10: Applications of Biomass Enzyme Technology

Thursday, April 22, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Salon F-G (Hilton Clearwater Beach)
Chair:
Kristiina Kruus
Co-chair:
Tom Huang
8:00 AM
Screening for novel biomass-degrading enzymes in environmental samples
Carl Abulencia, Deborah Balch, Peter Luginbuhl, Andrew Hurder, Peggy Chern, Steve Wells and Joel Kreps, Verenium, San Diego, CA
8:30 AM
Potential cellulase inhibitors/deactivators in lignocellulosic biomass
Youngmi Kim, Eduardo Ximenes, Nathan S. Mosier and Michael R. Ladisch, Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
9:00 AM
Production of a highly improved cellulolytic cocktail by an improved Trichoderma reesei CL847 strain
Antoine Margeot1, Fadhel Ben Chaabane1, Laurent Fourage2, Nicolas Lopes-Ferreira1, Etienne Jourdier1, Gilles Ravot2 and Frédéric Monot1, (1)Biotechnology Department, IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France, (2)Protéus, Nimes, France
9:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
New process concepts for the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic raw materials based on thermostable enzymes
Liisa Viikari1, Nóra Szijártó1, Matti Siika-aho2 and Terhi Puranen3, (1)Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, (2)Biotechnology, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland, (3)Roal Oy, Rajamäki, Finland
10:30 AM
Accellerase® biomass enzymes: Process development at high solids loading
Colin Mitchinson, Mian Li and Steven Le, Biomass Applications Group, Genencor, A Danisco Division, Palo Alto, CA
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