32nd Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (April 19-22, 2010): Poster Session One Sponsored by Genencor

1-08

Bioprospecting in the Indonesian rain forest, and the freezer, to identify microbes for improved biofuels
Kyria L. Boundy-Mills, Food Science and Technology, CIFAR, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

1-09

The molecular response of Clostridium thermocellum ATCC27405 to ethanol shock
Shihui Yang, Zamin Yang, Dawn M. Klingeman, Lezlee Dice, Timothy Tschaplinski, Richard J. Giannone, Robert Hettich, Nancy Engle, Miguel Rodriguez Jr., Brian H. Davison, Tony Palumbo, Martin Keller and Steven D. Brown, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-10

Construction and characterization of an ldh deletion mutant of Bacillus coagulans
Qingzhao Wang, Yue Su, Mun Su Rhee, L.O Ingram and K. T. Shanmugam, Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1-11

Cyanophycin biosynthesis using engineered Escherichia Coli BL21 and thin stillage from ethanol industry
Yixing Zhang¹, Amit Kumar², Praveen Vadlani³ and Sanjeev Narayanan², (1)Grain Science & Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, (2)Diagnostic Medicine Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, (3)Grain Science and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

1-12

A systems biology approach towards improvement of itaconic acid production in Aspergillus sp
Arno H. van de Kant¹, Peter J. Punt², An Li², Nicole van Luijk², Martien Caspers² and Mariet van der Werf², (1)TNO, Zeist, Netherlands, (2)Microbiology, TNO Quality of Life, Zeist, Netherlands

Kant & Groenestijn Clearwater.pdf

1-13

Understanding the mechanisms for ethanol tolerance in Clostridium thermocellum using systems biology analysis
Xiongjun Shao¹, Lee Lynd¹, Babu Raman², Miguel Rodriguez Jr², Courtney Johnson², Jonathan Mielenz², Steven Brown², Robert Hettich², Timothy Tschaplinski², Wendy Schackwitz³, Joel Martin³ and Dave Hogsett⁴, (1)Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (2)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)DOE Joint Genome Institute, Walnut Creek, CA, (4)Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH

1-14

Xylose fermentation by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae through functional expression of xylose isomerase from Bacteroides stercoris
Suk Jin HA¹, Jin-Ho Choi¹, Soo Rin Kim² and Yong-Su Jin², (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

1-15

Effect of glycerol metabolism on xylose fermentation by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Soo Rin Kim¹, Suk Jin HA², Jin-Ho Choi² and Yong-Su Jin¹, (1)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

1-16

No-distill ethanol fermentation: Co-production of acetaldehyde and hydrogen from glucose by Escherichia coli
Huilin Zhu and Thomas A Bobik, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

32nd SBFC poster 1-16 Zhu & Bobik.pdf

1-17

Recombineering for multiple gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for cellulose and hemicellulose utilization
Mallory J. Agard, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

1-18

Production of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde from glycerol in recombinant Escherichia coli expressing novel glycerol dehydratase gene cluster from Lactobacillus brevis
Su-Ryang Kwak¹, Kwang-Wook Kim¹, Jin-Ah Noh¹, Yong-Cheol Park² and Jin-Ho Seo¹, (1)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea

1-19

Effects of modulation of glycerol metabolism on bioethanol production in recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae DGPD1DGDH1
Jin-Woo Kim¹, Jeong-Eun Lee¹, Yong-Cheol Park² and Jin-Ho Seo³, (1)Department of Agricultural Btiotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (3)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

1-20

Evaluation of cellulolytic filamentous fungi phenotypes using randomly amplified cDNA with RAPD primers
Edna Maria Morais Oliveira¹, Natália Eudes Fagundes Barros², Thiago S. Ferreira³, Tatiane Correa Oliveira¹, Selma C. Terzi¹ and Monica C.T. Damaso¹, (1)Molecular Biology, Embrapa Food Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Food Science, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (3)Biological Sciences, University of Nova Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil

1-21

The effect of heat pretreatment on the analysis of bacterial community for fermentative hydrogen production
Lívian R.V. de Sá¹, Tatiane C. Oliveira², Andrea Matos², Thiago S. Ferreira³, Edna Maria Morais Oliveira² and Viridiana S. Ferreira-Leitão¹, (1)Biocatalysis, National Institute of Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Molecular Biology, Embrapa Food Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)Biological Sciences, University of Nova Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil

1-22

Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for bioethanol production: A review of Lund's contribution
Marie F. Gorwa-Grauslund¹, Gunnar Lidén² and Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal¹, (1)Applied Microbiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (2)Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

1-23

Engineered cellobiose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by expression of Pichia stipitis genes
Shawn S. Nelson¹, Jennifer R. Headman Van Vleet² and Thomas W. Jeffries¹, (1)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI, (2)EdeniQ, Visalia, CA

1-24

Improved fermentation capacity of Pichia stipitis NRRL Y-7124; Overexpression of multiple genes
Sarah D. Mahan, Shawn Nelson and Thomas W Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

1-25

A genetic overhaul of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) to improve xylose fermentation
Aloke Bera¹, Miroslav Sedlak², Aftab Khan¹ and Nancy Ho³, (1)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (3)LORRE/School of Chem. Eng., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Bera_Poster_SIM_2010.pdf

1-26

Modulation of pentose sugar transport by Gal1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Aftab Khan¹, Miroslav Sedlak², Aloke Bera¹ and Nancy W. Y. Ho³, (1)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (3)LORRE/School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

1-27

Genetic engineering of industrial yeast strains for the production of bioethanol and biobutanol from C5 and C6 sugars
Christian Weber, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Gunter Festel, Butalco GmbH, Huenenberg, Switzerland and Eckhard Boles, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

1-28

Improved butanol production for biofuel by microbial fermentation
Igor Mierau and Jeroen Hugenholtz, Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentations, Ede, Netherlands

1-29

Improved alcohol tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae through inverse metabolic engineering
Dae-Hyuk Kweon¹, Min-Eui Hong¹, Ki-Sung Lee¹, Young-Je Sung¹, Sung Min Park², Koo Hyun Min², Yu Byung Jo², Park Jae Chan² and Yong-Su Jin³, (1)School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea, (2)Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon, South Korea, (3)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

1-30

Cloning and expression of novel bacterial xylose isomerases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ronald E. Hector, Bruce S. Dien and Michael A. Cotta, Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL

1-31

Effect of promoter strength on heterologous pyruvate carboxylase gene expression and succinate yield by metabolic engineered E.coli
Chandresh Thakker¹, Jiangfeng Zhu², George Bennett¹ and Ka-Yiu San², (1)Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, Houston, TX, (2)Department of Bioengineering, BioScience Research Collaborative, Rice University, Houston, TX

1-32

Effect of the exogenous gene xylA on the ability of S. cerevisiae to grow on xylose
Jane Usher¹, Peter Quon¹, Linda Harris², Anne Johnston² and Kristin Baetz¹, (1)Ottawa Institute for Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Eastern Cereal & Oilseed Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

1-33

Ethanol production by ethanologenic Escherichia coli using xylose-glucose-acetate mixtures in batch and continuous cultures
Marco T. Fernández-Sandoval, Guillermo Gosset and Alfredo Martinez, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico

1-34

Cellulose and xylan fermentation by Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis
Jonathan R. Mielenz, Miguel Rodriguez, Scott Hamilton-Brehm, Choo Hamilton and Babu Raman, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-35

Agro-industrial residues reuse as nutrient source during fructooligosaccharides production by solid-state fermentation
Solange I. Mussatto, Ligia R. Rodrigues and José A. Teixeira, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

1-36

Analysis of membrane properties and their influence on biofuel tolerance
Sarah M. Huffer, Melinda E. Clark, Harvey W. Blanch and Douglas S. Clark, Chemical Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

1-37

Identification of stress-tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for fermentation of lignocellulosic feedstocks by high throughput phenotypic screening
Sydnor T. Withers¹, Jason Shao¹, Benjamin Bice¹, Jeffrey A. Lewis¹, Miguel A. Dominguez¹, Venkatesh Balan², Supratim Datta³, Mark F. Davis⁴, Blake A. Simmons⁵, Bruce Dale², Thomas W. Jeffries⁶, Wesley D. Marner II¹, Yury Bukhman¹, Audrey P. Gasch⁷ and Trey K. Sato¹, (1)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, (2)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (4)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (5)Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (6)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI, (7)Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

1-38

Butanol production from engineered recombinant Escherichia coli: Butanol synthetic genes from Clostridium acetobutylicum and Clostridium beijerinckii
Seunghyun Ryu and M. Nazmul Karim, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

1-39

Development of a new Escherichia coli succinic acid production strain capable of efficient C5C6 fermentation
Tammy B. Grabar, Wei Gong, C. Linda Howitt, Sarah Schille, Jesus Zaldivar, Xiaohui Yu, James Reinhardt, Russell Udani, Theron Hermann, R. Rogers Yocum and Janice Pero, Myriant Technologies, LLC, Woburn, MA

1-40

Tracking Unnamed microorganisms in an industrial setting using DNA sequences
Jacqueline Miller, Technical Operations Services, Accugenix, Inc., Newark, DE and Melissa K. Ruch, Marketing, Accugenix, Inc., Newark, DE

1-41

Development of the mathematic model through design process kinetic and process simulation of propionic acid production from glycerol derivates of biodiesel
Dayana G. Coêlho¹, Maciel F. Rubens² and Betânia H. Lunelli¹, (1)Department of Chemical Process, State University of Campinas, Campinas/SP, Brazil, (2)School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas - SP, Brazil

2-07

Understanding biomass recalcitrance by single-molecule imaging of cellulases and chemical mapping of plant cell wall degradation
Yu-San Liu¹, Yining Zeng¹, Hui Wei¹, Yonghua Luo¹, Michael E. Himmel¹, Qi Xu¹, John O. Baker¹, Steve Smith², Brian G. Saar³, X. Sunney Xie³ and Shi-You Ding¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Nano-Science & Engineering PhD Program, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (3)Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

2-08

Multi-level evidences indicate that cellulose solvent-based pretreatment efficiently breaks the recalcitrance of switchgrass: Crystallinity or accessibility?
Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, Zhiguang Zhu and Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

2-09

Incorporation of epicatechin esters into lignin enhances cell wall fermentability
John H. Grabber¹, John Ralph², Dino K. Ress² and Xuejun Pan³, (1)U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI, (2)Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, (3)Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2-10

Statistical analysis of X-ray data from cellulose: A new method to determine degree of crystallinity and predict hydrolysis rates
Prabuddha Bansal, Mélanie Hall, Matthew J. Realff, Jay H. Lee and Andreas S. Bommarius, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

2-11

Pretreatment severity mapping and the relationship between enzyme inhibitor generation and cellulose accessibility
Geoff Moxley, Armindo Gaspar and Don Higgins, Biomass Research and Development, Novozymes North America, Franklinton, NC

2-12

Quantitative determination of amorphous cellulose accessibility by using a novel non-hydrolytic fusion protein containing a CBM17 and a red fluorescent protein
Zhigang Zhu, Joe Rollin, Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh and Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

2-13

Recalcitrance: Will the real lignin stand up?
Poulomi Sannigrahi, Dong Ho Kim, Kasi David and Arthur Ragauskas, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

2-14

Application of an integrated high-throughput pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis (HTPPH) screening tool to identify key biomass features and processing conditions
Jaclyn D. DeMartini, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, Michael H. Studer, Institute of Process Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland and Charles E. Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA

2-15

Investigating cellulose hydrolysis by cellulases using simultaneous AFM and confocal microscopy
Monica C. Santa-Maria and Tina Jeoh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA

2-16

Investigating the anatomical features of ethanol organosolv pretreated Buddleja davidii
Bassem Hallac¹, Michael Ray², Richard Murphy² and Arthur Ragauskas³, (1)Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)Division of Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (3)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

2-17

Plant cell-wall recalcitrance and saccharification efficiency of lowland switchgrass variety Alamo
Hui Shen¹, Chunxiang Fu², Xirong Xiao², Tui Ray¹, Yuhong Tang¹, Zengyu Wang², Fang Chen¹ and Richard A. Dixon¹, (1)Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, (2)Forage Improvement Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK

ID# 14619.pdf

2-18

Studying cellulase hydrolysis of cellulose with AFM and TIRF-M
Yu-San Liu¹, Yonghua Luo¹, John O. Baker¹, Yining Zeng¹, Michael E. Himmel¹, Steve Smith² and Shi-you Ding¹, (1)Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Nano-Science & Engineering PhD Program, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

2-19

High-throughput determination of the primary structural carbohydrates in lignocelluloses
Michael J. Selig¹, Melvin P. Tucker², Xiaowen Chen², Cody Law¹ and Stephen R Decker¹, (1)Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

Selig_ABB_2010_HTP_Composition_Poster.pdf

2-20

Comparison of methods for integrating poplar metabolite and transcriptomic data
David Astling¹, Peter Graf², Kofi Adragni², Jinsuk Lee² and Mark Davis¹, (1)National Bioenergy Center and BioEnergy Science Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Scientific Computing Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

2-21

Characterization and semiquantitative estimation of biomass recalcitrance in switchgrass by whole cell HSQC analysis in perdeuterated pyridinium chloride/DMSO-d₆ solvent system
Reichel S*, Marcus F, Nan J, Arthur J. Ragauskas, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

BFCposterReichel0410.pdf

2-22

Copolymerization of sinapyl p-coumarate with sinapyl alcohol: Impact on syringyl lignin formation and fermentability of maize cell walls
John H. Grabber, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI and Fachuang Lu, Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2-23

Imaging matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) of poplar stem
Seokwon Jung¹, Yanfeng Chen², M. Cameron Sullards¹ and Art J. Ragauskas³, (1)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (3)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, BioEnergy Science Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

2-24

Identification of a putative plant cell wall recalcitrance gene
Ajaya K. Biswal, BioEnergy Science Center (BESC),, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

32nd FINALSymposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals-Ajaya Biswal.pdf

2-25

Visualizing modes of cellulase binding, penetration, and clearing of pretreated biomass cell walls
Bryon S. Donohoe¹, Thomas J. Haas¹, Todd B. Vinzant¹, Shi-You Ding¹, Melvin P. Tucker², David K. Johnson² and Michael E. Himmel¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

2-26

Manipulation of the lignocellulosic content in grasses
Pia H. Nord-Larsen, Christian Bukh and Søren K. Rasmussen, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark

2-27

Chemical depolymerization of switchgrass xylan with oligosaccharide product analysis by HPAEC-PAD and mass spectrometry
Michael J. Bowman¹, Bruce S. Dien¹, Patricia J. O'Bryan¹, Gautam Sarath² and Michael A. Cotta¹, (1)National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA, ARS, Midwest Area, Peoria, IL, (2)Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE

2-28

Effect of pretreatment on cellulose DP reduction and the relationship between DP reduction and cellulose digestibility
Wei Wang, Michael E. Himmel and David Johnson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

2-29

Investigating the effects of water interactions in lignocellulosic biomass on high solids enzymatic saccharification efficiency
Katrina Roberts, Christopher Lee, Jean VanderGheynst and Tina Jeoh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Biotech Symposium Poster_KMR.pdf

2-30

Simulations of cellulose fibrils with several molecular mechanics force fields
James F. Matthews¹, Malin Bergenstrahle², Jakob Wohlert², Michael E. Himmel¹, John W. Brady² and Michael F. Crowley¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

2-31

Effect of lignin content and cellulose crystallinity index on enzymatic hydrolysis
Zhiying Yu, Sunkyu Park, Hasan Jameel and Hou-min Chang, Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

2-32

Adsorption of cellulases onto isolated lignins from pretreated wood biomass
Junyeong Park, Orlando J. Rojas and Sunkyu Park, Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

2-33

Structural and thermodynamic properties of a cellulose I bundle in explicit water
Tongye Shen, BCMB, Univ Tennessee and Center of Molecular Biophysics, ORNL, Knoxville, TN, Paul Langan, Biosciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM and S. Gnanakaran, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

3-07

Isolation and selection of filamentous fungi for producing hydrolytic enzymes of cassava starch
Andres M. Rueda¹, Clara S. Sanchez¹, Rodrigo Torres² and Daniel Molina², (1)Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory School, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, (2)School of Chemistry, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia

3-08

Linking Trichoderma reesei cultivation process parameters, enzyme production, and hydrolysis performance
Linda Lehmann¹, Lisbeth Olsson², Stuart Michael Stocks³, Henrik Steen Jørgensen³ and Timothy Hobley¹, (1)Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (2)Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, (3)Novozymes, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark

poster3-08.pdf

3-09

Isolation of lignocellulose degrading fungi from Miscanthus and sugarcane fields
Prachand Shrestha¹, Rafael I. Silverman y de la Vega², Timothy Szaro², Thomas D. Bruns² and John W. Taylor², (1)Energy Biosciences Institute; Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, (2)Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

3-10

Toward understanding fundamentals of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose through a restart approach
Bin Yang, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA, Yunqiao Pu, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Art J. Ragauskas, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center, Atlanta, GA, Jian Shi, Center for Environmental Research and Technology Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Bourns College of Engineer, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA and Charles Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA

3-11

Stochastic simulations of action of enzyme cocktails on cellulose
Andrea Asztalos, University of Notre Dame, South bend, IN, Tongye Shen, BCMB, Univ Tennessee and Center of Molecular Biophysics, ORNL, Paul Langan, Biosciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, Antonio Redondo, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM and S. Gnanakaran, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM

3-12

Mining Dictyoglomus turgidum for enzymatically active carbohydrases
Phillip J. Brumm¹, Spencer Hermanson¹, Becky Hochstein², Julie Boyum³, Nick Hermersmann³, Krishne Gowda³ and David Mead³, (1)C5-6 Technologies and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI, (2)Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, (3)Lucigen and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Middleton, WI

3-13

Thermophilic microbes and their thermostable enzymes for lignocellulose conversion
Rajesh K. Sani¹, Venkat Reddy Kunreddy², Aditya Bhalla¹, Vasudeo Zambare³, David B. Litzen⁴, Lori Litzen², Keith Flanegan⁴, Kenneth M. Bischoff⁵, Stephen R. Hughes⁶, David J. Dixon² and Lew P. Christopher³, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, SDSMT, Rapid Citys, SD, (3)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (4)KL Energy Corporation, Rapid City, SD, (5)National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, IL, (6)Bioproducts and Biocatalysis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural, Peoria, IL

3-14

Biochemical characterization of thermophilic lignocellulose-degrading enzymes and their potential for biomass bioprocessing
Vasudeo Zambare¹, Aditya Bhalla¹, Kasiviswanath Muthukumarappan², Rajesh Sani¹ and Lew Christopher¹, (1)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

3-15

Computational approaches to understanding the complex multi-modular enzyme CbhA from Clostridium thermocellum
Yannick J. Bomble¹, Mark R. Nimlos², Markus Alahuhta¹, Qi Xu¹, Vladimir V. Lunin¹, Michael E. Himmel¹ and Michael F. Crowley¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-16

Biophysical characterization of protein/cellulose surface interactions
John M. Yarbrough¹, Gregg T. Beckham², Yannick J. Bomble¹, Larry E. Taylor II¹, Markus Alahuhta¹, Todd B. Vinzant¹, Qi Xu¹, Vladimir V. Lunin¹, Michael E. Himmel¹ and William S. Adney¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-17

Computational thermostabilization of a model cellulase
Larry E. Taylor II¹, Gregg T. Beckham², Vladimir V. Lunin¹, Markus Alahuhta¹, Michael E. Himmel¹ and William S. Adney¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-18

Targeted enzyme discovery in thermophilic feedstock-adapted microbial communities
Steven W. Singer, John M. Gladden, Martin Allgaier, Amitha P. Reddy, Jean S. Vandergheynst, Terry C. Hazen, Blake A. Simmons and Philip Hugenholtz, Deconstruction Division, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA

3-19

Major enzymes expressed by the tree pathogen Heterobasidion annosum when grown on lignocellulose
Xiaoyu Wang, Majid Haddad Momeni, Jesper Svedberg, Mats Sandgren and Jerry Stahlberg, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

3-20

Pretreatment of lignocellulosics using Cel7A: Improving enzymatic hydrolysis rates
Mélanie Hall, Prabuddha Bansal, Jay Lee, Matthew Realff and Andreas Bommarius, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

3-21

A novel enzyme that cleaves a phenolic ether bond between C6 of mannose and a monolignol analog
Nancy G. Kravit and Katherine A. Schmidt, Tethys Research LLC, Bangor, ME

3-22

Use of an integrated enzyme use cost model to determine an optimal process design configuration for a stand-alone corn stover to ethanol plant
Brandon Emme¹, Mads Torry-Smith¹, Andy Aden² and David Humbird², (1)Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

NZNA Poster 32nd Symposium April 2010.pdf

3-23

Changes on cellulolytic enzyme system during simultaneous saccharification and fermentation
Xu Fang¹, Kai Liu¹, Lin Xiao², Yuqi Qin¹, Xiaomin Wei¹, Guodong Liu¹, Mingtian Zhu¹ and Yinbo Qu¹, (1)State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology and National Glycoengineering Research Center, Shangdong University, Jinan, China, (2)Longlive Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., Yucheng, China

Changes on cellulolytic enzyme system during simulaneous saccharification and fermentation.pdf

3-24

Analysis of gene expression in the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete carnosa grown on hardwood and softwood
Jacqueline MacDonald¹, Thomas Canam², Matt Doering² and Emma Master¹, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

poster SIM fuel&chem 2010-04-19.pdf

3-25

Structural basis for the dual modes of substrate binding for C. thermocellum CbhA CBM4: Is it only a family B CBM?
Markus Alahuhta, Qi Xu, Yannick J. Bomble, William S. Adney, Shi-you Ding, Michael E. Himmel and Vladimir V. Lunin, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-26

Microbial enzyme systems for biomass conversion: Emerging paradigms
Edward A. Bayer¹, Qi Xu², Yonghua Luo², Shi-You Ding², Raphael Lamed³ and Michael E. Himmel², (1)Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

Bayer-Clearwater.pdf

3-27

Progress on biochemical characterization and performance testing of family 48 exocellulases
Roman Brunecky, Larry E. Taylor, Vladimiri Lunin, Marcus Alahuhta, John O. Baker, Qi Xu, Michael E. Himmel and William S. Adney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-28

Thermostable enzymes from cellulolytic bacteria toward cellulose degradation
Yanna Liang and Jemil Yesuf, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

3-29

Producing mechanism and lignocellulosic biomass hydrolyzing ability of the enzymes produced by cellulase hyper-producing mutants derived from the fungus Trichoderma reesei QM9414
Tatsuya Fujii, Katsuji Murakami and Shigeki Sawayama, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kure, Japan

3-30

Improving protoplast production and purity for modification of Aspergillus niger for enzyme production
Gaihong Wu, Biorefinery Processes and Systems Group, Institute of Microbiology, Beijing, China and Shulin Chen, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

3-31

Characterization of the activity of thermophilic microbial communities on bioenergy feedstocks
A. P. Reddy¹, M. Allgaier¹, J. M. Gladden¹, S. W. Singer¹, P. Hugenholtz¹, B. A. Simmons¹, T. C. Hazen¹ and J. S. VanderGheynst², (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

3-32

Characterization of a thermally-tolerant pectin esterase for plant biomass processing and structure modification
Brett J. Savary and Prasanna Vasu, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, Arkansas State University, State University, AR

10SIM Enzyme for biomass (poster).pdf

3-33

Characterization of cellulase and hemicellulases activities of Accellerase® biomass enzymes from T. reesei
Steven Le, Mian Li and Colin Mitchinson, Genencor, A Danisco Division, Palo Alto, CA

3-34

Properties of thermostable cellulose-degrading enzymes of deep underground thermophilic isolates
Aditya Bhalla¹, Vasudeo Zambare¹, Patrick C. Gilcrease², Rajesh Sani¹ and Lew Christopher¹, (1)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

3-35

Improve specific activity of Trichoderma reesei enzymes induced by selected biomass feedstock
Hui Wei¹, Melvin Tucker², Igor Bogorad¹, Lauren Magnusson¹, John Baker¹, Andrew Bowersox¹, Qi Xu¹, Yining Zeng¹, Yu-San Liu¹, Michael Himmel¹, Pin-Ching Maness¹ and Shi-You Ding¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-36

Native corn stover induces efficient production of hydrogen and ethanol in Clostridium thermocellum
Hui Wei¹, Lauren Magnusson¹, Melvin Tucker², John Baker¹, Igor Bogorad¹, Andrew Bowersox¹, Yining Zeng¹, Yu-San Liu¹, Yonghua Luo¹, Michael Himmel¹, Pin-Ching Maness¹ and Shi-You Ding¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-37

The structural role of O-linked glycosylation on the linker peptide of the Trichoderma reesei family 7 cellobiohydrolase
Michael F. Crowley¹, Gregg T. Beckham², Yannick J. Bomble¹, James F. Matthews¹, Lintao Bu², Mark R. Nimlos², William S. Adney¹, John M. Yarbrough¹ and Michael E. Himmel¹, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-38

Molecular dynamics investigations of cellulose selectivity of the carbohydrate binding module (CBM) from Cel7a
Mark R. Nimlos¹, Gregg T. Beckham¹, Lintao Bu¹, Michael F. Crowley², James F. Matthews², Yannick J. Bomble², Michael Himmel² and William S. Adney², (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-39

Probing cellobiose expulsion in the catalytic tunnel of Cel7A
Lintao Bu¹, Gregg T. Beckham¹, Mark R. Nimlos¹, William S. Adney², Michael E. Himmel² and Michael F. Crowley², (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-40

Bioethanol production from steam-exploded barley straw
María del Prado García-Aparicio, J.M. Oliva, Paloma Manzanares, Mercedes Ballesteros, Felicia Sáez and M.J. Negro, Renewable Energies Department, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain

3-41

Structure, function, and synergy of mono-and bi-functional arabinofuranosidases from Saccharophagus degradans in biomass conversion
Michael G. Resch¹, Michael E. Himmel¹, Steven R. Decker¹ and Larry E. Taylor III², (1)Chemical and Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-42

Assessment of the importance of cellulase sub-site specificity on rate of enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis
Jerome Fox, Seth E. Levine, Douglas S. Clark and Harvey W. Blanch, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

3-43

Evaluation of production of β-glucosidase, xylanase, β-xylosidase, feruil-esterase by Aspergillus awamori
Leda M. F. Gottschalk, Raquel S. Paredes, Barbara B. Silva, Ricardo S. S. Teixeira and Elba P. S. Bon, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ID# 14955 Leda Gottschalk.pdf

3-44

A microassay to evaluate inhibition of enzymatic hydrolysis following dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover
Byung-Hwan Um, Mahdieh Aghazadeh and G. Peter vanWalsum, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Symposium 32th Poster (BHU).pdf

3-45

Extent of enzyme adsorption to cellulosic biomass is strongly dependent on type of substrate and thermochemical pretreatment
Gao Dahai, Shishir Chundawat, Venkatesh Balan and Bruce Dale, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

3-46

Combinatorial engineering of endoglucanases using a cell-free protein expession system
Tae-Wan Kim, Harshal A. Chokhawala, Harvey W. Blanch and Douglas S. Clark, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

3-47

Evaluation of holocellulase production by filamentous fungi grown on agro-industrial residues
Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira¹, Aline Gonçalves de Siqueira¹, Eliane Gonçalves de Siqueira¹, Marly Azevedo Carvalho¹, Beatriz Magalhães Pinto Peretti¹, Paula Marcela Duque Jaramillo², Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira³, Eustáquio Souza Dias², Carlos Roberto Félix¹ and Edivaldo Ximenes Ferreira Filho¹, (1)Cellular Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (2)Biology, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil, (3)Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3-48

A method for calculation of enzymatic hydrolysis yield at high solid concentration
Yongming Zhu, Novozymes North America Inc, Franklinton, NC, Marco Malten, Novozymes A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark and Mads Torry-Smith, Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC

3-49

Lignocellulolytic enzyme production by Grifola frondosa (maitake) during solid state fermentation on two formulations based on coffee spent-ground and oak-sawdust
Carlos E. Orrego, Pilot Plants of Biotechnology and Agroindustry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Manizales, Manizales, Colombia, Sandra Montoya, Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia and Laura Levin, Biodiversity and Experimental Biology Department, PRHIDEB-CONICET, FCEN, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

3-50

Engineering lower inhibitor affinities in β-D-xylosidase of Selenomonas ruminantium by site-directed mutagenesis of Trp145
Douglas B. Jordan¹, Kurt Wagschal², Zhanmin Fan³, Ling Yuan³, Jay Braker¹ and Chamroeun Heng², (1)Bioenergy Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL, (2)Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA, (3)Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

3-51

Characterization of carbohydrate active enzymes produced during ensilage
Farzaneh Rezaei and Jean S. VanderGheynst, Biological and Ag Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

3-52

General whole-cell active/inactive screen for random mutagenesis generated libraries of glycosylhydrolases that depolymerize cellulose and arabinoxylan
Kurt Wagschal¹, Chamroeun Heng¹, Charles C. Lee¹, Victor Chan¹, Zhanmin Fan² and Ling Yuan², (1)Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA, (2)Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

3-53

Dual binding mode of the cellulosomal CBM4 from Clostridium thermocellum cellobiohydrolase A
Markus Alahuhta, Qi Xu, Yannick J. Bomble, William S. Adney, Shi-You Ding, Michael E. Himmel and Vladimir V. Lunin, Bioscience Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

3-54

Enzyme characterization of cellulase and hemicellulases component enzymes and saccharification of ionic liquid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass
Christopher J. Barr¹, Constance A. Schall¹ and Jeffrey A. Mertens², (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Fermentation Biotechnology, USDA - ARS NCAUR, Peoria, IL

3-55

Cloning and characterization of alpha-glucuronidase enzymes from mixed cultures
Charles C. Lee, Rena E Kibblewhite, Kurt Wagschal and William J. Orts, Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering, USDA-ARS, Albany, CA

3-56

Synthetic enzyme mixtures for biomass conversion: The role of accessory enzymes
John S. Scott-Craig, Goutami Banerjee, Suzana Car, Melissa S. Borrusch and Jonathan D. Walton, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

3-57

Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis of cassava starch for production of glucose syrup
Mónica I. Ruiz¹, Rodrigo Torres¹, Clara Sanchez² and Daniel Molina¹, (1)School of Chemistry, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, (2)School of Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia

OPTIMIZATION OF ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF CASSAVA STARCH FOR PRODUCTION OF GLUCOSE SYRUP.pdf

3-58

Isolation of cellulolytic bacteria for the lignocellulosic conversion
Jung Kon Kim, Tae Hyun Kim and Chang Geun Yoo, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

3-59

Ethanolysis of Jatropha curcas oil by different lipases immobilized on silica-PVA composite
Livia T. A. Souza¹, Poliana C. Tiosso², Flavio F Moraes³, Gisella M. Zanin² and Heizir F. de Castro¹, (1)Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena - SP, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, State University of Maringa, Maringa, PR, Brazil, (3)Chemical engineering Department, State University of Maringa, Maringa, PR, Brazil

3-60

Microbial fructosyltransferase: Production and characterization
Rafael F Perna¹, Elda S Silva¹, Gisella M. Zanin¹, Flavio F Moraes¹, Maria F.A. Rodrigues¹ and Alfredo E. Maiorano², (1)Chemical Engineering Department, State University of Maringa, Maringa, PR, Brazil, (2)Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Institute for Technological Research of São Paulo State, São Paulo, Brazil

3-61

Identification of the main components of cellulases and xylanases by Acremonium cellulolyticus grown on different carbon sources
Hiroyuki Inoue, Tatsuya Fujii, Akihiro Hideno, Xu Fang, Shinichi Yano and Shigeki Sawayama, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Kure, Japan

3-62

Regulation of manganese peroxidase isozymes in Phanerochaete chrysosporium
Deepak Singh, Jijiao Zeng and Shulin Chen, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Bioprocessing and Bioproduct Engineering Laboratory, Pullman, WA

4-07

Fatty acid alkyl ester recovery from intracellular triacylglycerides (TAGs) – Development of a single step reactive extraction and separation process
Sridhar Viamajala¹, Daniel R. Nelson² and Ronald C. Sims², (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Biological Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT

4-08

Effect of cell rupturing methods on the drying characteristics of microalgae
Thiru Viswanathan, Sudhagar Mani and Senthil Chinnasamy, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Cell Rupture Poster- SIM 2010a.pdf

4-09

Effects of hydraulic and solids retention times on growth and settleability of microalgal-bacterial biomass for biofuel production
Julia M. Valigore¹, Peter Gostomski² and Aisling O'Sullivan¹, (1)Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, (2)Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

4-10

Genetic transformation of marine diatom, Navicula sp. JPCC DA0580
Tsuyoshi Tanaka¹, Hiroshi Sugiyama¹, Masaki Muto¹, Yoshiaki Maeda¹, Mitsufumi Matsumoto² and Tadashi Matsunaga¹, (1)Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan, (2)Biotechnology Laboratory, Technology Development Center, Wakamatsu Research Institute, Kitakyusyu, Japan

4-11

Production of stable distillable biomass pyrolysis oils
Foster Agblevor, Ofei Mante and Nourredine Abdoulmoumine, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

4-12

Twice CO₂ fixation in a novel photosynthesis-fermentation model enhances algal lipid synthesis for fuels
Qingyu Wu and Wei Xiong, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

4-13

Feasibility of spectroscopic characterization of algal lipids: Chemometric correlation of NIR and FTIR spectra with exogenous lipids in algal biomass
Lieve Laurens and Ed Wolfrum, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

4-14

Optimizing carbohydrate metabolism in phototrophic algae for biofuel production
Robert E. Jinkerson, Victoria Work, Randor Radakovits and Matthew Posewitz, Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

4-15

Microalgal flocculation and sedimentation via alkalinity-induced salt precipitation
Benjamin T. Smith¹, Al Darzins² and Robert H. Davis¹, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

4-16

New rapid method for determination of the total acid number (TAN) of fast pyrolysis oils
Jingai Shao, Foster Agblevor, Nii Ofei Mante and Nourredine Abdoulmoumine, Biological Systems Engineering Department, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

4-17

Biofuels production from microalgae: A study of natural isolates from local wastewater sources
Bill Elmore, Jen Liu, Todd French and Rafael Hernandez, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS

4-18

Production of carboxylic salts via mixed culture acidogenic fermentation of Algaefiber^® (sea weed sludge) for chemical upgrading to higher alcohols liquid biofuel
Sampath A. Karunarathne, M. Clayton Wheeler and G.Peter Van Walsum, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative, University of Maine, Orono, ME

4-19

Explorative modeling and simulation of algal and plant metabolism for enhanced biofuel production
Ambarish Nag, Monte Lunacek, Peter Graf and Christopher H. Chang, Computational Sciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

4-20

Algae biodiesel production through immobilized lipase catalyzed transesterification
Leonardo José Brandão L. Matos¹, Glacio Souza Araújo², Wladimir R. Lobo Farias², Fabiano André N. Fernandes² and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves³, (1)Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Poster4-20.pdf

4-21

Comparison of different methods for starch determination in microalgae
Giuliano M. Dragone, Bruno D. Fernandes, Ana Paula Abreu, Pedro Geada, António A. Vicente and José A. Teixeira, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

4-22

Hydrocarbon fuel production from microbial oils
Yanna Liang, Cui Yi and Tianyu Tang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

4-23

Omega-3 fatty acid production from crude glycerol through microalgal fermentation
Yanna Liang, Nick Sarkany and Cui Yi, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

4-24

Evaluation of the effect of nitrogen limitation in the lipid production of the microalgae Neochloris oleoabundans
Adriana Garibay-Hernández, Mario A. Caro-Bermúdez, Leobardo Serrano-Carreón, Rafael Vázquez-Duhalt and Alfredo Martínez, Departamento de Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México - Instituto de Biotecnología, Cuernavaca, Mexico

Garibay-Hernandez A 2010 Evaluation of the effect of nitrogen limitation in the lipid production of the microalgae N oleoabundans.pdf

4-25

Study of the accumulation of lipids in Yarrowia lipolytica using different carbon sources
R. R. Scoralick¹, H. V. L. Neto², A. A. C. Oliveira¹, Priscilla F.F. Amaral³ and Fernando L.P. Pessoa⁴, (1)Biochemical Engineering Department, Escola de Química - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Biochemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)Biochemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de janeiro, Brazil, (4)Chemical Engineering Department, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de janeiro, Brazil

4-26

Ethanol production from brown macro algae (Laminaria sp.) by acid saccharification and fermentation
Tae Su Jeong II, Won-il Choi Choi II, Chang-Ho Choi Sr. and Kyeong Keun Oh, Applied Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea

4-27

High hexanoic acid production by Megasphaera BS-4 with sodium acetate and butyrate
Byung-Seung Jeon, Seil Kim, Youngsoon Um and Byoung-In Sang, Center for Environmental Technology Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

4-28

Application of a multiplex real-time qPCR for detecting degenerated and non-degenerated Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 in continuous fermentation
Min-Ok Cho¹, Sun-Mi Lee², Youngsoon Um¹ and Byoung-In Sang¹, (1)Center for Environmental Technology Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Hazardous substance research center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

4-29

Effect of C₂-C₃-C₄ organic acids to improve butanol production from ceylon moss sacchrified liquid (CMSL) using solventogenic Clostridia
Younga Kim¹, Tae Young Kim¹, Gyung Soo Kim², Myung-Kyo Shin², Yong Jin Kim², Jeong-Jun Yoon² and In Seop Chang¹, (1)Dept. of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Green Ocean Technology Center, Green Chemistry & Manufacturing System Division,, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Chonan, South Korea

5-07

Biochemical and genetic characterization of three switchgrass CADs
Aaron J. Saathoff¹, Christian Tobias², Scott E. Sattler¹, Eric J. Haas³, Paul Twigg⁴ and Gautam Sarath¹, (1)Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, (2)Western Regional Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA, (3)Chemistry, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, (4)Department of Biology, University of Nebraska, Kearney, Kearney, NE

5-08

Characterizing switchgrass genes encoding monolignol biosynthesis pathway enzymes
Luis L. Escamilla-Treviño¹, Hui Shen¹, Fang Chen¹, Timothy Hernandez¹, Yuhong Tang¹, Yanbin Yin², Ying Xu² and Richard A. Dixon¹, (1)Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

5-09

Validation and use of a fluorescent real-time assay to quantitate COMT activities in bioenergy grasses
Nathan A. Palmer¹, Scott E. Sattler², Aaron J. Saathoff¹ and G. Sarath², (1)Grain, Forage and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, (2)Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE

5-10

A systematic prediction of NAC transcription factors for improving biomass yield and quality in relation to lignocellulosic bioenergy production
Hui Shen¹, Yanbin Yin², Fang Chen¹, Ying Xu² and Richard A. Dixon¹, (1)Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

ID# 14633.pdf

5-11

In search of genetic determinants of a bioenergy sorghum ideotype
Ana Saballos¹, Jeffrey F. Pedersen², Scott Sattler², Zhanguo Xin³ and Wilfred Vermerris¹, (1)Genetics Institute and Agronomy department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE, (3)USDA-ARS, Lubbock, TX

5-12

Field performance of potential biomass feedstocks under no inputs in south Georgia
Joseph E. Knoll¹, William F. Anderson¹, Tim Strickland² and Bob Hubbard², (1)Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Tifton, GA, (2)Southeast Watershed Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Tifton, GA

Knoll et al, Poster-2010.pdf

5-13

Small-scale conversion screen to identify sorghum with superior traits
Tanya Kruse, Anthy Alexiades, Greg East, Bonnie R. Hames and Joon-Hyun Park, Ceres, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA

6-08

Piloting biofuels processes: Scale-up issues from bench to pilot
Dennis Gertenbach and Brian L. Cooper, Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, CO

6-09

Algae production and sugar cane mills: Is there a synergy?
Vadim Kochergin¹, Donal Day¹ and Mark Suhr², (1)Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, (2)MS Process International, Hutchinson, MN

6-10

Comparative economics and yields for mixed alcohols from pre-pulping hemicellulose extracts via three MixAlco™ pathways
Abigail S. Engelberth, Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, M. Clayton Wheeler, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative, University of Maine, Orono, ME and G. Peter van Walsum, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME

ASE_Poster_Symposium.pdf

6-11

Could pulp mills be the biorefineries of the future?
Lisa X. Lai, Renata Bura and Richard Gustafson, School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

6-12

The MicroDrivE-concept: Integration of storage, pre-treatment, ethanol/ biogas production and side-product utilization towards a sustainable biofuel process
Volkmar Passoth¹, Anna Schnürer¹, Mats Sandgren², Ståhlberg Jerry² and Johan Schnürer¹, (1)Dept. of Microbiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden, (2)Dept. of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden

Florida10.pdf

6-13

Development of integrated farm-based biorefinery
Wei Liao¹, Zhengbo Yue¹, Charles Teater¹, Rui Chen², Yan Liu¹, James MacLellan¹, Lauren Deitz¹ and Jan Stevenson², (1)Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (2)Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

7-07

Sustainable biodiesel production from palm using in situ produced glycerol and biomass for raw bioethanol
John A. Posada, Carlos A. Cardona and Luis E. Rincón, Plantas Piloto de Biotecnología y Agroindustria, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Manizales, Manizales, Colombia

7-08

Potential for biofuel and animal feed production from low-input mixed-species feedstocks with comparison to conventional corn stover
Rebecca Garlock¹, Bryan D. Bals¹, Venkatesh Balan² and Bruce E. Dale², (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

9. Becky_Poster_Mixed-Species.pdf

7-09

Designing sustainable biofuel systems: Environmental and land use impacts
Bryan D. Bals¹, Seungdo Kim², Pragnya Lavanya Eranki² and Bruce E. Dale³, (1)Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering and Material Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

Bryan poster - Technical potential.pdf

7-10

Land usage in a sustainable landscape, feedstock logistics and the operation of Regional Biomass Processing Depots (RBPDs)
Pragnya Lavanya Eranki and Bruce E. Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

9-07

Implications of biomass storage systems for a life cycle inventory of greenhouse gas emissions from ethanol production
Nathan S. Mosier, LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and Isaac Emery, LORRE, Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ecological Sciences and Engineering IGP, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

9-08

A comparative cost analysis of perennial herbaceous energy crops and short-rotation woody crops
Laurence Eaton, Erin Wilkerson, Robert Perlack and Anthony Turhollow, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

12-07

Integration of succinic acid and ethanol production with potential application in a corn or barley biorefinery
Nhuan P. Nghiem, Kevin B. Hicks and David B. Johnston, Crop Conversion Science and Engineering, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA

12-08

Techno-economic evaluation of biogas production from stillage in a spruce-to-ethanol process
Zsolt Barta¹, Kati Réczey¹ and Guido Zacchi², (1)Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

SIM_final_0415.pdf

12-09

Lignin recovery in aqueous ammonia pre-treatment of switchgrass
Steven R. Sherman, Alternative Energy/Energy Security and Engineering, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC and Maximilian Gorensek, Process Modeling and Computational Chemistry, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC

12-10

Energetic gains obtained with the use of recovery technologies in the fermentation to produce biobutanol
Giovane de Lima Cezário, Adriano Pinto Mariano, Tassia Lopes Junqueira, Caliane B. B. Costa and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

poster 15060.pdf

12-11

Beyond pretreatment: Pre-processing of biomass coupled with on-line measurement techniques
Shannon Ewanick¹, Renata Bura¹, Richard Gustafson¹ and Brian Marquardt², (1)School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, (2)Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

12-13

Molecular modeling study of carboxylic acids, furfural and HMF extraction from biomass hydrolysates
David L. Grzenia, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, Xianghong Qian, Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO and Ranil Wickramasinghe, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

12-14

Application of membrane technologies in the two-step fermentation process to produce butanol
Jianjun Du, Robert Beitle, Edgar Clausen and Jamie Hestekin, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

12-15

Profiling biomass pretreatment hydrolysates by ultra performance liquid chromatography - ion mobility - high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-IM-MS)
Christopher Becker, Sharon Munisamy and C. Kevin Chambliss, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX

12-16

Continuous hydrogen production from molasses co-fermenting with liquid swine manure in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor
Xiao Wu¹, Jun Zhu¹ and Wanying Yao², (1)Univerisity of Minnesota, Waseca, MN, (2)Univerisity of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

12-17

Microbial load of switchgrass before and after pretreatment
Helen Wick, Elizabeth M. Martin and D. J. Carrier, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

12-18

Dissolved air flotation (DAF) for recovery of suspended solids from pretreated bagasse streams
Keith Miller and Vadim Kochergin, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA

12-19

Solvent impregnated resins as an in situ product recovery tool
Corjan van Den Berg¹, Mark Roelands², Dirk Verdoes², Paul Bussmann² and Luuk van der Wielen¹, (1)Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands, (2)Separation Technology, Dutch Institute for Applied Sciences (TNO), Delft, Netherlands

12-20

Integrated biological hydrogen and methane production: A techno-economic study of the impact of fermentation strategies on production cost
Mattias Ljunggren and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

PosterMattiasLj.pdf

12-21

Performance of an integrated bio-based process for production of ethanol from corn stover
Nancy Dowe, Ali Mohagheghi, Gary McMillen, David Humbird and Daniel J. Schell, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

12-22

Measurement of effective diffusivity in cellulosic fiber suspensions using magnetic resonance imaging
Emilio J. Tozzi, David M. Lavenson, Michael J. McCarthy and Robert L. Powell, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

12-23

Biotechnological process for obtaining new products derived of tropical fruits by Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
Suzane M. Araujo¹, Cristina Ferraz², Jane J. S. Moreira¹, Narendra Narain¹ and Roberto Rodrigues de Souza², (1)Department of Food Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil

Jane M poster 32 symposium PP 97-2003.pdf

12-24

Performance of solid-liquid separation processes on lignocellulosic biomass slurries
David A. Sievers and Daniel J. Schell, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

12-25

Identification and quantitation of water extractives in selected sorghum variants
Richard S. Sevcik¹, William L. Rooney² and C. Kevin Chambliss¹, (1)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX, (2)Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Biomass meeting 2010 sorghum.pdf

12-26

Sugarcane bagasse enzymatic hydrolysis: Rheological studies as criteria to impeller selection
Leonardo Tupi Caldas Pereira¹, Lucas Tupi Caldas Pereira¹, Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira², Suely Pereira Freitas³ and Elba P. S. Bon², (1)Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)Escola de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12-27

Activation and inhibition in foam fractionation of proteins using organic and inorganic materials
Daniel B. Vocelle and Robert D. Tanner, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

12-28

Soluble polyelectrolytes for efficienct enzyme recovery, solids flocculation and inhibitory compound removal from pine wood hydrolyzate
Todd J. Menkhaus, Phillip Squillace, Devon Burke, Brian Carter and Raghunandan Guarram, Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

12-29

Analysis of nutritional composition and detoxification of Jatropha curcas cake after solid-state fermentation
Taís da S. Rosa¹, Aline M. Castro², Alexandre G. Torres¹ and Denise M. G. Freire¹, (1)Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Cenpes, Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12-30

Biosurfactant production optimization using response surface
Cristina Ferraz¹, Álvaro A. Araújo² and Roberto Rodrigues de Souza¹, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil

poster 32 symposium PP 97-2003 [Modo de Compatibilidade].pdf

12-31

Evaluation of mathematical models for the effects of initial substrate concentration on ethanol fermentation of cashew apple juice by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Álvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro¹, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha², Gorete de Ribeiro Macedo³ and Luciana R. B. Gonçalves¹, (1)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

12-32

Purification and characterization of endoxylanases produced by Bacillus circulans D1 on maltose as carbon source
Daniela Alonso Bocchini-Martins, Biology, Biochemistry and Applied Microbiology Laboratory, São Paulo State University – UNESP/IBILCE, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, Rodrigo S. R. Leite, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais(FCBA) - Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Dourados, Brazil, Heloiza F. Alves-Prado, Food Tecnology Department - DFTASE, UNESP, Ilha Solteira, Brazil, Gomes, E. Gomes, Biology, São Paulo State University-UNESP/IBILCE, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil and R. Da Silva, Biochemistry and Applied Microbiology Laboratory, São Paulo State University – UNESP/IBILCE, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil

12-33

Experimental design 2³ to evaluate the ethanol production by Klebsiella pneumonia
Jouciane de Sousa Silva¹, Jocélia de Sousa Mendes², Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha³, Regiane Silva Pinheiro¹, Giovanilton Ferreira Silva¹ and Andrea Lopes de Oliveira Ferreira⁴, (1)Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Engenharia Química, Unversidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Brazil, (4)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

12-34

Immobilization of Saccharomyces cerevisae in cashew apple bagasse for ethanol production
Diego R. Gondim, Alexandre Pacheco and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves, Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Poster12-34.pdf

12-35

Thorium uptake by microalgal cells: Toxicity and bioaccumulation
Juliana Cristina de Queiroz, Serviço de Análises Ambientais, Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ana Cristina de Melo Ferreira, Serviço de Análises Ambientais, Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro and Antonio Carlos A. da Costa, Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia Quimica, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro - Instituto de Quimica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12-36

Optimization of biosurfactant production from glycerol by Pseudomonas aeruginosa EQ 109 using factorial design 2³
Francisca Pessôa De França¹, Flávia P.B. dos Santos¹ and Lea Maria de Almeida Lopes², (1)Biochemistry Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Instituto de Macromoléculas Professora Eloisa Mano, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

12-37

High-level expression and optimization of 648 Antigen from Leishmania chagasi
Michelle Rossana Vaz Sr., Sirtys Sla, Everaldo SS, Daniella Ram and Gorete RM, Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil

Banner EUA 2010.pdf

12-38

Role of cell wall composition on the flocculation of green microalgae
Yu-Shen Cheng¹, Yi Zheng¹, Orn-U-Ma Tanadul², John Labavitch², Ann Powell² and Jean VanderGheynst¹, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Plant Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

12-39

Detoxification of steam exploded biomass by drying
Francesco Zimbardi, Silvana Tedeschi, Egidio Viola, Antonio Villone and Giacobbe Braccio, Biomass Unit, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy

poster USA 2010 detoxy ADATTATO A4.pdf

12-40

Characterization of xanthan gum produced starting from sugarcane broth
Sandra Faria¹, Carmen Lúcia de Oliveira Petkowicz², Miriam Maria de Resende¹, Sérgio Antônio Lemos Morais³, Manuel Gonzalo Hernandez Terrones³ and Vicelma Luiz Cardoso¹, (1)Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Uberlândia Federal University, Uberlândia, Brazil, (2)Centro Politécnico, Universidade Federal do Paraná., Curitiba, Brazil, (3)Chemical Institute, Uberlândia Federal University, Uberlândia, Brazil

12-41

Microbial production and characterization of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) from a Bacillus sp. strain isolated from marine sediments
Juan C. Higuita¹, Javier M. Naranjo¹, Jimmy A. Lopez², M. A. Cubitto³ and M. A. Villar², (1)Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Manizales, Manizales, Colombia, (2)Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química, UNS-CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Argentina, (3)Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, UNS, Bahía Blanca, Argentina

12-42

Anhydrous bioethanol production process: Energy evaluation of concentration and dehydration processes
Tassia L. Junqueira, Rubens Maciel Filho and Maria Regina Wolf-Maciel, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

12-43

Investigation of the fermentability of hydrolysate mixed with molasses and their impacts on bioethanol production
Sarita C. Rabelo¹, Rafael Ramos de Andrade¹, Francisco Maugeri Filho², Rubens Maciel Filho¹ and Aline Carvalho da Costa¹, (1)Department of Chemical Processes – School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Department of Food Engineering– School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

12-44

Preparation and fuel properties of mixtures of soybean oil methyl and ethyl esters
Hem Joshi¹, Dr. Terry H. Walker¹, Bryan R. Moser² and Joe Toler³, (1)Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, (2)National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Peoria, IL, (3)Applied Economics and Statistics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

12-45

Replacing petrochemical feed stock chemicals via non-food compatible fermentation processes
Jim Wynn, MBI, Lansing, MI

Poster Session 1: Poster Session One Sponsored by Genencor