Thursday, August 15, 2013: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Nautilus 3 (Sheraton San Diego)
Convener:
Philip T. Pienkos - NREL, Golden, CO
8:00 AM
Food and Fuel in the 21st Century – Algae as a potential new source of both
Stephen Mayfield, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Stephen Mayfield, San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
8:30 AM
Photons to Fuels: Metabolic Pathway Manipulation for Starch, Oils or Hydrogen in Photosynthetic Microorganisms
Matthew C. Posewitz, Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Matthew C. Posewitz, Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
9:00 AM
Photoautotrophic Production of Wax Esters and Fatty Alcohols in Synechocystis PCC6803 - Wax Esters and Fatty Alcohols in Cyanobacteria
John Verruto and Erik Holtzapple, Synthetic Genomics Inc., La Jolla, CA
John Verruto and Erik Holtzapple, Synthetic Genomics Inc., La Jolla, CA
10:00 AM
Photosynthetic conversion of CO2 and xylose to ethylene and organic acids using cyanobacteria
Jianping Yu, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Jianping Yu, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
10:30 AM
A Cyanobacteria-Based Photosynthetic Approach for the Production of Ethanol – Algenol’s DIRECT TO ETHANOLÒ Process
Ben McCool, Algenol Biofuels Inc., Bonita Springs, FL
Ben McCool, Algenol Biofuels Inc., Bonita Springs, FL
11:00 AM
Open Pond Systems for the Stable Production of Algae Biomass
Robert C. McBride and Craig Behnke, Sapphire Energy, San Diego, CA
Robert C. McBride and Craig Behnke, Sapphire Energy, San Diego, CA
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