Monday, May 4, 2009: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
InterContinental Ballroom (InterContinental San Francisco Hotel)
Poster Session 2/Reception
Limiting Factors of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass at High Solids Loadings
Jian Shi, Mirvat Ebrik, Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman, Jiacheng Shen
Cellulolytic enzyme production and response to pH and temperature by Trichoderma reesei
Linda Lehmann, Lisbeth Olsson, Stuart Michael Stocks, Henrik Steen Jørgensen, Timothy Hobley
Microfluidic Glycan Assays for Cellulosic Biomass
Rajiv Bharadwaj, Kevin Chen, Supratim Datta, Brad M. Holmes, Rajat Sapra, Anup Singh
Discovering novel protein families for biomass deconstruction: A domain-based functional classification
Hanseong Roh, Kyoung Heon Kim, In-Geol Choi
Effect of the carbon source consumption rate on cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei in fed-batch cultures
Fadhel Ben Chaabane, Céline Cohen, Sabine Prigent, Bernard Chaussepied, Antoine Margeot, Frédéric Monot
Beta-glucosidase and its effect on lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis
Meredith Fujdala, Robert Caldwell, Regina Chin, Bradley Kelemen, Patricia Ntarima, Kathleen Piens, Edmund Larenas
Improving cellulase compositions for lignocellulose hydrolysis
Elena Vlasenko
Cellulase production, enzymatic hydrolysis and ethanol production on steam-pretreated spruce using Trichoderma atroviride mutants
Krisztina Kovacs, George Szakacs, Guido Zacchi
Analysis of the white rot degradome by mass spectrometry identifies small molecules correlated with lignin degradation
Norma H. Pawley, Munehiro Teshima, Clifford J. Unkefer, Paul A. Langan, Kenneth E. Hammel, Pat J. Unkefer
Cloning of Cellulase and Regulation Factor Genes in Penicillium decumbens and their expression profile analysis in glucose-repressed and cellulose-induced culture conditions
Kai Zheng, Xiaomian Wei, Guodong Liu, Yuqi Qin, Xianyun Sun, Mei Chen, Yinbo Qu
The Potential of Agro-Industrial Residues for Production of Holocellulases from Filamentous Fungi
Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira, Luís Roberto Batista, Eliane Gonçalves de Siqueira, Edivaldo X. F. Filho
Pichia pastoris as host for the expression of lignocellulolytic enzymes: Expression of Trichoderma reesei cellobiohydrolase II (Cel6A) as a model case
Karlheinz Flicker, Andrea Mellitzer, Roland Weis, Anton Glieder
Multi-mode Spectroscopic High Throughput Screening (HTS) of Phenols and Monolignols
Komandoor E. Achyuthan, Blake A. Simmons, Paul D. Adams, Anup Singh
The Effect of Xylooligomers on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose and Pretreated Corn Stover
Qing Qing, Bin Yang, Charles Wyman
Fundamentals of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose through a Restart Approach
Jian Shi, Bin Yang, Charles E. Wyman
Aspartic Protease from Trichoderma reesei: Crystal structure and Statistical Coupling Analysis
Igor Polikarpov, Alessandro S. Nascimento, Sandra Krauchenco, Alexander Golubev, Alla Gustchina, Alexander Wlodawer
Directed Evolution of a thermophilic beta-glucosidase for cellulosic bioethanol production
Peter L. Bergquist, Elizabeth M. Hardiman, Moreland D. Gibbs, Rosalind A. Reeves
High Throughput Mass Spectrometry Based Enzymatic Assays for Biofuels Development
Trent Northern, Jing-Chyi Lee, Chris Petzold, Blake A. Simmons, Paul D. Adams, Anup Singh
Second generation bioethanol from sugarcane bagasse: SSF operative conditions and flowsheeting implementation
Stefano Macrelli, Guido Zacchi
Enhancement of Cellulase Production from Kraft Paper Mill Sludge by Trichoderma Reesei Rut C-30
Wei Wang, Li Kang, Y.Y. Lee
Production of Biodiesel via enzymatic ethanolysis of sunflower and soybean oils: Modeling
Fernando Luiz Pellegrini Pessoa, Pedro Wagner Falcão, Shayane Pereira de Magalhães
A cellulase related dehydrogenase of Hypocrea jecorina (Trichoderma reesei) specifically responsive to soluble inducing compounds
André Schuster, Christian P. Kubicek, Monika Schmoll
Mechanistic Study of Enzymatic Cellulolysis Inhibitions
Ani Tejirian, Feng Xu
The effect of substrate properties on enzyme adsorption during hydrolysis of ethanol organosolv pretreated hardwoods and softwoods: potential for enzyme recycling
Alexandra A. Roos, Richard Chandra, Xuejun Pan, Luis Del Rio, Amadeus Pribowo, Sonia Ghatora, Jack Saddler
JBEI Computational Biology Core
Dylan Chivian, Paramvir Dehal, Marcin Joachimiak, Keith Keller, Morgan Price, Jason Baumohl, John Bates, Adam Arkin
Cellulase Enzymatic Complex  Production in Solid State Fermentation Using Tropical Amazon Agro Industrial Wastes
Alvaro A. De Araujo, Cristine Amarante, Lucia Lourenço, Rosângela Bergamasco
Immobilization and Stabilization of Xylanase by multipoint covalent attachment on Glyoxyl Agarose Support
Anny Manrich, Paulo Waldir Tardioli, Wellington S. Adriano, Raquel Lima Camargo Giordano
Effect of ammonia pretreatment on switchgrass for production of cellulase using Trichoderma reesei Rut C-30
Arpan Jain, Dr. Terry H. Walker
Conversion of Thermobifida fusca free exoglucanases into cellulosomal components: Comparative impact on cellulose-degrading activity
Jonathan Caspi, Diana C. Irwin, Yongchao Li, Raphael Lamed, Henri-Pierre Fierobe, David Wilson, Edward A. Bayer
Biodiesel Synthesis from Babassu Oil Catalysed by Immobilized Lipases on Poly-(Hydroxybutyrate)
Adriano Aguiar Mendes, Roberto Campos Giordano, Raquel Lima Camargo Giordano, Heizir F. de Castro
Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of Novel Esterases for Transesterification of Hemicellulose and Production of Value-added Fiber
Lijun Wang, Emma Master
Biochemical Characterization and Performance Testing of Family 48 Exocellulases
Roman Brunecky, Larry E. Taylor II, Vladimir V. Lunin, Marcus Alahuhta, John O. Baker, Qi Xu, David Wilson, Michael E. Himmel, William S. Adney
Characterization of cellulases and hemicellulases produced by Thermoascus aurantiacus in hydrolysis experiments
Joseana R. Monte, Michel Brienzo, Adriane Milagres
A Study of Cellulases Production by Filamentous Fungi Strains using Experimental Design
Mônica C. Triches Damaso, Ana Carolina Pereira de Oliveira, Anna Danielle F. Ferreira, Sonia Couri
Enzyme Characterization for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass and their Conversion to Ethanol
Steven Le, Mian Li, Colin Mitchinson
Pipeline for Novel Biomass Degrading Enzymes
David Mead, Becky Hochstein, Julie Boyum, Norma Magallanes, Cate Brumm, Dhaval Desai, Sarah Vande Zande, Alan Bettermann, Eric Steinmetz, Ronald Godiska, Krishne Gowda, Phil Brumm
Coarse-grained modeling of cellulose 1β identifies processive movement of family 1 carbohydrate-binding modules on a broken-chain surface
Lintao Bu, Gregg T. Beckham, Michael F. Crowley, Christopher H. Chang, James F. Matthews, Yannick J. Bomble, William S. Adney, Michael E. Himmel, Mark R. Nimlos
Comparison of the hydrolytic activity of different cellulase to develop simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process of pretreated rice straw
Deng-Chieh Hsu, Gia-Luen Guo, Sheng-Hsin Chou, Wen-Song Hwang
Investigating the expression, secretion and enzymatic activities of the cellulolytic machinery of the filamentous ascomycete fungus, Neurospora crassa
Jianping Sun, William Beeson, Chaoguang Tian, Weili Wang, N. Louise Glass, Jamie Cate, Michael A. Marletta
Cellulase enzymes production from rice straw pretreated without sulfuric acid by Acremonium cellulolyticus
Akihiro Hideno, Hiroyuki Inoue, Kenichiro Tsukahara, Xu Fang, Takashi Endo, Shigeki Sawayama
The potential of ethanol production from the organic fraction of Municipal Solid Wastes
Mercedes Ballesteros, Ignacio Ballesteros, M.Jose Negro, J.Miguel Oliva, Felicia Saez, Paloma Manzanares
Determination of Product Inhibition of CBH1, CBH2 and EG1 Using a Novel Cellulase Activity Assay
Faye Du, Erin Wolger, Thijs Kaper, Brad Kelemen
The Improved Cellulosome: Computational Modeling to Minisomes
Yannick J. Bomble, Michael F. Crowley, Qi Xu, Mark R. Nimlos, Jiancong Xu, Moumita Saharay, Hong Guo, John W. Brady, David Wilson, Jeremy C. Smith, Shi-you Ding, Michael E. Himmel
The use of calorimetry to monitor inhibition during biomass hydrolysis
Christina Bohlin, Kim Borch, Peter Westh
Thermochemical screening of cellulolytic enzymes for second generation bioethanol production
Leigh Murphy, Peter Westh, Kim Borch
Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: modeling and simulation of CSTR’s in series
Arturo Gonzàlez Quiroga, Aline Carvalho da Costa, Rubens Maciel Filho
Understanding dynamics of cellulase adsorption on AFEX treated corn stover during the course of enzymatic hydrolysis
Dahai Gao, Shishir Chundawat, Chandraraj Krishnan, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce Dale
Induction and repression of ß-xylanase by different strains of Thermomyces lanuginosus
Khwanchai Khucharoenphaisan, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai, Shinji Tokuyama, Vichein Kitpreechavanich
Optimization of extracellular catalase production from Aspergillus phoenicis K30 by Plackett-Burman design and linear regression using date flour as single carbon source and purification of the enzyme
Kacem Chaouche N Sr., Destain J, Merahi Z, Dehimat L, Zaatri A, Haddoum T, Wathelet JP, Thonart Ph
Dose Response Modelling of Enzymatic Biomass Hydrolysis
Jesper Frickmann
Hemicellulolytic enzymes from the maize endophyte Acremonium zeae
Kenneth M. Bischoff, Douglas B. Jordan, Sebastiao T. de Rezende, Joseph O. Rich
Saccharophagus degradans 2-40 Utilizes a Novel Group of Processive Endoglucanases to Degrade Cellulose
B.J. Watson, H. Zhang, Y.H. Moon, A.G. Longmire, S.W. Hutcheson
Kinetics and Synergy of Trichoderma reesei Cellulases on Ionic Liquid Pretreated Avicel and Miscanthus giganticus
Jerome Fox, Harshal A. Chokhawala, Craig Dana, Dana Nadler, Paul Wolski, Harvey W. Blanch, Douglas S. Clark
Cost Driver Influences on a Biomass to Ethanol Process Model
Brandon Emme, Johan Mogensen, Michael Hershkowitz, Prashant Iyer
Characterization of the specific activities and hydrolytic properties of the cell-wall degrading enzymes produced by Trichoderma reesei RUT C30 on different carbon sources
Bálint Sipos, Zsuzsa Benkő, Kati Réczey, Liisa Viikari, Matti Siika-aho
Packet bed reactor running on babassu oil and glycerol to produce monoglycerides by enzymatic route using immobilized Burkholderia cepacia lipase
Larissa de Freitas, Heizir F. de Castro , Gisella M. Zanin
Evaluation of oxalate decarboxylase and oxalate oxidase for industrial applications
Pierre Cassland, A. Sjöde, S. Winestrand, L.J. Jönsson, Nils-Olof Nilvebrant
The Effects of High Solids Conditions on Specific Enzymatic Activities Involved in the Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Michael J. Selig, Christine M. Roche, Michael Resch, Roman Brunecky, Mildred Zucarello, Steven R. Decker
Effects of analysis error on the results of enzymatic hydrolysis of acid pretreated bagasse
Chuanbin Liu, Colin Mitchinson
Production and characterization of recombinant cell wall-active enzymes from Aspergillus nidulans for use in plant biomass utilization
Prasanna Vasu, Alejandra Ratti, Brett J. Savary, Andrew Mort
Changes in Pleurotus ostreatus laccase isoenzyme pattern in cocultivation with Trichoderma viride
Martha Alicia Contreras-Ordónez, Leobardo Serrano, Enrique Galindo
Analysis of cellulase hyper-producing mutants derived from the fungus Trichoderma reesei QM9414
Tatsuya Fujii, Katsuji Murakami, Shigeki Sawayama
A Thermodynamic Study of the Carbohydrate Binding Modules [CBMs] from Trichoderma reesei Cellobiohydrolase I and II
Gregg T. Beckham, William S. Adney, James F. Matthews, Lintao Bu, Michael F. Crowley, Michael E. Himmel, Mark R. Nimlos
Enzymatic conversion of butyric acid to butyl butyrate in a packed bed reactor
Ji-Hye An, Yong Hwan Kim, Byoung-In Sang
Raffinose and lactose induce α-galactosidase and β-galactosidase activity from Lactobacillus reuteri
A. Alazzeh, S. Ibrahim, A. Shahbazi, A. AbuGhazaleh
Insights into the Structural Basis for the Thermostability of a Glycosyl Hydrolase Family 12 Endoglucanase from Acidothermus cellulolyticus
Vladimir V. Lunin, Gregg T. Beckham, William S. Adney, Qi Xu, Larry E. Taylor II, Eric P. Knoshaug, Shi-You Ding, Mike E. Himmel
Detection of a Dihidro-dihydroxy-naphthalendiol dehydrogenase in a strain of Mucor circinelloides isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil
Reyna Lucero Camacho, Arelí Durón-Castellanos, Kristel García-Belmonte, Roberto Zazueta-Sandoval
Desorption of CBH1 from BMCC substrate is a function of enzymatic activity
Zhuoliang Ye, R. Eric Berson, Andrew Lane
Screening and production study of xylanase producer microorganisms from the Brazilian Cerrado
Heloiza F. Alves-Prado, Fabiana C. Pavezzi, Rodrigo S. R. Leite, Roberto DaSilva
Development of continuous process on biodiesel production by immobilizeed and co-immobilized lipases
Jong Ho Lee, Sung Bong Kim, Chulhwan Park, Seung Wook Kim*
Adsorption of cellulases on cellulolytic enzyme lignin from Lodgepole pine
Maobing Tu, Jack Saddler
Porcine pancreatic lipase purification on poly(ethylene glycol)-potassium phosphate aqueous two-phase system
Ranyere L. Souza, Gisella M. Zanin, Marcos W. N. Lobão, Cleide M. F. Soares, Alvaro S. Lima
Production and characterization of a thermostable cellulase from Geobacillus sp
Chi-Ming Lo, Geetha Muppidi, Rajesh K. Sani, Lew P. Christopher
Biochemical Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Hemicellulases and Heterologous Expression in planta
Yi-Lin Alex Tsai, Thomas Canam, Malcolm Campbell, Emma Master
Nitrogen source optimization for cellulase production by Penicillium funiculosum, using experimental planning
Roberto Nobuyuki Maeda, Mariana Mello Pereira da Silva, Nei Pereira Jr
Development of a High Solids Enzymatic Saccharification Method for Lignocellulosic Biomass
Christine M. Roche, Gary A. McMillen, Jonathan J. Stickel
Over-expression and purification of Trichoderma reesei glycosyl hydrolases in Pichia and in T. reesei
John S. Scott-Craig, Goutami Banerjee, Melissa S. Borrusch, Subashini Nagendran, Jonathan D. Walton
Production of hemicellulolytic enzymes by a thermophilic Aspergillus strain isolated from sugarcane bagasse
Daniela A. Bocchini, Márcia M.S. Moretti, Lara Sette, Roberto Da Silva, Eleni Gomes
Production of cellulolytic enzymes by fungi Acrophialophora nainiana and Ceratocystis paradoxa using different carbon sources
Rodrigo R. O. Barros, Raul A. Oliveira, Leda M. F. Gottschalk, Elba P. S. Bon
Directed Evolution of Hyperthemophilic Endoglucanase, Cel5A, from Thermotoga maritma MSB8
Zhiwei Chen, Joshua I. Park, Supratim Datta, Huu M. Tran, Hanbin Liu, Danielle Tullman-Ercek, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Komandoor E. Achyuthan, Bradley Holmes, Swapnil Chhabra, Anup Singh, Masood Hadi, Blake A. Simmons, Rajat Sapra
Towards the Development of Cellulases compatible with Ionic Liquid Pretreatment for Sachharification of Cellulosic Biomass
Supratim Datta, Brad M. Holmes, Zhiwei Chen, Dean C. Dibble, Masood Hadi, Harvey W. Blanch, Blake A. Simmons, Rajat Sapra
Effect of Cellulose-Binding Module Choice on Catalytic Activity of Cellulases
Danielle Tullman-Ercek, Supratim Datta, Dean C. Dibble, Masood Hadi, Michael Kent, Seema Singh, Blake A. Simmons, Rajat Sapra
Probing the Function of N-Terminal Ig Domain in the Crystal Structure of Endoglucanase Cel9A from the Thermoacidophilic Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius Using Computational Modeling
Hanbin Liu, Ken Sale, Jose H. Pereira, Paul D. Adams, Blake A. Simmons, Rajat Sapra
Enzyme Engineering of Glycoside Hydrolase-5 Endoglucanases Enzymes for Consolidated Bioprocessing
Joshua I. Park, Masoo Hadi, Swapnil Chhabra, Blake A. Simmons, Rajat Sapra
Monitoring the rheological properties of pretreated biomass in high-consistency enzymatic liquefaction
Nóra Szijártó, Matti Siika-aho, Liisa Viikari
Agarases for red algae biomass deconstruction and saccharification
Saeyoung Lee, Sohyun Kim, Hee Taek Kim, Kyoung Heon Kim, In-Geol Choi
Synergistic enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse by Trichoderma and Aspergillus cellulases and xilanases enzyme pools
Leda M. F. Gottschalk, Raul A. Oliveira, Rodrigo R.O. Barros, Hugo S. Reis, Elba P. S. Bon
Comparative production and characterization of cellulolitic enzymes from thermophilic fungi Thermoascus aurantiacus CBMAI756 and Thermomyces lanuginosus
Lílian R. Do-Amaral, Rodolfo Travaini, Thiago O. P. Pinto, Gomes, E. Gomes, Roberto Da-Siliva
Induction of α-and β-Galactosidases in Lactobacillus reuteri by Different Metal Ions
A. Alazzeh, S. Ibrahim, D. Song, A. Shahbazi, A. AbuGhazaleh
Optimization of lipase extraction conditions obtained by solid-state fermentation
Jaqueline N. Silva, Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Denise M. G. Freire
Membrane based extraction of acetic acid and other compounds from dilute acid pretreated lignocellulosic hydrolysates
David L. Grzenia, Daniel J. Schell, Ranil Wickramasinghe
Microbial Fuel Cells for Removal of Fermentation Inhibitors from Biorefinery Recycle Water
Abhijeet P. Borole, Jonathan R. Mielenz, Choo Hamilton, Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya
Biodiesel from Canola oil using a 1:1 mole mixture of methanol and ethanol
Hem Joshi, Terry Walker, Bryan R. Moser
Application of Ceramic Membranes to Recover of High Value Hemicellulose from Alkaline Peroxide Pretreated Wheat Straw
Hong Lin, Richard Gustafson, Renata Bura, Shannon Ewanick
Simple process for production of ethanol from soybean hulls while maintaining protein value
Jonathan R. Mielenz, John S. Bardsley, Charles Wyman
Non-sterile fermentation of bioethanol
Jan Larsen, Laila Thirup
Techno-Economic evaluation of an integrated biological hydrogen and biogas (BioHythane) production process
Mattias Ljunggren, Guido Zacchi
Oil accumulation from waste via heterotrophic/mixotrophic Chlorella vulgaris and Chlorella protothecoides
Tamarys Heredia, Bo Hu
Optimisation of Lipase Production by Citrobacter freundii
Ankush Innani
A simultaneous isomerization and fermentation (SIF) process for efficient co-fermentation of hexose and pentose sugars
Dawei Yuan, Sasidhar Varanasi, Patricia Relue
Investigating the changing rheology of high-solids biomass slurries during enzymatic saccharification
Jeffrey S. Knutsen, Matthew W. Liberatore, Jonathan J. Stickel, Clare J. Dibble, Christine M. Roche
Simulation and optimization of an extractive fermentation process for bioethanol production
Rafael Ramos de Andrade, Elmer Ccopa Rivera, Daniel Ibraim Pires Atala, Rubens Maciel Filho, Francisco Maugeri, Aline Carvalho da Costa
A criterion for selecting renewable energy processes
Erin Searcy, Peter C. Flynn
Integration of fermentation and crystallization for fumaric acid production
Carol A. Roa Engel, Adrie J.J. Straathof, Walter M. van Gulik, Luuk A.M. van der Wielen
High Silica Zeolites as an Alternative to Amine Based Adsorbents in Succinic acid Recovery
Cagri Efe, Adrie J.J. Straathof, Luuk A.M. van der Wielen
Modeling oxygen uptake rates in a rhamnolipid type biosurfactant production
Frederico A. Kronemberger, Cristiano P. Borges, D.M.G. Freire
Reaction kinetics and selective product removal during high-solids enzymatic saccharification
Benjamin T. Smith, Jeffrey S. Knutsen, Robert H. Davis
A new low capital process to convert municipal solid waste fiber into ethanol
Benjamin Levie, Johnway Gao, Jeff Mayovsky, Krishna Chundakkadu
Compositional analysis for the 21st century: high throughput methods to evaluate lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production
Shannon Ewanick, Renata Bura, Richard Gustafson, Brian Marquardt
Separation of Algae cells from the solution using cationic polymers combined with ferric chloride
Qingxue Kong, Min Min, Ling Li, Michael Fuad, Yecong Li, Blanca Martinez, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan
Biodiesel production from integration between reaction and separation system: reactive distillation process
Nívea De Lima da Silva, M.R. Wolf Maciel, Carlos Mario García Santander, Rubens Maciel Filho, César B. Batistella
Biodiesel production from castor oils: Optimization of alkaline ethanolysis and scale up
Nívea De Lima da Silva, César B. Batistella, M.R. Wolf Maciel, Rubens Maciel Filho
Ethanol Production from Sorghum Grain [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]: Optimization of The Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Evaluation of The Hydrolysate Fermentability
Carolina Araújo Barcelos, Roberto Nobuyuki Maeda, Gabriel Jaime Vargas Betancur, Daiane Santos Andrade, Nei Pereira Jr.
An intelligent system for multivariate on-line monitoring of a continuous flash fermentation process
Elmer Ccopa Rivera, Daniel Ibraim Pires Atala, Aline Carvalho da Costa, Rubens Maciel Filho
Understanding Mass Transfer in Lignocellulosic Ethanol using Whole Cell Biocatalyst
Ketan Sudhakar Khare, Seunghyun Ryu, M. Nazmul Karim
Influence of nutrients supplementation on ethanol batch production rates
Alessandra M. dos Santos, João Nunes de Vasconcelos, Renata M. R. G. Almeida
One Step Cellulosic Ethanol Production : modeling of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by whole-cell biocatalyst
Seunghyun Ryu, M. Nazmul Karim
Bioethanol production from germinated grain by inherent enzymes
Zsófia Kádár, Anne Deen Christensen, Mette Hedegaard Thomsen, Anne Belinda Thomsen
The KLa influence on ethanol production by Pichia stipitis
João Paulo A. Silva, Solange I. Mussatto, Inês C. Roberto, José A. Teixeira
Ethanol production by fermentation using immobilized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisae in cashew apple bagasse
Alexandre Pacheco, Diego R. Gondim, Luciana R. B. Goncalves
Modeling temperature variations in a pilot plant thermophilic anaerobic digester
Salvador Valle-Guadarrama, Teodoro Espinosa-Solares, Irineo L. López-Cruz, Félix R. Ramírez-Arpide, Max Domaschko, John Bombardiere
Light regime characterization in an airlift photobioreactor for production of microalgae with high starch content
Bruno D. Fernandes, Giuliano M. Dragone, José A. Teixeira, António A. Vicente
Production of Lactic Acid from Sucrose: Strain Selection, Fermentation and Kinetic Modeling
Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Rafael Ramos de Andrade, Maria Regina Wolf-Maciel, Rubens Maciel Filho, Daniel Ibraim Pires Atala
Synthesis of Biodiesel from Non-Edible Oil and Solid Catalyst
Jae-Hee Park, Gwi-Taek Jeong, Seok-Hwan Park, Don-Hee Park
Production of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) by direct fermentation of cassava using Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4
Vu Hong Thang, Genta Kobayashi, Kohzo Kanda
Immobilization of Nitrifier for Nitrogen Removal
Seok-Hwan Park, Jae-Hee Park, Gwi-Taek Jeong, Don-Hee Park, Sung-Hun Bhang, Eun-Tae Lim
Statistical Optimization of 1,3-propanediol Fermentation Using the Engineered Strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae
Baek-rock Oh, Mi-Young Seo, Jeong-Woo Seo, Chul Ho Kim, Don-Hee Park
Characterization of α-amylases for the removal filter cake on petroleum wall
Nattascha Kyaw, Rafael F. Mesquita, Etel Kameda, Marta A. P. Langone, Maria Alice Zarur Coelho
Microalgae production of lipids and starches for bio-fuel production
Bill B. Elmore, Jen Liu
Mixed Culture Acidogenic Fermentation and Acid  Extraction from Pre-Pulping  Wood Extract
Rakhi Baddam, G. Peter van Walsum, Aymn Abdulrahman, Adriaan van Heiningen, Byung-Hwan Um
Evaluation of Ammonium Hydroxide for Conditioning Dilute Acid Pretreated Corn Stover
Edward W. Jennings, Nancy Dowe Farmer, Daniel J. Schell
Improvements to the Analysis for Triglycerides, Diglycerides and Monoglycerides by Liquid Chromatography by Using 2.2-µm C18 Columns with Alternative Solvent Systems
Mark L. Tracy, Xiaodong Liu, Linda Lopez
Development of Jatropha Oil Extraction From Biodiesel Feedstocks Using Accelerated Solvent Extraction
Linda Lopez, Prapisala Thepsithar, Yi Zhang, Zhenpeng Zhang, Rong Yan
Possible co-products from Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.)
Chuan Lau, Julie Duke, Elizabeth M. Martin, Danielle Julie Carrier, Ed Clausen
Micellar Enhanced Detoxification and Extractive Fermentation in Surfactant Systems for Biofuel Production
Bin Wang, Hao Feng
Improvement of high-solid slurries mixing for enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated rice straw
Sheng-Hsin Chou, Hung-Chang Huang, Deng-Chieh Hsu, Gia-Luen Guo
Continuous saccharification and fermentation of dilute acid pretreated corn stover and Avicel
Simone Brethauer, Michael H Studer, Charles E. Wyman
Quantifying Livestock Feed Value of AFEX-Treated DDGS and Subsequent Biorefinery Byproducts
Kurt Rosentrater, Farzaneh Teymouri, Kenneth Kalscheur
CHITOOLIGOMERS PRODUCTION BY Metarhizium anisopliae
Cristiane Fernandes Assis Sr., Nathália Kelly Araújo, Gorete Ribeiro Macedo, Everaldo Silvino Santos
MEDIUM COMPOSITION EFFECT ON THE EXPRESSION OF LACK ANTIGEN OF Leishmania chagasi
Michelle Rossana Vaz Sr., Sirtys Santos Andrade, Daniela Regina Martins, Everaldo Silvino Santos, Gorete Ribeiro Macedo
Continuous bioethanol production in immobilized cells fermentor coupled with a pervaporation system 
Isabella De Bari, Daniela Cuna, Valentina Stillo, Federico Liuzzi, Vincenza Calabrò
Performances of Lactobacillus brevis for producing lactic acid from hydrolysate of lignocellulosics
Wei Guo, Yin Li, Shulin Chen, Wendi Jia
High-throughput techniques for microalgal biofuels feedstock analysis: Rapid fatty acid fingerprinting using gas chromatography
Ed Wolfrum, Lieve Laurens, David Crocker
Determination of monosaccharides in acid hydrolyzed biocrop feedstock using HPAE-PAD
Valoran P. Hanko, Linda L. Lopez, Jeffrey S. Rohrer
Ethanol from xylose using an immobilized enzyme recirculation reactor
Christopher C. Beatty, Stephen J. Potochnik, Cassie Khavari, Vincent T. Remcho
Profiling 32 Low Molecular Mass Organic Acids in Biomass by Ion Chromatography Mass Spectrometry
Leo Wang, William C. Schnute
Analysis of carbohydrates in microalgal biomass samples with HPAEC-MS
Ting Zheng, Rosanne Slingsby, Srinivasa Rao, Linda Lopez
Ethanol Production from Food Wastes
Y.S Hong, S. J. Park, Ji Hyeon Kim, J.W. Lee, H. H. Yoon
Batch Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies – Biosorption of Uranium by Sargassum filipendula Biomass
Jose Ivan Rodrigues Silva, Ana Cristina de Melo Ferreira, Antonio Carlos A. da Costa
Foaming Tannin from a Cellulose-Tannin Solution
Robert D. Tanner, Joseph Mikhail
Production of Fuel Ethanol from Softwood at High Dry Matter Content
Kerstin Hoyer, Mats Galbe, Guido Zacchi
Evaluation of Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Production
Chang-Ho Chung, Misook Kim, Kun-Jun Han, Donal Day
Effect of higher culture temperature on the metabolism of Escherichia coli
Chowdhury Mohammad Monirul Hasan
Extraction and Identification of Julibroside Saponins from the Bark of Albizia julibrissin
Abigail S. Engelberth, Danielle Julie Carrier, Edgar C. Clausen
Optimization of biodiesel production by fungus cells immobilized in fibrous supports
Jyh-Ping Chen, Gen-Hsu Lin
Stabilization and Delivery of Chlorella vulgaris in Water-in-Oil Emulsions
Herb Scher, Hongyun Guo, Yu-Shen Cheng, Jean VanderGheynst
Eco-Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosics with Hot-Compressed Water Treatment Followed by Acetic Acid Fermentation and Hydrogenolysis
Shiro Saka, Natthanon Phaiboonsilpa, Yosuke Nakamura, Shozo Masuda, Xin Lu, Kazuchika Yamauchi, Hisashi Miyafuji, Haruo Kawamoto
Biohydrogen production converted from lignocellulose: a novel source and approach from wood-feeding termites
Jianzhong Sun, Yueqing Cao, Jose Rodriguez
High production of 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol using suspended and immobilized Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sun-Ae Jun, Chuloo Moon, Cheol-Hee Kang, Byoung-In Sang, Youngsoon Um
Production of acetone-butanol from wheat straw hemicellulose hydrolyzates
Rémy Marchal, Benjamin Clément, Marcel Ropars, Frédéric Monot
Characteristics of biodemulsifier produced by one strain of Alcaligenes sp. S-XJ-1 and its application in emulsion destabilization
Xiang-feng Huang, Jia Liu, Li-jun Lu
Application of High-Throughput Methods to Chemical Transformations of Renewable Feedstocks
Jeffrey C. Yoder
Benefits of real-time analytical monitoring of fermentation processes during development, scale-up and production
Larry McDermott, Mark Koslin, Norman Wright, Martha Ranc
Production and toxicity of γ-decalactone and 4-hydroxydecanoic acid from R. aurantiaca
Mohamed Alchihab, Jacqueline Destain, Mario Aguedo, Magali Masson, Jean-Paul Wathelet, Philippe Thonart
Development of value added products from hydrolyzed Lignin
Sudhagar Mani, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale
Growth media optimization for polyhydroxyalkanoate and hydrogen coproduction from Rhodospirillum rubrum cultured on synthesis gas
David C. Chipman, Dong-Won Choi, Robert C. Brown
Improvement of coenzyme Q10 production by ispB knockout and dxs overexpression in recombinant Escherichia coli expressing Agrobacterium tumefaciens decaprenyl diphosphate synthase
Jin-Ho Choi, Seung-Ryel Han, Ye-Ji Lee, Dae-Hyuk Kweon, Yeon-Woo Ryu, Yong-Cheol Park, Jin-Ho Seo
Effects of overexpression of endogenous ALD6, ACS1 and Kluyveromyces lactis GPD1 on xylitol production in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Eun-Joong Oh, Woo-Chan Park, Jin-Woo Kim, Yeon-Woo Ryu, Yong-Cheol Park, Jin-Ho Seo
Biodiesel and H2 production from CO2 by sequential use of microorganisms in bioreactors
Sergei A. Markov, Dawn Danielson, Nimit Patel, Tracy Bisquera, Matt Murphy, Ryan Willingham, Luke Holliday
Effect of biodiesel-derived raw glycerol on 1,3-propanediol production by different microorganisms
Chuloo Moon, Seung Wook Kim, Byoung-In Sang, Youngsoon Um
The use of alternative pathways in 1-butanol production from Escherichia coli
Nicola A. Crowhurst, David J. Leak
Building a Future in Renewable Industrial Chemicals
Patrick Smith
Thermodynamic models for solid-liquid equilibrium of xylose in water and water-ethanol mixtures
Ernesto A. Martinez, Marco Giulietti, Mauricio M Uematsu, Silas Derenzo, João Batista Almeida e Silva
Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism for high-level and energy-independent production of cytosolic acetyl-CoA
Christian Weber, Jelena Duvnjak, Gunter Festel, Eckhard Boles
Hydrogen production from COSLIF-treated cellulosic feedstocks
Steve Harvey, Amanda E., Percival Zhang
Approach for pentitol production from acid-pretreated rice straw hydrolysate by an adapted Pichia stipitis
Chiung-Fang Huang, Wei-Hsi Chen, Wen-Heng Chen, Jia-Baau Wang
Influence of nutrients on C50-carotenoids production by Haloferax mediterranei ATCC 33500
Nan-Wei Su, Chun-Jen Fang, Min-Hsiung Lee
Reactor Perspectives in Indoor Cultivation of Phototrophic Algae at Large Scale
Rakesh K. Bajpai, Barbara Benson, Mark E Zappi
Analysis of hydrocarbons produced by marine microalga, Scenedesmus sp. JPCC GA0024
Mitsufumi Matsumoto, Yoshiaki Maeda, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tadashi Matsunaga
Maximizing algal growth in batch reactors through sequential change in light intensity
Shantanu Wahal, Sridhar Viamajala, Brett Barney
Evaluation of biofuel potential through wastewater treatment using algae
Erick W. Griffiths, Sridhar Viamajala, Reese Thompson, Jd Jones, Ronald Sims, Issa Hamud
Understanding Natural Paradigms for Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction:  Community Dynamics and Structure in Decaying Poplar Wood Pile
Hui Wei, John Baker, Melvin Tucker, Shi-You Ding
Identify Molecular Structural Features of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Advanced Imaging Techniques
Shi-You Ding
Chemical Imaging of Lignin in Plant Cell Walls Using CARS Microscopy
Yining Zeng, Yu-San Liu, X. Sunney Xie, Fang Chen, Richard A. Dixon, Mike E. Himmel, Shi-You Ding
Probing structural and chemical properties of cellulose with multi-scale theoretical methods
Gnana Gnanakaran, Tongye Shen, Paul Langan, Alfred French, Glenn Johnson
Biomass Compositional Analysis Method Errors
David W. Templeton, Christopher J. Scarlata, Justin Sluiter, Erik S. Fisk, Courtney Payne, Ed Wolfrum
Rapid Conversion Analysis of Switchgrass Feedstocks using NIR Spectroscopy
Tanya Kruse, Anthy Alexiades, Greg East, Bonnie R. Hames, Steven R. Thomas
Molecular Mechanics Simulations of Cellulose Microfibrils
James F. Matthews, John W. Brady, Michael E. Himmel, Michael F. Crowley
Changes in Cellulose Molecular Weight During Biomass Pretreatment
Sunkyu Park, Rui Katahira, Stuart Black, Michael E. Himmel, David K. Johnson
Microscopic evaluation of plant cell wall structure of ensiled corn stover by correlative microscopy
Bryon Donohoe, Thomas Haas, Noah Weiss, Nagle Nick, Shi-You Ding, Michael Himmel
How Pretreatment Can Overcome the Natural Recalcitrance of Biomass to Cellulase Hydrolysis
David K. Johnson, William S. Adney, Roman Brunecky, Shi-You Ding, Bryon S. Donohoe, Todd B. Vinzant, Michael E. Himmel
Compositional Analysis of Lignin in Bioenergy Crops and De-polymerization via Pretreatment
Chithra Manisseri, Chenlin Li, Andrea M. Smith, Rohit Arora, Peter Benke, Rajiv Bharadwaj, Frank Zendejas, Henrik V. Scheller, Kenneth P. Vogel, Blake A. Simmons, Seema Singh
A Comparative Study of Dilute acid and Ionic Liquid Pretreatment of Biomass and Model Lignocellulosics
Chenlin Li, Rohit Arora, Chithra Manisseri, Kenneth P. Vogel, Blake A. Simmons, Seema Singh
Molecular dynamics simulations of cellulose-solvent interactions
Munir S. Skaf, Omar El-Seoud
Application of biological pretreatment to improve thermal and chemical processes releasing sugars and bioproducts from wheat straw
Deepak Singh, Xiaochen Yu, Shulin Chen
Structural changes in lignin and cellulose resulting from the two-step dilute acid pretreatment of Loblolly pine
Poulomi Sannigrahi, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Stephen J. Miller
Enzymes Loading Optimization in the Hydrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse – A Comparison between Bagasse Pretreatment with Lime and Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide
Sarita C. Rabelo, Laura L. G. Fuentes, Daniella R. Garcia, Rubens Maciel Filho, Aline C. Costa
Alkaline hydrogen peroxide pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for enzymatic hydrolysis: the influence of temperature and pretreatment time on delignification and sugars yield
Daniella R. Garcia Jr., Sarita C. Rabelo, Laura L. G. Fuentes, Rubens Maciel Filho, Aline C. Costa
Optimization and kinetics of lime pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis
Laura L. G. Fuentes, Daniella R. Garcia, Sarita C. Rabelo, Rubens Maciel Filho, Aline C. Costa
Parallel Plate Processing for High Throughput Pretreatment and Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Materials
Michael J. Selig, Melvin P. Tucker, Roman Brunecky, Michael E. Himmel, Stephen R. Decker
Structural analysis of steam pretreated spruce after enzymatic hydrolysis
Anikó Várnai, Marko Peura, Ritva Serimaa, Liisa Viikari
Synergism of a bacterial expansin, BsEXLX1 with the catalytic doamin endo-β-1,4-glucanase in cellulose hydrolysis
Eun Sil Kim, In Jung Kim, Hee Jin Lee, In-Geol Choi, Kyung Heon Kim
Functional analysis of a bacterial expansin from Hahella chejunsis for promoting hydrolysis of xylan
Hee Jin Lee, In-Geol Choi, Kyoung Heon Kim
Using carbohydrate-binding module as molecular probe to map biomass polysaccharides
Yonghua Luo, Qi Xu, Yu-San Liu, Yining Zeng, Michael E. Himmel, Shi-You Ding
Rates and Yields of Cellulosic Ethanol from Maize Silage with Effect of Brown Midrib Mutations
Youngmi Kim, Michael R. Ladisch, Darin W. Lickfeldt, Katherine Armstrong, Nathan Mosier
Effect of high-temperature enzymatic pretreatment on saccharification of acid-pretreated corn stover
Hanshu Ding, Elena Vlasenko
Biochemical characterization of cellobiohydrolases from different GH families
Romil Benyamino, Hanshu Ding
Production by solid-state fermentation and structural modeling of a lipase from Aspergillus parasiticus
Laila C. Cortás, Valéria F. Soares, Bruno C.P. Santos, Melissa L. E. Gutarra, Rodrigo V. Almeida, Denise M.G. Freire
Synthetic Genes + Design of Experiment = BioEngineering
Brett Leavy-Young
Biochemical Comparison of a Gycosyl Hydrolase family 7 Library
Larry E. Taylor II, Todd A. Vander Wall, John Baker, Michael E. Himmel, William S. Adney
Probing the Effects of Glycosylation on the Flexibility of the Trichoderma reesei Cellobiohydrolase I Linker Peptide with Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and Molecular Simulation
John M. Yarbrough, Gregg T. Beckham, James F. Matthews, William S. Adney, Shi-you Ding, Michael E. Himmel

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