34: Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Thursday, August 5, 2010: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
Seacliff CD (Hyatt Regency San Francisco)
Chair:
Badal C. Saha
2:00 PM
Modulating the clostridial butanol (ABE) fermentation for higher product value
George Bennett and Xianpeng Cai, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice Universtiy, Houston, TX
2:30 PM
Bacterial contamination of fuel ethanol production
Kenneth M. Bischoff, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, IL
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Screening and characterization of hemicellulose-degrading enzymes
Charles C. Lee, Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA
4:00 PM
Characterization of Hydrolysate Toxicity on Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Min Zhang, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
4:30 PM
Fuel Ethanol Production from Wheat Straw: Demonstration of Technology at the 100 Liter Scale
Badal C. Saha, Nancy Nichols, Nasib Qureshi and Michael Cotta, Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
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