryan Sestric2, Laura Ignatia1, Agustinus J. Nugroho3 and J. Bruce German4, (1)Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3)LIPI Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, Indonesia, (4)Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA
Pentose utilization and toxin tolerance of new oleaginous yeast species in the production of lipids
Irnayuli R. Sitepu1, Venkatesh Balan2, Mingjie Jin2, Leonardo da Costa Sousa2, Laura Ignatia1, Agustinus J. Nugroho3 and Kyria L. Boundy-Mills1, (1)Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)LIPI Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, Indonesia
Obtaining Spathaspora passalidarum adapted strains with high ethanol productivity in AFEX hydrolysate by directly Adaptation and high throughtput screening
Yi-Kai Su, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Li Hinchman, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, Trey K. Sato, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Nitrogen limitation and lipid accumulation in Lipomyces starkeyi
Christopher H. Calvey, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Isolation and Selection of Industrial Yeast Desired, Producing Alcohol from the Extract Mesquite and Cashew Juice
Maryluce R. Costa, Evandir G. Oliveira, Margarete C. S. Silva and Renata M. R. G. Almeida, Technology Center, Federal University of Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
Effect of acetic acid and ethanol on xylose fermentation by S. cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) and its ethanol (424A(LNH-ST)-ER) and actic acid (424A(LNH-ST)-AR) resistant variants
Shihua Wu1, Shane Clingenpeel1, 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
Isolation of fungal mutants exhibiting elevated pullulan production on hydrolyzed prairie cordgrass
Tiffany L. Senkow, Jessica L. Peterson and Thomas P. West, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Production of accessory enzymes for biomass degradation by filamentous fungi isolated from the Amazon rainforest
Cleiton M. P. Braga1, Priscila S. Delabona1, José G. C. Pradella2 and Cristiane S. Farinas3, (1)Graduate Program in Biotechnology, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Centro de Tecnologia do Bioetanol, Campinas, Brazil, (3)Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, São Carlos, Brazil
Multi-scale visual studies on sugarcane bagasse after sequential acid-base pretreatment and ethanol production by Candida shehatae UFMG 52.2 and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 174
Anuj K. Chandel1, Silvio Silverio da Silva1, Felipe F. A. Antunes1, Virgilio Anjos2, Maria J. V. Bell2, Leonarde N. Rodrigues2, Carlos A. Rosa3 and Fernando C. Pagnoccae4, (1)Department of Biotechnology,, University of São Paulo, School of Engineering of Lorena,, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Material Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG-36036-330, Brazil, Juiz de Fora, Brazil, (3)Departamento de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, (4)Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology,, Institute of Biosciences, Brazil
Characterization of lipid accumulation by Rhodococcus rhodochrous grown in various phenol to nitrogen ratios
Sara A. Shields-Menard1, Bill Holmes2, Rafael Hernandez2, Todd French2 and Janet Donaldson1, (1)Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, (2)Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
Development of a metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient production of pure D-lactic acid
Nobuki Tada1, Hibiki Matsushita1, Nobuhiro Ishida2 and Toru Onishi1, (1)Toyota Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nishikamo-gun, Aichi, Japan, (2)Biotechnology Laboratory, Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc., Aichi, Japan
Catalytic performance of the whole cell lipase derived from Mucor circinelloides for ethyl esters production from vegetable oils
Grazielle Santos Silva Andrade, Patrícia Caroline Molgero Da Ros, Ana Karine Furtado Carvalho and Heizir Ferreira De Castro, Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering School of Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Molecular cloning and characterization of two novel fructose-specific transporters from an osmotolerant and fructophilic yeast Candida magnoliae JH110
Dae-Hee Lee1, Hyo-Ran Lee2, Min-Ji Kim2 and Jin-Ho Seo2, (1)Systems and Synthetic Biology Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Daejeon, South Korea, (2)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Efficient ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolysates by Toyota’s yeast strains (Uz strains)
Nobuki Tada1, Noriko Yasutani1, Satoshi Katahira2, Risa Nagura2, Nobuhiro Ishida2, Chie Imamura2 and Toru Onishi1, (1)Toyota Biotechnology & Afforestation Laboratory, Toyota Motor Corporation, Nishikamo-gun, Aichi, Japan, (2)Biotechnology Laboratory, Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc., Aichi, Japan
Biochemical, genomic and proteomic evaluation of a representative mucorale, the oleaginous Mucor circinelloides, for its cellulolytic potential
Wei Wang, Hui Wei, John M. Yarbrough, John O. Baker, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Van Wychen, Xiaowen Chen, Qi Xu, Michael E. Himmel and Min Zhang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Heterologous expression of cellulolytic enzymes in oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica: Exploring the synergistic actions of the enzymes in utilizing cellulose substrates
Hui Wei1, Wei Wang1, Markus Alahuhta1, John O. Baker1, Larry E. Taylor1, 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
Improvement of the genetic stability of the recombinant xylose-fermenting yeast by adaptation
Tien-Yang Ma, Chiung-Fang Huang, Gia-Luen Guo and Wen-Song Hwang, Green Chemistry group of Chemistry Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taoyuan, Taiwan
A Trichoderma gamsii mutant with enhanced production of cellulases for enzymatic degradation of bagasse pulp
Oskar Bengtsson1, Arne Tronsmo1, Martin Lersch2 and Vincent Eijsink1, (1)Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway, (2)Biorefinery Demo, Borregaard, Sarpsborg, Norway
Increased consumption of arabinose by Candida guilliermodii during cultivation in sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate employing fermenters bench
Priscila V. Arruda, Debora D. V. Silva, Rita C.L.B. Rodrigues, Sílvio Silvério da Silva and Maria das Graças A. Felipe, Biotechnology Department, Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Ethanol production from lignocellulose with pentose fermenting yeast
Carl Fredrik Klintner and Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal, C5 Ligno Technologies, Lund, Sweden
Sugar molasses conversion in microbiology lipid: Kinetics analysis
J. P. F Vieira1, J. L. Ienczak2, C. E. V. Rossell2, T. T. Franco1 and J. G. C. Pradella2, (1)Faculdade de Engenharia Química – FEQ, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas-SP, Brazil, (2)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol – CTBE, Campinas-SP, Brazil
Fermentation performance of GLBRC yeast strains on AFEXTM pretreated corn stover for ethanol production
Mingjie Jin1, Cory Sarks1, Nirmal Uppugundla1, Margie Magyar1, Christa Gunawan1, Trey K. Sato2, Venkatesh Balan1 and Bruce E. Dale1, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Xylitol production from oil palm empty fruit bunch using Candida tropicalis
Lee Fong Siow, Hooi Teng Tan, Gary A. Dykes and Ta Yeong Wu, School of Science, Monash University, Selangor, Malaysia
Conversion Technologies (Deconstruction or Synthesis): Biomass Fractionation & Pretreatment l - Acidic Chemistries Sponsored by Advance Bio LLC
Understanding mild acid pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse through particle scale modelling
Ava A. Greenwood1, Troy W. Farrell1 and Ian M. O'Hara2, (1)Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, (2)Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
How woodchip size affects effectiveness of pretreatment for woody biomass for conversions to biofuels and chemicals
Jerry Tam1, Taiying Zhang1, Jaclyn D. DeMartini2, Rajeev Kumar3 and Charles E. Wyman4, (1)Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, (2)Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (3)Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (4)Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California Riverside, BioEnergy Science Center, Riverside, CA
Kinetic studies of dilute acid hydrolysis of acetylated and non-acetylated xylan model compounds
Xiaowen Chen1, Joe Shekiro2, Jonathan J. Stickel2 and Melvin Tucker2, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Pretreatments to Improve Biomass Fractionation and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Richard P. Chandra, Ioannis Panagiotopoulos and Jack N. Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Thermochemical hydrolysis of stover from white corn: a parametric study
A. Alejandra Vargas-Tah, Cessna L. Moss-Acosta and Alfredo Martínez, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Significance of inhibitors produced during dilute acid pre-treatment of wheat straw
Kalavathy Rajan, Food science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Danielle J. Carrier, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Characterization of clean fractionated cell wall components in corn stover
Rui Katahira1, Micheal G. Resch2, Lauren Magnusson2, Kellene McKinney1, Ashutosh Mittal2, Mary J. Biddy1 and Gregg T. Beckham1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Maximizing potential ethanol yield by increasing biomass moisture content prior to pretreatment
Shannon Ewanick and Renata Bura, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Diluted acid and liquid hot water pretreatment for the production of ethanol by enzymatic hydrolysis from sugarcane bagasse
Martha Nuñez, Manuel Laureano Nuñez Isaza and Kenneth F. Reardon, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Pretreatment Kinetics of Switchgrass Hemicelluloses
Kris Bunnell and Danielle Julie Carrier, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Optimizing the bioconversion of heterogeneous forest residues to ethanol
Neethi Nagarajan, Seth Jorgensen, George Watson, Shannon Ewanick, Rodrigo Morales Vera, Rick Gustafson and Renata Bura, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dilute acid pretreatment at different particle sizes of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production
A.L.L. CesÁrio, School of chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, Luiza H. S. Martins, Dpq, Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil and Aline Carvalho da Costa, Department of Chemical Processes – School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Post steam explosion refining to increase cellulose conversion during enzymatic hydrolysis
Chang Dou and Renata Bura, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Pretreatment Fenton / Acid Hydrolysis and Fenton / organosolv for the production of bioethanol from Pinus radiata
Jaime Rodriguez1, Judith Vergara1, Johana Cid1, Carolina Parra1 and David Contreras2, (1)Biotechnology Center and Forest Science Faculty, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepción, Chile, (2)Biotechnology Center and Chemical Science Faculty, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepción, Chile
STUDY ON ACID-CATALYTIC ETHANOL PRETREATMENT OF WHEAT STRAW TO ENHANCE SUGAR RECOVERY BY HYDROLYSIS
Lanfeng Hui, Chemical Engineering School, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
The optimization of pretreatment conditions for Helianthus tuberosus residue by acid and alkaline
Yong Cheol Park, Suh Yoon Jang and Jun Seok Kim, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, South Korea
The importance of sulfonation in hydrolysis enzymatic of sugar cane bagasses with reduced lignin content
Debora Ferreira Laurito-Friend, Fernanda Machado Mendes, Andre Ferraz and Adriane M. F. Milagres, Department of Biotechnology, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena -University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Solubilization of hemicelluloses from olive stones. A comparison of procedures
Juan M. Romero-García, Encarnacion Ruiz-Ramos, Cristobal Cara, Manuel Moya, Inmaculada Romero and Eulogio Castro, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
The effect of washing dilute acid pretreated Populus deltoides biomass on ethanol yields
Noaa Frederick1, Ningning Zhang2, Angele Djioleu1, Xumeng Ge2, Jianfeng Xu2 and Danielle Julie Carrier1, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (2)Arkansas Biosciences Institute and College of Agriculture and Technology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Interactions of ferrous and ferric ions with oxygen and biomass:  Impacts on the efficiency of dilute acid pretreatment of biomass
Hui Wei1, Xiaowen Chen2, Wei Wang1, Bryon S. Donohoe1, Peter N. Ciesielski1, Shi-You Ding1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Melvin P. Tucker2, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Is bigger better? The influence of particle size on bioconversion of steam pretreated poplar for sugar production
Rodrigo A. Morales1, Renata Bura1, Rick Gustafson1 and Jim Dooley2, (1)School of Forest and Environmental Sciences, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA, (2)Forest Concepts, LLC, Auburn, WA
Influence of Dilute Acid and Hydrothermal Pretreatment Severity on Performance of a Model Consolidated Bioprocessing (CBP) System for Poplar and Switchgrass
Vanessa Lutzke1, Samarthya Bhagia1, Anna Almario2, Rajeev Kumar3 and Charles E. Wyman3, (1)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, BioEnergy Science Center, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, (2)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, (3)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, BioEnergy Science Center, University of California Riverside, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA
Effects of Hardwood Mixtures on Xylose and Glucose Yields during Dilute Acid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Angele C. Djioleu1, Elizabeth M. Martin1, Matthew Pelkki2 and D. J. Carrier1, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (2)School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, Monticello, AR
Optimization of alkaline extraction for the removal of acetic acid from lignocellulosic biomass
Joe Shekiro, Xiaowen Chen and Melvin Tucker, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Pretreatment of empty fruit bunch using continuous twin screw-driven reactor (CTSR) with dilute acid for ethanol production
Jin-Young Hong, Hyun Jin Ryu and Kyeong Keun Oh, Applied Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea
Effective utilization of barley straw for furfural and ethanol production using acidified zinc chloride and fermentation
Tae Hoon Kim1, Hyun Jin Ryu1, Kyeong Keun Oh1 and Tae Hyun Kim2, (1)Applied Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea, (2)Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, South Korea
Lignin degradation of yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) by acid catalyzed organosolv pretreatment
Ho-Yong Kim1, Soo-Kyeong Jang1, Chang-Young Hong1, Seon-Hong Kim1, David Smith2 and In-Gyu Choi1, (1)Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Production of valuable degradation products from C5-C6 sugars of rapeseed stalk (Brassica napus L.) by organic acid pretreatment
Han-Seob Jeong1, Su-Yeon Lee1, Seon-Hong Kim1, David Smith2 and In-Gyu Choi1, (1)Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Novol pretreatment  method using CO2 for bioethanol production
Young-Jae Jeon, Bioenergy Research Team, Research Institue of Industrial Science and Technology, Kwangyang-City, South Korea
Liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass in deep eutectic solvents
Wei-Chun Hung, Ruey-Fu Shih, Jia-Yuan Chen, Hui-Tsung Lin, Ying-Hsi Chang, Hou-Peng Wan and Hom-Ti Lee, Green Energy & Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Determination of organosolv pretreatment conditions for simultaneous production of glucose and lignin
Soo-Kyeong Jang1, Ho-Yong Kim1, Han-Seob Jeong1, David Smith2 and In-Gyu Choi1, (1)Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Wood Science & Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Resolving Process Scale-Up Issues of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment and Saccharification of Biomass to Monomeric Sugars
Deepti Tanjore1, Chenlin Li1, Wei He1, Jessica Wong1, James Gardner1, Ken Sale2, Seema Singh2 and Blake Simmons2, (1)Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU), Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA
Evaluation of the pretreatment and alkaline delignification scale-up of the sugarcane bagasse aimed to bioethanol production
Vinícius F. N. Silva1, George JM Rocha1, Viviane M Nascimento1, Adilson R. Gonçalves2 and Carlos EV Rossell1, (1)Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia do Bioetanol - CTBE, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Optimization and comparison of dilute acid, SPORL and organosolv pretreatments of oil palm trunk for enzymatic saccharification
Pongsak Noparat, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand, Poonsuk Prasertsan, Palm Oil Products and Technology Research Center (POPTEC), Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand, Sompong O-Thong, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Thaksin University, Phatthalung, Thailand and Xuejun Pan, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
A low temperature process for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass using acidified solvents
Zhanying Zhang, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Pre-treatment and anaerobic biodegradability of cashew bagasse
Renato C. Leitão1, Gustavo A. S. Pinto2, Rayanne L. Claudino3, Cristiano R. F. Brito3 and Sandra T. Santaella4, (1)Biomass Technology Laboratory, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Bioprocess Laboratory, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil, (4)Sea Science Institute, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil
Pretreatment of pelletized mixed feedstocks and enzyme optimization using a high throughput screening platform
Jian Shi1, Kai Deng1, Huu Tran1, Vicki S. Thompson2, Neal A. Yancey2, Vitalie Stavila1, Trent Northern3, Blake A. Simmons1 and Seema Singh1, (1)Biological and Materials Science Center, Sandia National Laboratories/Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Biological Systems Department, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, (3)Technology Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Sequential thermochemical hydrolysis, enzymatic saccharification and fermentation to ethanol of stover from white corn with ethanologenic bacteria
Cessna Moss-Acosta1, Berenice Trujillo-Martínez1, Montserrat Orencio-Trejo2 and Alfredo Martínez-Jímenez1, (1)Cellular Engineering and Biocatalysis, Institute of Biotechnology - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, (2)Genetic engineering, CINVESTAV IPN, Irapuato, Mexico
A New Pretreatment Concept for Biofuels Production through Dissolution of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Bin Yang, Lishi Yan, Dhrubojyoti Laskar and Libing Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA
Optimization of the dilute-phosphoric-acid-pretreatment of Eucalyptus using design of experiments
Ismael U. Nieves, Stan Mayfield Biorefinery Pilot Plant, University of Florida, Perry, FL, Eulogio Castro, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain, Mike Mullinnix, University of Florida, FL, Donald L. Rockwood, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Univeristy of Florida, Gainsville, FL, Bijay Tamang, ArborGen, Inc, FL and Lonnie O. Ingram, Microbiology & Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Fuels and Chemicals Products: Biofuels/Bioproducts Economics & Commercialization Sponsored by Abengoa Bioenergy New Technology
Lowering cost of enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomass materials using enzymes produced on-site in the biorefinery
Birgitte K. Ahring, Philip Teller and Annette Soerensen, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA
The economic potential of bio-based styrene from Escherichia coli
Joshua T. Claypool1, D. Raj Raman1, Laura Jarboe2 and David R. Nielsen3, (1)Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, (3)Chemical Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Mobile technology of fast ablative pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass
Andrey Grachev1, Sergey Zabelkin1, Alexander Makarov1, Vladimir Bashkirov2 and Guzelia Fayzrakhmanova2, (1)EnergoLesProm LLC, Kazan, Russia, (2)Department of Chemical Technology of Wood, Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia
Techno-economics of butanol production in a first-generation Brazilian sugarcane biorefinery
Adriano Pinto Mariano1, Marina Oliveira Souza Dias2, Tassia Lopes Junqueira2, Marcelo Pereira Cunha2, Antonio Bonomi2 and Rubens Maciel Filho1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas-SP, Brazil, (2)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil
Economics of detoxification of the sugar cane bagasse-to-ethanol enzymatic process in an integrated 1G+2G plant
Stefano Macrelli, Mats Galbe and Ola Wallberg, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Process integration possibilities for a full scale cellulose ethanol plant based on the E-Tech ProcessTM
Anders Wingren, Jan Lindstedt and Marlene Mörtsell, SEKAB E-Technology, SE-891 26 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
The Role of Simulation and Scheduling Tools in Bioprocess Development and Manufacturing
Demetri Petrides, Intelligen, Inc., Scotch Plains, NJ and Doug Carmichael, Intelligen, Inc., Boulder, CO
Techno economic analysis of AFEXTM, EA and AHP pretreatments for a large scale Bio refinery operation
Andrea Orjuela1, Leonardo D. Sousa1, Nirmal Uppugundla1, Daniel L. Williams2, Bruce E. Dale1, David Hodge2 and Venkatesh Balan1, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Furfural production as a by-product of Lignocellulosic Biofuel Process: Experimental and Techno-Economic Analysis
Xiaowen Chen1, Ling Tao2, Erik M. Kuhn2 and Mel Tucker2, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Conversion Technologies (Deconstruction or Synthesis): Biomass Pretreatment and Fermentation ­Engineering and Scale Up
Pretreatment optimization for tailor made process equipment and equipment scalability
Mads Berthinus Pedersen, Magnus Hallas-Møller, Jacob Birke Reves, Mattias Ljunggren, Martin Hostrup and Rune Skovgaard-Petersen, BioGasol ApS, Ballerup, Denmark
BioGasol Proprietary Pretreatment system
Mattias Ljunggren, Martin Hostrup, Jacob Birke Reves, Mads Berthinus Pedersen, Magnus Hallas-Møller and Rune Skovgaard-Petersen, BioGasol ApS, Ballerup, Denmark
Sugar production from lignocellulosic biomass
Francesco Zimbardi, Giuseppe Arcieri, Egidio Viola, Vito Valerio, Elio Alvino and Massimo Carnevale, Research Center of Trisaia, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy
Fuels and Chemicals Products: Industrial Bio-based Chemicals
Cost effective production of poly β hydroxybutyrate by utilizing sugar industry effluent from Bacillus subtilis NG05
Neeraj Kumar Aggarwal1, Gulab Singh1, Anish K. Bhuwal1 and Anita Yadav2, (1)Microbiology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India, (2)Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, India
Production of Biosurfactant By Bacillus sp. Isolated From Sirri Island Petroleum Contaminated Soils
Mohammad Ghayyomi Jazeh, Alaedin Goleij, Mehdi Dadzadi and Mohammadamin Garshasbi, Microbiology, Islamic Azad University ,Tonekabon branch, Tehran, Iran
Production of poly3-hydroxybutyrate from potato starch by Bacillus cereus strain 64-INS
Iftikhar Ali and Nazia Jamil, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Production and Characterization of Cellulose Nano Fibrils from Soybean Stalk
Sriramulu Gobikrishnan1, Seok-Hwan Park1, Siti Fauziyah Rahman2, Jae-Hee Park2, Gwi-Taek Jeong3, Hwa-Won Ryu4, Changshin Sunwoo5 and Don-Hee Park6, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (3)Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea, (4)Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (5)Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (6)Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea
Rhamnolipid biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas nitroreducens immobilized on Ca2+ alginate beads and under resting cell condition
Chukwudi Ogbonnaya Onwosi, Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria and Frederick J. C. Odibo, Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Synthesis and characterization of biocompatible polyesters of citric acid, cinnamic acid and glycerol
Akanksha Kanitkar, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St.Gabriel, LA and Giovanna Aita, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St. Gabriel, LA
Conversion of sugars to hydrocarbons via depolymerization and decarboxylation of polyhydroxyalkanoates
Heidi M. Pilath1, Luc Moens1, Ashutosh Mittal2, Todd B. Vinzant2, Wei Wang2, Michael E. Himmel2 and David K. Johnson2, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Metabolic engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce GDP-L-fucose from glucose and mannose
Young-Wook Chin, In-Young Joung, Seung-Ju Son and Jin-Ho Seo, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Production of Lactic Acid from the Mixture of Softwood Pre-hydrolysate and Paper Mill Sludge by Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation
Suan Shi, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL and Y. Y. Lee, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Comprehensive assessment of sugarcane industry residues: vinasse as fertilizer and raw material for biogas
Betânia Hoss Lunelli1, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais2, Rubens Maciel Filho1 and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel1, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Campinas, Brazil
Whole-cell biocatalytic production of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA)
Tom D. Elink Schuurman, BIRD Engineering B.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands and Marc Lankveld, Managing Director, BIRD Engineering BV, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Engineering Bacillus subtilis for the production of D-lactic acid
Deepika Awasthi, Qingzhao Wang, Mun S. Rhee, Lonnie O. Ingram and Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bio-based succinic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass
Ji Young Jung1, Ji Su Kim1, Jeong Bin Nam1, Si Young Ha1, Jong Soo Jo2 and Jae-Kyung Yang1, (1)Division of Environmental Forest Science and Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, (2)Department of Interior Materials Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, South Korea
Evolving and engineering Actinobacillus succinogenes for succinate production from lignocellulose hydrolysate
Nikolas R. McPherson, Genetics Program, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI and Claire Vieille, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Improving Succinate Production from Glycerol by Actinobacillus succinogenes
Rajasi V. Joshi1, Bryan Schindler2 and Claire Vieille1, (1)Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (2)John D. Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI
Mathematical modeling of furfural production from high purity xylulose
Kelly Marbaugh1, Bin Li1, Sasidhar Varanasi2 and Patricia Relue1, (1)Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Furfural Production from Xylulose in a Bi-Phasic Reaction System
Bin Li, Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Peng Zhang, Department of Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Sasidhar Varanasi, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH and Patricia Relue, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Value-added utilization of the cellulose-rich solids after the production of furfural from lignocellulosic biomass
J. Atilio de Frias, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL and Hao Feng, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Improvement of sugarcane cogeneration system: use of sugarcane straw for heat and power generation
Betânia Hoss Lunelli1, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais2, Rubens Maciel Filho1 and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel1, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Campinas, Brazil
Sugarcane straw bleached cellulose as reinforcement in polypropylene composites
Patrícia Câmara Miléo, Biotechnology Department, Engineering College at Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil and Adilson R. Gonçalves, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Dangerous swine manure foaming and its relation to corn ethanol coproducts
Mi Yan, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Integrated Biorefinery Operations: Complete Feedstock Utilization
Brian L. Cooper, Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, CO
1,3 Propanediol batch production from pure and industrial glycerol using soil based innoculum
Baishali Kanjilal1, Iman Noshadi1, Nicholas Intoci1, Jennifer Helble2, Eddy Bautista1, Ranjan Srivastava1 and Richard Parnas1, (1)Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, (2)Biochemistry, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME
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