8: Biomass Pretreatment and Fractionation ll

Tuesday, May 3, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Grand Ballroom B, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Chair:
A. R. P. van Heiningen
Co-chair:
Ashutosh Mittal
1:30 PM
Pretreatment with alkali and oxygen to produce highly hydrolysable cellulose and sulfur-free lignin
Matti Siika-aho1, Anne Kallioinen1, Maija Hakola2, Anikó Várnai3, Stella Rovio1, Tiina Riekkola2, Tarja Tamminen1, Timo Repo2, Liisa Viikari3, Markku Leskelä2 and Niklas von Weymarn1, (1)VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, (3)Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2:30 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Kinetic modeling and simulation of steam explosion and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse
Marcelo B. W. Saad, Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Technological Research Institute - IPT, São Paulo - SP, Brazil and Adilson Roberto Gonçalves, University of São Paulo and Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Lorena and Campinas, Brazil
3:30 PM
Simplified process for ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse using hydrolysate-resistant Escherichia coli strain MM160
Claudia C. Geddes1, Mike Mullinnix2, Ismael U. Nieves1, Ralph W. Hoffman1, K. T. Shanmugam3 and L.O Ingram3, (1)University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)University of Florida, FL, (3)Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
4:00 PM
Role of hemicellulose-lignin oligomers dissolution in flowthrough pretreatment of Miscanthus
Lishi Yan1, Taiying Zhang2, Bin Yang1 and Charles Wyman2, (1)Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA, (2)University of California, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA
4:30 PM
High-solids extrusion, hydrolysis and fermentation of corn stover to ethanol using a thermophilic Geobacillus strain
Lew P. Christopher1, Vasudeo Zambare2, Aditya Bhalla1, Kasiviswanath Muthukumarappan3 and Rajesh K. Sani1, (1)Center for Bioprocessing R&D and Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Center for Bioprocessing R&D, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, Rapid City, SD, (3)Center for Bioprocessing R&D and Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
5:00 PM
Chemical, structural and morphological changes on the bagasse pretreated with ozone
Rodolfo Travaini1, Marian D. M. Otero2, Monica Coca3, Roberto Da-Silva1, Eleni Gomes1 and Silvia Bolado3, (1)Chemistry and Environmental Science, UNESP, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)chool of Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering, Universidad del Valle, Santiago de Cali, Colombia, (3)Departament of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
5:30 PM
Evaluation of the biotechnological potential of sugarcane straw for second generation ethanol production
Patrycia G. Melo1, Gabriel J. V. Betancur1, Kelly Cristina N. R. Pedro1, Nei Pereira Jr.1 and Paulo I. Hargreaves2, (1)Department of biochemical engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Biochemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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