Monday, May 5, 2008: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Astor Ballroom I-III (Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel)
Poster Session Two
May 5, 2008 6:30PM
Co-chairs:Gilliam Eggleston
Val G. Yachmenev
Characterization of the Rheological Properties of Biomass Feedstocks
Peter A. Pryfogle, Judy K. Partin
County Level Analysis of Crop Residues Availability for Fuel Ethanol Production in Ohio
Yebo Li
Relationship of dry matter losses and the resultant quality factors occurring from storage of lignocellulosic biomass
Lynn M. Petzke, Dylan J. Laug, Daniel M. Stevens, Corey W Radtke
Assessment of xylanase activity in dry storage as a potential method of reducing feedstock cost
William A. Smith, David N. Thompson, Vicki S. Thompson, Corey W. Radtke
Unnatural reactions to convert cellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals
Romas Kazlauskas, Waleed Wafa AlDajani, Qing Jing, Adrian Katona, Jonathan Schilling, Jacob Tewait, Ulrike Tschirner, Dahai Yu
Acceleration of Enzymatic Conversion of Agricultural Waste Biomass into Bio-fuels by Low Intensity, Uniform Ultrasound Field
Val G. Yachmenev, Brian D. Condon, K. Thomas Klasson, Allan H. Lambert, Jade Smith
The production of recombinant cellobiohydrolase enzymes in transplastomic tobacco: challenges and prospects
Thomas Ziegelhoffer, John A. Raasch, Sandra Austin-Phillips
Jatropha curcas L. seed lipase study
J.S. Sousa, E.D.C Cavalcanti, M.L.E. Gutarra, Donato A.G. Aranda, Denise M.G. Freire
High consistency enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrates
Xiao Zhang, Wenjuan Qin, Mike Paice, Jack N. Saddler
Cellulignin Hydrolysis Using Immobilized Cellulases
Wellington Sabino Adriano, Rafael Elias Martins, Dasciana Sousa Rodrigues, Roberto Campos Giordano, Raquel Lima Camargo Giordano
Utilization of dairy manure for ligninolytic enzymes production by the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Chenlin Li, Deepak Singh, Zhimin Li, Shulin Chen
Alkaline active hemicellulases from bacteria isolated from an extremely alkaline lake ecosystem
Bradley A. Plantz, Kenneth W. Nickerson, Vicki L. Schlegel, Julie Shaffer, Gautam Sarath
Methods of Increasing β-glucosidase Expression in Trichoderma reesei for Improved Hydrolysis of Pretreated Corn Stover
Sandy Merino, Suchindra Maiyuran
Cloning of Cellulase and Regulation Factor Genes in Penicillium decumbens and Analysis of the Mutation Mechanism of Strain JU-A10
Xianyun Sun, Ziyong Liu, Xiaomin Wei, Xin Song, Yinbo Qu Sr.
Biochemical characterization of β-glucosidases from different families
Hanshu Ding, Scott Myers, Romil Benyamino
Fundamentals of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose through a Restart Approach
Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman, Colin Mitchinson
The effect of corn stover pretreatment on enzyme inhibition
Don L. Higgins, Erin Quatrini, Feng Xu, Mads Torry-Smith
Purification and characterization of a family 43 glycoside hydrolase from Geobacillus thermoleovorans IT-08 with dual function arabinofuranosidase/xylosidase activity
Kurt Wagschal, Chamroeun Heng, Charles C. Lee, George H. Robertson, William J. Orts, Dominic W.S. Wong
Comparing Performance of Several Commercially Available Cellulases on Pretreated Corn Stover
Ali Mohagheghi, Nancy Dowe, Daniel J. Schell
Production and preliminary chemical and biochemical characterization of Aspergillus awamori β-glucosidase and xylanase
Ricardo S. T. Sposina, Rodrigo R. B. Olivieri, Félix G. Siqueira, Edivaldo X. F. Filho, Elba Bon
Effects of xylanases addition on enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass
Chuanbin Liu, Christina Gutierrez, Tom Huang, Colin Mitchinson
Enzyme Pools for Sugar Cane Bagasse Hydrolysis
Leda M. F. Gottschalk, Raul A. Oliveira, Rodrigo R.O. Barros, Elba P. S. Bon
An a-glucuronidase enzyme activity assay adaptable for solid phase screening
Charles C. Lee, Kurt Wagschal, Rena Kibblewhite-Accinelli, William Orts, George Robertson, Dominic Wong
Improved Cellulase Performance on Pulp and Paper Substrates
Tom Huang, Ryan Warner, Colin Mitchinson
Enzymatic activity of cellulase immobilized on glass using layer-by-layer self-assembly
Laura Norris, Shaila Reddy, L. Dale Snow, James Palmer
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production – A Study on Its Degradation Mechanisms, Kinetic models and Economical Impact
Boutros Fouad Sarrouh, Juan Daniel Rivaldi, Silvio Silverio da Silva
Transglycosylation reactions by a purified β-glucosidase from the thermophilic fungus, Thermoascus aurantiacus, using glucose, cellobiose and maltose as substrates: Potential applications
Ellen C. Giese, Rodrigo S. R. Leite, Osvaldo Santos Junior, Aneli M. Barbosa, Robert Dekker, Maria de Lourdes Corradi da Silva, Eleni Gomes, Roberto Da Silva
Purification and Characterization of Saccharophagus degradans 2-40 Cel5G and Cel5H
B.J. Watson, H. Zhang, Y.H. Moon, A.G. Longmire, S.W. Hutcheson
Selecting a Cellulase for Biomass
Bradley Kelemen, Suzanne Lantz
Synergies of Integrating Enzyme Development and Substrate Understanding
Frank D. Haagensen, Harry Showmaker, David Milam, Guillermo Coward-Kelly
Enzymatic Saccharification of Xylooligomeric Compounds Present in Hydrolysates from Neutral and Acidic Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Michael J. Selig, William Michener, Roman Brunecky, Justin Sluiter, Stephen R. Decker
Chlorella Algae and Their Viruses Are a Source of Xyloglucan Hydrolyzing Enzymes
Irina Agarkova, David Dunigan, James L. Van Etten
Cellulases production by Aspergillus fumigatus FBSPE-05 isolated from sugar cane bagasse
Andre Luis Grigorevski-Lima, Aline Simões da Rocha Bispo, Danilo Tosta Souza, Fábio Nuno Marques Da Vinha, Elba Pinto da Silva Bon, Rosalie Reed Rodrigues Coelho, Rodrigo Pires do Nascimento
β-D-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium:  Thermodynamics of Enzyme-Catalyzed and Noncatalyzed Reactions
Douglas B. Jordan, Jay D. Braker
β-D-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium:  Catalyzed Reactions with Natural Substrates
Douglas B. Jordan, Jay D. Braker
Crystalline Cellulose Hydrolysis Proceeds with A Transition from Substrate Excess to Substrate Limited
Jong Hong, Xinhao Ye, Y.-H. Percival Zhang
Investigation of the role of Trichoderma reesei cellulolytic enzymes in lignocellulose hydrolysis using reconstituted enzymatic pools
Nicolas Lopes Ferreira, Audrey Mascle, Hugues Mathis, Senta Blanquet, Frederic Monot
Response Surface Methodological Approach for Optimization of Cellobiose Production
Misook Kim, Donal F. Day
Sugar cane bagasse enzymatic hydrolysis by Trichoderma reesei cellulases
Ayla Santana Silva, Felipe Moura Knopp, Leda M. F. Gottschalk, Clarissa C. Perrone, Guido Zacchi, Elba Bon
Enzymatic conversion of sucrose to invert sugar using a membrane reactor
Michele Vitolo, Ester Junko Tomotani
Enzymatic synthesis of biodiesel via alcoholysis of palm oil
Andre L. F. Matassoli, Igor N.S. Correa, Claudia O. Veloso, Marta A. P. Langone
Biodiesel Simulation: Results and Discussion
Aleesandro Bozzo
Sugar beet leaves valorisation through green notes production from linseed oil
Cédric Gigot, Rabetafika H. Rabetafika, Marie-Laure Fauconnier, Jacqueline Destain, Marc Ongena, Jean-Marc Aldric, Wathelet JP Wathelet, Dujardin P. Dujardin, Philippe Thonart
Utilization of Canola Cake in the Production of Poligalacturonase and Protease by Semi-Solid Fermentation
Adriana C. Freitas, Gustavo A. S. Pinto
Cell-Free Ethanol Production
Eric J. Allain
Influence of Formic Acid in a Pre-Purified Xylose Reductase Aiming anEnzymatic NAD(P)H Regeneration System
R.F. Branco, J.C. Santos, B.F. Sarrouh, Sílvio Silva Sr.
Production of Ligninase from Wheat Straw Using a Pelletized Phanerochaete chrysosposium Culture
Wei Liao, Yan Liu, Zhimin Li, Shulin Chen
Cell Immobilization Application on the Ethanol Production
Aurea Victoria Alarcón-Elias, Enrique Duran-Paramo, Cesar Agustin Jimenez-Sierra, Gustavo Valencia Del Toro
Importance of morphology of Trichoderma reesei for production of cellulases
Linda Lehmann, Lisbeth Olsson, Stuart Michael Stocks, Henrik Steen Jørgensen, Timothy Hobley
Changes in proliferation characteristics and a filter paper degrading ability of the Trichoderma strain, B5, after the second colchicine treatment
Hideo Toyama, Hiroshi Kawamata, Satoshi Minamisawa
Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Pretreated Olive Pruning for Bioethanol Production
Paloma Manzanares, M.Jose Negro, J.Miguel Oliva, Felicia Saez, Ignacio Ballesteros, Mercedes Ballesteros, Cristóbal Cara, Encarnación Ruiz, Eulogio Castro
Systems-level analysis and engineering of Escherichia coli for the production of L-valine
Jin Hwan Park, Kwang Ho Lee, Tae Yong Kim, Yu-Sin Jang, Sang Yup Lee
Screening of microorganisms for bioconversion of limonene to a-terpineol
Ieda Rottava, Camila Grando, Geciane Toniazzo, Altemir J. Mossi, Ingrid C. R. Costa, Rogério L. Cansian, Octavio Augusto Ceva Antunes
Systems metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for L-threonine production
Kwang Ho Lee, Jin Hwan Park, Tae Yong Kim, Yu-Sin Jang, Sang Yup Lee
Development of shuttle vectors for succinic acid producing rumen bacteria
Yu-Sin Jang, Jeong Wook Lee, Sang Yup Lee
Effects of dissolved CO2 levels on the growth of Mannheimia succiniciproducens and succinic acid production
Hyohak Song, Jeong Wook Lee, Sol Choi, Sang Yup Lee
Nisin biosynthesis by Lactococcus lactis in bioreactor using diluted skimmed milk as culture media
Luciana J. Arauz, Angela F. Jozala, Gabriel S. Pinheiro, Priscila G. Mazzola, Adalberto Pessoa Jr., Thereza C. V. Penna
Kinetic modeling of batch fermentation for succinic acid production by Mannheimia succiniciproducens
Hyohak Song, Jong Myoung Park, Sol Choi, Sang Yup Lee
Proteome characteristics of succinic acid overproducing bacterium, Mannheimia succiniciproducens
Jeong Wook Lee, Hyohak Song, Sol Choi, Jong Shin Yoo, Sang Yup Lee
Biological Hydrogen Production by Bacillus smithii: A Kinetic Study
Justin Lovelady, D. J. Carrier, J.L. Gaddy, E.C. Clausen
Characterization of a phosphoglucose isomerase homoethanologenic Escherichia coli mutant
Gerardo Huerta-Beristain, Guillermo Gosset, Alfredo Martínez
Banana as Adjunct in Beer Production: Applicability and Performance of Fermentative Parameters
Giovani B. M. Carvalho, Daniel P. Silva, Camila V. Bento, António A. Vicente, José A. Teixeira, Maria das Graças A. Felipe, João B. Almeida e Silva
Continuous fermentation of all corn fibre sugars using Thermoanaerobacter BG1
Marie J. Mikkelsen, Birgitte K. Ahring
A New Process for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Ethanol
Steven M. Martin, R. Cripps, E. Firth, C. Mercier, P. Milner, J. Robinson, T. Atkinson
SSCF of Paper Sludge Using Recombinant Xylose-Fermenting Microbes
Jiayi Zhang, Lee R. Lynd
DOM – Domestication of Microorganisms to solve environmental problems
Johan Schnürer, Ingvar Sundh, Anders Jonsson, Sebastian Håkansson
Heterologous expression of the XynA endoxylanase from Thermomyces lanuginosus in Zymomonas mobilis
Jeffrey G. Linger, William S. Adney, Min Zhang, Al Darzins
Improved Production of Isopentenol Using  Isopentenol Biosynthetic Genes from Bacillus subtilis
Shayin S. Gottlieb, Bonny Lieu, Sydnor T. Withers, Jay D. Keasling, Jack D. Newman
Evaluation of Different Carbon Sources to Surfactin Production by Bacillus subtilis LAMI007
Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha, Raphaela V. Gomes, Vania M.M. Melo, Luciana R. B. Gonçalves
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of steam pretreated hemp
Zsófia Kádár, Ignacio Ballesteros, Jose M. Oliva, Paloma Manzanares, María J. Negro, Nóra Szijártó, Imre Nagy, Kati Réczey, Mercedes Ballesteros
Co-Culture Fermentation to Produce Ethanol from Dilute Acid Pretreated Corn Stover
Gary A. McMillen, Andrew C. Lowell, Nancy S. Dowe, Daniel J. Schell
High-throughput isolation of extreme thermophiles that produce ethanol from switchgrass and Populus
James G. Elkins, Tatiana Vishnivetskaya, Mircea Podar, Tommy J. Phelps, Martin Keller
Sustained H2 photoproduction by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells entrapped within thin alginate films
Sergey N. Kosourov, Michael Seibert
Improvement of yield and productivity of ethanol production in yeast through artificial transcriptional factors
Yong-Su Jin, Ki-Sung Lee, Min-Eui Hong, Jin-Soo Kim
The YMR315W gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae codes for an alcohol dehydrogenase and is required for full resistance to oxidative stress
Ronald E. Hector
Changes on performance and microbial population induced by hydraulic retention time in a pilot plant thermophilic anaerobic digester
Teodoro Espinosa-Solares, David H. Huber, Ami M. Smith, John Bombardiere, Max Domaschko, Mark Chatfield
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of Kanlow switchgrass using Kluyveromyces marxianus IMB4
Lilis Suryawati, Mark R. Wilkins, Danielle D. Bellmer, Raymond L. Huhnke, Niels O. Maness, Ibrahim M. Banat
Thermophilic Bacillus coagulans as an Effective Microbial Biocatalyst for SSF of Cellulose to Products
Mark S. Ou, N. Mohammed, Lonnie O. Ingram, K. T. Shanmugam
Influence of nutrient supplementation on ethanol batch production rates
Renata M. R. G. Almeida, Alessandra M. dos Santos, Bertony P. C. da Silva, Evandir G. de Oliveira
Global Gene Expression Analysis in Pichia stipitis:  Examining the Effect of Carbon Source and Oxygen Level Using Batch Cultivation and Continuous Culture
Jennifer R. Headman Van Vleet, Chenfeng Lu, Thomas W. Jeffries
Exploring the applicability of crude glycerol from biodiesel production as substrate for obtaining biomolecules by Hansenula anomala CCT 2648
Juan Daniel Rivaldi, Boutros Fouad Sarrouh, Ricardo Freitas Branco, Silvio Silvério da Silva
Modeling oxygen uptake rates in a rhamnolipid type biosurfactant production
Frederico A. Kronemberger Sr., Lídia Maria Melo Santa Anna, Ana Carolina L. B. Fernandes, Cristiano P. Borges, Denise M. G. Freire
Bioethanol production from xylose using recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing protein engineered NADP+-dependent xylitol dehydrogenase
Akinori Matsushika, Seiya Watanabe, Tsutomu Kodaki, Keisuke Makino, Shigeki Sawayama
Photobiological production of hydrogen from water by Cyanobacterial hydrogenase
Zhigang Zhang, Katherine N. Phillips, Ninad D. Pendse, James B. Cotner, Arkady B. Khodursky
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of oxalic acid pretreated corn cob to ethanol using xylose-fermenting Pichia stipitis CBS 6054
Jae-Won Lee, Rita C.L.B. Rodrigues, Thomas W. Jeffries
Hydrogen production by novel Clostridium strains
Kimberly S. Bowman, Fred A. Rainey, William M. Moe
ZWF1 overexpression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae protects cells from furfural-induced damage to cellular membranes, chromatin, and the actin cytoskeleton
Zhen Cai, Li Qing, Allen Sandra, Clark William, Steven W. Gorsich
Development and operation of a solid-state fermentation bioreactor for lipase production using an agro-industrial residue as culture medium
Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Mateus G. Godoy, Jaqueline N. Silva, Marcus V.M. Silva, Leda R. Castilho, Denise M.G. Freire
Employment of a Low Cost Methodology for Simultaneous Biological Detoxification of Castor Bean Waste and Lipase Production by Filamentous Fungus
Mateus G. Godoy, Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Fábio M. Maciel, Shayany P. Felix, Juliana V. Bevilaqua, Olga L.T. Machado, Denise M.G. Freire
Fed-batch Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation for bioethanol production by a thermotolerant yeast
E. Tomás-Pejó, J.M. Oliva, M. Ballesteros
Expression of a heterologous xylose transporter in a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain engineered to utilize xylose increases xylose uptake and improves xylose/glucose co-consumption
Ronald E. Hector, Nasib Qureshi, Stephen R. Hughes, Michael A. Cotta
Ethanol Impact on Xylose Metabolism in S. cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)
Arun Athmanathan, Miroslav Sedlak, Nancy W. Y. Ho, Nathan S. Mosier
Combined Effect of Acetic Acid and Controlled pH on the Co-fermentation of Glucose and Xylose by Recombinant Yeast
Elizabeth Casey, Miroslav Sedlak, Nancy W. Y. Ho, Nathan S. Mosier
Performance of Zymomonas mobilis 8b on Ammonium Hydroxide Conditioned Dilute Acid Pretreated Corn Stover in Various Process Configurations
Edward W. Jennings, Kent E. Evans, Ali Mohagheghi, Nancy Dowe, Daniel J. Schell
Lipase production of  Aspergillus parasiticus by solid state fermentation
Laila C. Cortás, Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Valéria F. Soares, Denise M.G. Freire
Establishment of a New Paradigm for Industrial Strain Characterization and Improvement
Steven D. Brown, Shihui Yang, Dale Pelletier, Timothy Tschaplinski, Yunfeng Yang, Greg Hurst, Sue Carroll, Nancy Engle, Doug Hyatt, Jun-Juan Chang, Gwo-Liang Chen, Loren Hauser, Miriam Land, Chongle Pan, Nagiza Samatova, Stanton L. Martin, Anthony V. Palumbo
A Novel Pretreatment Process for Robust Bioconversion of Lignocellulose
J. Y. Zhu, Gaosheng Wang, Xuejun Pan, Roland Glesiner, Donald L. Rockwood
High Solid Loading Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of AFEX Treated Corn Stover
Leonardo Da Costa Sousa, Venkatesh Balan, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Patricia J. Slininger, Bruce E. Dale
Pretreatment of reed by wet oxidation and applicability of the pretreated material in ethanol production and cellulase enzyme fermentation
Nóra Szijártó, Zsófia Kádár, Enikõ Varga, Anne Belinda Thomsen, Maria Costa-Ferreira, Kati Réczey
Pretreatment of Waste Licorice by Aqueous Ammonia for Bioethanol Production
Suk-Won Chae, Young-Duk Ko, Don-Hee Park, Changshin Sunwoo
The Effect of Lignin Removal by Alkaline Peroxide Pretreatment on the Susceptibility of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Individual Cellulolytic and Hemicellulolytic Enzymes
Michael J. Selig, Stephen R. Decker, Michael E. Himmel
Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Pretreated Cashew Apple Bagasse with Diluted Sulfuric Acid for Bioethanol Production
Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha, Tigressa H. S. Rodrigues, Gorete R. Macedo, Luciana R. B. Goncalves
Achieving high xylose yields from dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover under process relevant conditions 
Noah D. Weiss, Nicholas J. Nagle, Melvin P. Tucker, Richard T. Elander
Optimization of Pre-Treatment for Ethanol Production from Post-Harvest Sugarcane Residue
Raj Boopathy
Effect of Corn Stover Fractions and Harvesting Period on Overall Sugar Yields following AFEX Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis
Rebecca J. Garlock, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale
Comparative study of corn stover pretreated by dilute acid and cellulose-solvent-based lignocellulose fractionation
Zhiguang Zhu, Y.-H. Percival Zhang
Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of rice straw biomass by an electron beam irradiation pretreatment process
Jin Seop Bak, Ja Kyong Ko, Kyoung Heon Kim
Optimization of lignin-degrading enzyme production of white-rot fungi, Phanerochaete chrisosporium and Dichomitus squalens, for the biological pretreatment of lignocellulose
Jin Seop Bak, Yong-Su Jin, Kyoung Heon Kim
Study of the production of biodiesel in supercritical medium using reactive distillation
Fernando L.P. Pessoa, Pedro W. Falcão
Effect of BSA treatment of cellulosic biomass on continuous enzymatic hydrolysis and SSF
Simone Brethauer, Michael Studer, Bin Yang, Charles Wyman
Continuous hydrogen production during fermentation of alpha-cellulose by the thermophilic bacterium Clostridium thermocellum
Lauren Magnusson, Richard Sparling, Nazim Cicek, David B. Levin
Towards Optimal Operation of Distillation Column for Bioethanol Production
Tassia Lopes Junqueira, Rubens Maciel Filho, Maria R. Wolf Maciel
Biofuels Process Model Development with SuperPro Designer
Cory D. Jensen
Rhamnolipids-enabled affinity foam fractionation of Trichoderma β-glucosidase
Qin Zhang, Chi-Ming Lo, Lu-kwang Ju
Liquid-liquid equilibria for castor oil+glycerol+alcohol
Fernando L.P. Pessoa, Bruno B. França, Angela M. C. Uller, Fabio P. Moraes
Continuous flash fermentation applied for the production of biobutanol
Adriano Pinto Mariano, Dejanira de A. Franceschi, Rubens Maciel Filho
Real-time optimization of the biotechnological process for acrylic acid synthesis: determination of the optimality conditions
Betânia H. Lunelli, Delba N. C. Melo, Rubens Maciel Filho, Eduardo C. Vasco de Toledo
Production of biodiesel and potential pharmaceuticals from cottonseed oil
Terry Walker, Hem Joshi
A continuous plug-flow system for hydrothermal processing of aqueous biomass
Kevin Hennessy, Bo Zhang, Changyan Yang, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan
Effects of neutralising agent, organic acids, and osmolarity on succinic acid production by Escherichia coli AFP184
Christian Andersson, Jonas Helmerius, David Hodge, Kris A. Berglund, Ulrika Rova
Biodiesel production from various oils in supercritical fluid condition by Candida antartica lipase B and its analysis using solubility of fatty acids
Jong Ho Lee, Cheong Hoon Kwon, Yoon Seok Song, Jeong Won Kang, Seung Wook Kim*, Jung Soo Lim, Chulhwan Park
Evaluation of Green Fluorescent Protein Purification Using Different Purification Methods
Marina Ishii, Luiz Carlos M. das Neves, Mariane F. Minaguti, Carla F. M. Souza, Thereza C. V. Penna
Soft-lens Properties of Poly-Sorbitan Methacrylate Hydrogel
Seok-Hwan Park, Gwi-Taek Jeong, Jae-Hee Park, Hee-Seung Yang, Don-Hee Park
Screening and Optimization of Medium Composition for Poly(γ-glutamic acid) Production by Bacillus sp. RKY3 through Statistical Approaches
Jin-Nam Kim, Jae-Hoon Jeong, Young-Jung Wee, Hwa-Won Ryu
Development of Efficient Purification Process for Poly(γ-glutamic acid) from  Newly Isolated Bacillus sp. RKY3.
Jae-Hoon Jeong, Jin-Nam Kim, Young-Jung Wee, Hwa-Won Ryu
Options for obtaining value from proteins during ethanol production from distiller's grains
Bryan Bals, Ben Brehmer, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan, Johan Sanders
Fermentative production of lactic acid from sugar cane: the first step to the acrylic acid biotechnological production
Betânia H. Lunelli, Rubens Maciel Filho, Eduardo C. Vasco de Toledo
Synergistic interactions between commercial cellulolytic-hemicellulolytic enzymes and their purified fractions on AFEX treated corn stover for varying pretreatment severities
Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Venkatesh Balan, Dahai Gao, A. Daniel Jones, Ramin Vismeh, Bryan D. Bals, Bruce E. Dale
Heating Strategy and Power Consumption of a Pilot Plant Anaerobic Digester
Teodoro Espinosa-Solares, Salvador Valle-Guadarrama, Luis Medina-Torres, John Bombardiere, Max Domaschko
Environmental oscillations occurring in small and large-scale bioreactors during an Escherichia coli BL21 fed-batch culture
Frank Delvigne, Aldric Jean-Marc, Destain Jacqueline, Thonart Philippe
A comparison between shaker and bioreactor performance on the kinetic parameters determination for the xanthan gum production
Sandra Faria, Patricia Angelica Vieira, Miriam Maria Resende, Francisca Pessoa de França, Vicelma Luiz Cardoso
Extraction and Identification of Julibroside Saponins from the bark of Albizia julibrissin
Abigail S. Engelberth, D. J. Carrier, E.C. Clausen
Two-Phase Aqueous Micellar Systems in Oscillatory Flow Micro-Reactor: Study of Perspectives and Experimental Performance
Daniel P. Silva, André M. Lopes, António A. Vicente, Adalberto Pessoa Jr., José A. Teixeira
Modeling and Optimization of an Extractive Fermentation Plant for Ethanol Production.
Rafael Ramos de Andrade, Elmer Ccopa Rivera, Rubens Maciel Filho, Daniel Ibraim Pires Atala, Francisco Maugeri, Aline Carvalho da Costa
Biological conversion of hemicellulose extracted from hardwood
Sara L. Walton, G. Peter Van Walsum, Adriaan R. Van Heiningen
Continuous Enzymatic Saccharification of Paper
Yaping Chao, Hideaki Yukawa, Jun Sugiura
Liquid-liquid extraction using Triton X-114 for nisin and green fluorescent protein (GFPuv) extraction with electrolytes
Priscila G. Mazzola, Angela F. Jozala, Larissa M. Sato, Adalberto Pessoa Jr., Thereza C. V. Penna
Synthesis and Purification of Monoglycerides through Lipase-Catalyzed Glycerolysis and Molecular Distillation
Patricia B. L. Fregolente, Gláucia M. F. Pinto, Maria Regina Wolf-Maciel
Generation, identification, and quantification of thermal degradation products from Silybum marianum and their athero-protective effects
E.C. Clausen, Jack Lay, Sunny Noel Wallace, Danielle Julie Carrier, Jennifer Gidden
Analysis of Fermentation Yield Coefficients from Autonomously Oscillating Open Yeast Cultures
J. Brian Robertson, Chris C. Stowers, Erik M. Boczko, Robert D. Tanner
Effect of polyethylene glycol on the stability of green fluorescent protein
Letícia C. L. Novaes, Flavio M. Magaldi, Hans-Olof Johansson, Adalberto Pessoa Jr., Thereza C. V. Penna
Physical properties of miscanthus influencing feedstock quality
Thomas H. Ulrich, Christopher T. Wright, Corey W. Radtke, Lynn M. Petzke, Daniel M. Stevens, Peter A. Pryfogle, J. Richard Hess
Minimizing Mass Transport Effects in a Continuous Process for Production of Ethanol from Starch
Joubert Trovatti, Roberto Campos Giordano, Raquel Lima Camargo Giordano
Evaluation of kinetics and nutritional parameters on Rhodotorula glutinis growth and pigmentation
Myrella M. T. Almeida, Gustavo A. S. Pinto
Synergistic interactions between poplar and endophytic bacteria to improve plant establishment and sustainable feedstock production on marginal soils
Safiyh Taghavi, Sebastien Monchy, Daniel Van der Lelie
MicroDrivE – A research program on sustainable bioethanol and biogas systems
Johan Schnürer
Increasing Profit Margins in Biofuels Production
Yen-Shan Liu, Sanjeev R. Saraf, Mark E. Zappi
Removal of Total Nitrogen in Waste-Water Using Biological Treatment Process (I)
Eun-Tae Lim, Sung-Hun Bhang, Gwi-Taek Jeong, Seok-Hwan Park, Jae-Hee Park, Don-Hee Park
Bioethanol subproducts as a basis of plant biorefinery
Jacqueline Destain, Pascal Laurent, Bassirou Ndoye, Michel Paquot, Philippe Thonart
Production of value added chemicals from xylan extraction in a Kraft pulp mill and the effect on pulp quality
Jonas Helmerius, Jonas Vinblad von Walter, Ulrika Rova, Kris K. A. Berglund, David Hodge
Evaluation of Acremonium cellulolyticus enzyme cocktail on efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of Douglas-fir pretreated by ball milling
Hiroyuki Inoue, Shinichi Yano, Akihiro Hideno, Xu Fang, Shigeki Sawayama
Cellulosic ethanol: hydrolytic enzymes produced by wild Aspergillus niger 12 and mutant Aspergillus niger 3T5B8 from tropical environmental
Sônia Couri, Antonio Xavier, Selma da Costa
Optimization of inductor concentration and fermentation conditions for lipolytic enzyme production by isolated bacterium strain from petroleum contamined soil
Ingrid C. Feitosa, Igor G. Muratori, Manoel M. do Prado, Heizir F. de Castro, Gisella M. Zanin, Alvaro S. Lima, Cleide M. F. Soares
Oleic acid delays and modulates the transition from respiratory to fermentative metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae after exposure to glucose excess
David Feria Gervasio Sr.
Stability of lipases in supercritical CO2 for Biodiesel Production by Ethanolysis of Castor Oil
Priscilla F.F. Amaral, Ana Iraidy Santa Brigida, Diego S. Pinto, Pedro W. Falcão, Luciana R. B. Goncalves, Maria Alice Z. Coelho, Fernando L.P. Pessoa
Evaluation of two enzyme blends on pre-treated and non-treated cellulosics for the production of ethanol
Kaydee Miller, Kelli Trei, Pam Corrington, Wu Li Bao, Kyle Beery, Charles Abbas
Cellulase and hemicellulase production of the hyper-producing mutant of Acremonium cellulolyticus
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