PS1: Poster Session 1

Monday, May 2, 2011: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Grand Ballroom C-D, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Microbial Science and Technology I: Systems/Synthetic Biology Approaches and Genetic
Metabolic engineering of the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for isoprene production
Christopher H. Calvey, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Heterologous expression of cellulases in the filmentous fungus Neurospora crassa
Christine M. Roche, Harvey W. Blanch and Douglas S. Clark, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Effects of expression of NADH-dependent xylose reductase on ethanol fermentation from xylose in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sung-Haeng Lee, Young-Wook Chin, Hyung-Rho Lee and Jin-Ho Seo, Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Microbial distribution and characterization from termite midgut
Tingting Li and Shulin Chen, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Genome-wide screening of the furan-detoxifying genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Jung-Eun Lee1, Hyun Min Koo2, Hye-Jin Lee3, Young-Kyoung Park2, Sung Min Park2, Jae Chan Park2, Yong-Cheol Park3, Dae-Hyuk Kweon4 and Jin-Ho Seo1, (1)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Yongin, South Korea, (3)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (4)Department of Genetic Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, South Korea
Fed-batch production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid from glycerol by recombinant Escherichia coli expressing Lactobacillus brevis glycerol dehydratase cluster and E. coli K12 aldehyde dehydrogenase
Kwang-Wook Kim1, Su-Ryang Kwak1, Sang-Min Jung1, Jung-Hyun Jo1, 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
Small heat shock protein expression improves alcohol tolerance of Escherichia coli
Sarah M. Huffer1, Andreas Matern2, Harvey W. Blanch1 and Douglas S. Clark1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkeley, CA
Analysis of cellulase expression in multiple beta-glucosidase knockout strain of Neurospora crassa
Weihua Wu1, Zhiliang Fan2 and Lynn Nguyen1, (1)Department of Bio&Ag Engineering, University of California,Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Production of 2,3-butanediol by Klebsiella oxytoca NBR2-4 in a defined medium
Sung-Hyuk Han1, Sung-Eun Jo1, Soo-Young Jun1, Kyungmoon Park2 and Yong Cheol Park1, (1)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Hongik University, Chungnam, South Korea
Ethanol production from waste paper industry using the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process by Zymomonas mobilis
Danielle Silveira1, Jessica Delgadillo2, Luis Claudio Carlos1, Elcio R. Borges Sr.3, Nei Pereira Jr.4 and Paulo I. Hargreaves1, (1)Biochemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (3)Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (4)LADEBIO/School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Transformation of Escherichia coli with saccharification enzymes for fuel ethanol production from pectin-rich biomass
Meredith C. Edwards, Emily DeCrescenzo Henriksen and Joy Peterson, Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Effect of cations and anions on glucose/xylose co-fermentation and the distribution of intracellular metabolites of recombinant S. cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)
Elizabeth Casey1, Nathan S. Mosier1, Zachary Stockdale2, Nancy W. Y. Ho3, Jiri Adamec4 and Miroslav Sedlak1, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, (3)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (4)Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Screening of oleaginous fungal strains from soybean plants
Yan Mi and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Ethanol tolerance of Schizosaccharomyces pombe under aerobic and anaerobic conditions supports utility for cellulosic ethanol production
Kevin C. Reilly1, Joshua Kitner2 and Christopher C. Beatty2, (1)Molecular and Cellular Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, (2)Trillium FiberFuels, Inc, Corvallis, OR
Inhibitor-tolerant mutants of the pentose-fermenting yeast Pachysolen tannophilus
Nicole K. Harner, Paramjit K. Bajwa, Jack T. Trevors and Hung Lee, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Assessment of acclimatization of hemicellulosic hydrolysate from sugarcane bagasse by Pichia stipitis and ranking of toxicity of cellular inhibitors
Felipe P. Oliveira, Gabriel J. Betancur and Nei Pereira Jr Sr., Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Efficient fermentation of biomass sugars to succinic acid
Heng Shao, Bin Li, Dawei Yuan, Patricia Relue and Sasidhar Varanasi, Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Examination of the xylan degradation in Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum by deletion analysis
Kara Podkaminer1, Adam Guss2, Heather L. McKenzie3, Charles Wyman3 and Lee R. Lynd1, (1)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (2)Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, BioEnergy Science Center, Riverside, CA
Novel approach to improve xylose to xylitol biological conversion by Candida guilliermondii and Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Azra Vajzovic, Renata Bura and Sharon L Doty, School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
High expression levels of XYL2 coding for xylitol dehydrogenase promise efficient xylose fermentation by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Soo Rin Kim, Suk-Jin Ha, Won Heong Lee and Yong-Su Jin, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Optimization of xylose-assimilating pathway for constructing efficient xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Soo Rin Kim, Suk-Jin Ha, Nathania Rosaline Kwee, Heejin Kim, Jenny Yang, Hamee Choi, Won Heong Lee and Yong-Su Jin, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Closing the carbon balance: Understanding carbon recovery in Clostridium thermocellum (ATCC 27405) with the help of an automated sampling system
Lucas D. Ellis1, Evert K. Holwerda1, Stephen R. Rogers2, David A. Hogsett2, Xiongjun Shao1 and Lee R. Lynd1, (1)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (2)Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH
Systematic search and study of lignocellulose degrading fungi isolated from environmental samples
Prachand Shrestha1, Rafael I. Silverman y de la Vega2, Timothy M. Szaro3, Thomas D. Bruns3 and John W. Taylor3, (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (3)Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Molecular breeding of lignin-degrading fungi for the pretreatment of woody biomass in the production of bioethanol
Hirofumi Hirai1, Tatsuki Sugiura2, Hirokazu Kawagishi2, Ichiro Kamei3, Toshio Mori4 and Ryuichiro Kondo4, (1)Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan, (2)Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan, (3)Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan, (4)Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
Statistical optimization of medium compositions toward butanol production from glycerol using Clostridium pasteurianum DSM525
Chuloo Moon, Byoung-In Sang and Youngsoon Um, Clean Energy Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
Physiology underlying regulation of xylose and glucose fermentations by Spathaspora passalidarum
Tanya M. Long1, Laura B. Willis2, Yi-Kai Su3, Alan J. Higbee1, Robert A. Zinkel1 and Thomas W. Jeffries4, (1)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (4)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI
Cellulolytic activity of microbes isolated from the guts of wood-feeding beetles in Indonesia
Kyria L. Boundy-Mills1, Irnayuli R. Sitepu2, Atit Kanti3, Arif Nurkanto3, Agustinus J. Nugroho3, Sarah Faulina2 and Nathan M. Schiff4, (1)Food Science and Technology, CIFAR, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Ministry of Forestry, Bogor, Indonesia, (3)LIPI Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, Indonesia, (4)Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Stoneville, MS
The itaconic acid production gene cluster in Aspergillus terreus
Shuang Deng, Jon Magnuson and Scott Baker, Chemical and Biological Process Development Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
Consolidated bioprocessing of algal biomass to ammonium carboxylates by rumen microorganisms using anaerobic sequencing batch reactor (ASBR)
Baisuo Zhao Sr., Jingwei Ma, Craig Frear and Shulin Chen, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
High efficiency, high temperature C5 sugar fermentation
Rasmus Lund Andersen, Thomas Kvist, Philip Teller, Finn Beldring, Troels Hilstrøm and Marie J. Mikkelsen, BioGasol ApS, Ballerup, Denmark
Efficient ethanol production by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae with simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of cellulose and xylose
Won-Heong Lee, Suk-Jin Ha, Soo Rin Kim and Yong-Su Jin, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Consolidated bioprocessing of recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of bioethanol from pretreated barley straw
Sung Ok Han1, Jeong Eun Hyeon1, Woo Jung Jeon1, Sun Young Whang1 and Gi-Wook Choi2, (1)School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Changhae Institute of Cassava and Ethanol Research, Changhae Ethanol Co., Ltd, Jeonju, South Korea
Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable of simultaneous cellobiose and xylose fermentation
Suk-Jin HA1, Jonathan M. Galazka2, Soo Rin Kim1, Jin-Ho Choi1, Xiaomin Yang3, Jin-Ho Seo4, N. Louise Glass5, Jamie H. D. Cate6 and Yong-Su Jin1, (1)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (3)Energy Bioscience Institute, BP Biofuel-Business Unit, Berkeley, CA, (4)Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (5)Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (6)Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Mutant Clostridium thermocellum alcohol dehydrogenase confers improved ethanol tolerance
Steven Brown1, Adam Guss2, Tatiana Karpinets1, Jerry M. Parks1, Nikolai Smolin1, Shihui Yang1, Miram L. Land1, Dawn M. Klingeman1, Ashwini Bhandiwad2, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.1, Babu Raman1, Xiongjun Shao2, Jonathan Mielenz1, Jeremy C. Smith1, Martin Keller1 and Lee Lynd2, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College and BioEnergy Science Center, Hanover, NH
Biomass Supply and Logistics
Wood pellets; does densification effect their suitability as a biomass-to-ethanol feedstock?
Zahra Tooyserkani1, Linoj Kumar2, Shahab Sokhansanj3, J.N. Saddler2, X. Bi1 and C. J. Lim1, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)University of British Columbia, Forest Products Biotechnolgy/Bioenergy Research Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Grassohol - Conversion of high sugar grasses to alcohol based transport fuel
Stephen M. Morris1, David N. Bryant2, Dave S Thomas1, Steve Fish2 and Joe A. Gallagher2, (1)Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom, (2)Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystywth, United Kingdom
Susceptibility of ensiled corn stover to pretreatment for biofuel production
Allison E. Ray1, William A. Smith2 and Mark E. Delwiche2, (1)Biofuels & Renewable Energy Technologies, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, (2)Biological Systems, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Sugar release during pipeline transport of biomass
Mahdi Vaezi1, Amit Kumar1 and David Bressler2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, (2)Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Enzyme Science and Technology I
Liquefaction and hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulose at high solids concentration using commercial enzymes and novel thermostable enzymes
Pernille A. Skovgaard, Claus Felby and Henning Jørgensen, Danish Center for Forest and Landscape, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
A comparison of methods for quantifying changes in the organization/accessibility of cellulose after swelling treatments
Keith Gourlay, Valdeir Arantes and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The enhancement of enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses by accessory enzymes such as xylanase: Is it an additive or synergistic effect?
Jinguang Hu, Valdeir Arantes and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Enzyme recycling as a strategy to reduce enzyme hydrolysis costs: The enzyme adsorption and activity profiles observed during hydrolysis of steam pretreated corn stover
Amadeus Pribowo, Valdeir Arantes and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Continuous enzyme production and enzymatic hydrolysis of alkali-pretreated sugar cane bagasse by Cellulomonas flavigena PR-22
Oscar Rojas-Rejón1, Hector Poggi-Varaldo1, Alfredo Martinez-Jimenez2, Eliseo Cristiani-Urbina3, Ana Ramos-Valdivia1 and Teresa Ponce-Noyola1, (1)Biotechnology and Bioengineering, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico D. F., Mexico, (2)Ingenieria Celular y Biocatalisis, IBT-UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, (3)Ingenieria Bioquimica, ENCB-IPN, Mexico D. F., Mexico
Ethanol and cellulase production from waste fiber sludge using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation and recombinant Aspergillus niger
Adnan Cavka1, Björn Alriksson2, Shaunita H. Rose3, Willem H. van Zyl3 and Leif J. Jönsson1, (1)Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, (2)Processum Biorefinery Initiative AB, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, (3)Department of Microbiology, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Importance of xylanases and mannanases in the total hydrolysis of biomass
Anikó Várnai1, Matti Siika-aho2 and Liisa Viikari1, (1)Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, (2)Biotechnology, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
Cellulase adsorption capacity and substrate reactivity of NMMO-regenerated cellulose
Mahdi Khodaverdi1, Azam Jeihanipour2 and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III1, (1)School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Characteristics of cellulase binding to cellulose allomorphs and pretreated lignocellulosics during enzymatic saccharification
Dahai Gao, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Venkatesh Balan and Bruce E. Dale, Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI
Label-free quantitative proteomics distinguish the cellulolytic enzyme systems between two closely related Caldicellulosiruptor species and reveal glycosidase variations as a function of carbon substrate type
Adriane Lochner1, Richard J. Giannone2, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.1, Manesh B. Shah2, Jonathan R. Mielenz1, Martin Keller1, Garabed Antranikian3, David E. Graham1 and Robert L. Hettich2, (1)Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Technical Microbiology, Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
Residues of agro-industry processing as substrate for production of xylanases from Aspergillus species
Gilvan C. Duarte, Caio O. Gorgulho Silva, Leonora R. S. Moreira, Félix G. Siqueira and Edivaldo X. Ferreira Filho, Cellular Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
Deconstruction of ionic liquid pretreated lignocellulosic biomass using mono-component cellulases and hemicellulases and commercial mixtures
Christopher J. Barr1, Indira P. Samayam1, Jeffrey A. Mertens2 and Constance A. Schall1, (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Fermentation Biotechnology, USDA - ARS NCAUR, Peoria, IL
Sequence analysis of glycoside hydrolase family 7 cellobiohydrolases for research and licensing opportunities
Stacy A. Cremers1, Gregg T. Beckham2, William S. Adney3, Michael E. Himmel3, Eric Payne1 and John Stolpa1, (1)Commercialization and Technology Transfer, NREL, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Science Center, NREL, Golden, CO, (3)Biosciences Center, NREL, Golden, CO
Glycosyl hydrolase enzyme production from agricutural wastes by T. reesei
Kelly C. Williams1, Ruihong Zhang2 and Tina Jeoh2, (1)Biological Systems Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
A scaled-up process for separating CBH1 from Spezyme CP cellulase
Zhuoliang Ye1, Andrew N. Lane2 and R. Eric Berson1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, (2)Dept of Chemistry and Center of Environmental and Analytical Metabolomics, James Graham Brown Cancer Center and University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Biodiesel production using immobilized Thermomyces lanuguinosa lipase
Joceline Joseph Karimpil, J. S. Melo and S.F. D'Souza, Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Department, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
Production of laccase by fungi isolated from soil of differents times of sugarcane crop
Tássia C. Egea1, Andre Rodrigues2, R. Da Silva3 and E. Gomes3, (1)Laboratório de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Aplicada, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, (3)Laboratorio de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Aplicada, IBILCE – Instituto de Biociencias Letras e Ciencias Exatas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Enzymatic saccharification and ethanol fermentation of residual cellulose divided from macroalgae, 3rd generation biomass
Jung Youn Choi1, Ah Reum Park1, Ji Yeon Hong1, Yong Jin Kim1, Jae Jin Kim2 and Jeong-Jun Yoon1, (1)Eco Technology Center, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Chonan, South Korea, (2)Division of Environmental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
Effects of mixing and power consumption on the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocelluloses
Benny Palmqvist, Magnus Wiman and Gunnar Lidén, Dept. Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Production and application of beta-(1→3) glucanase from Trichoderma harzianum Rifai in the hydrolysis of beta-glucan of Agaricus blazei  
Andreia A. J. Carneiro1, Ellen C. Giese2, Aneli M. Barbosa3, Guilherme F. Menezes1, Thamires C. C Paulino1, Eleni Gomes1 and Roberto DaSilva1, (1)Biochemistry and Applied Microbiology Laboratory, São Paulo State University-UNESP/IBILCE, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)Biorefining Research Initiative, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, (3)Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department, Londrina State University-UEL, Londrina, Brazil
Experimental and computational investigations of cellobiohydrolase complexation behavior
Jerome Fox1, Seth E. Levine1, Douglas S. Clark2 and Harvey W. Blanch1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkeley, CA
Enzymatic hydrolysis inhibition following dilute acid pretreatment of cornstover, pine and mixed hardwood feedstocks
Mahdieh Aghazadeh1, C. Kevin Chambliss2 and G. Peter vanWalsum1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, (2)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Extremophilc laccase activity in aqueous/ionic liquid systems for oxidation of lignin
Katherine Pfeiffer1, Douglas S. Clark2 and Harvey W. Blanch2, (1)Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkeley, CA, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, Berkeley, CA
Understanding the cellulosome enzyme complex
Yannick J. Bomble1, Gregg T. Beckham2, 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
Two-step hydrolysis with thermostable liquefying and secondary saccharifying enzymes
Nóra Szijártó1, Matti Siika-aho2, Terhi Puranen3 and Liisa Viikari1, (1)Department of Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, (2)VTT Biotechnology, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland, (3)Roal Oy, Rajamäki, Finland
Indirect method for quantification of cellular biomass in a solid containing medium used for cellulase production
Ana Laura G. Bachin1, Fernanda M. da Cunha1, Teresa C. Zangirolami1 and Cristiane Sanchez Farinas2, (1)Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil, (2)Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, São Carlos, Brazil
Using Amazon forest fungi and agricultural residues as a strategy to improve cellulase production efficiency
Priscila da Silva Delabona1, Rosangela D. P. Buzon Pirota1, Carla Aloia Codima1, Célia Regina Tremacoldi1, Andre Rodrigues2 and Cristiane Sanchez Farinas1, (1)Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, São Carlos, Brazil, (2)Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, Brazil
Effect of cellulolytic lignins on enzyme adsorption and hydrolysis in filter paper test systems
Claus Felby, Søren Barsberg and Frederic Petersen, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Improvement of the DSM thermophilic enzyme system for lignocellulose degradation
Panagiotis Sarantinopoulos1, John Perkins2, Piet van Egmond1, Manoj Kumar3 and Hein Stam1, (1)DSM White Biotechnology B.V., Delft, Netherlands, (2)DSM Food Specialties USA, Inc., Parsippany, NJ, (3)DSM White Biotechnology B.V., Fremont, CA
Evaluation of novel oxalate decarboxylases in industrial bleaching filtrates and in pulp mill experiments
Sandra Winestrand1, Anders Sjöde1, Pierre Cassland2, Lars Hildén3, Nils-Olof Nilvebrant4 and Leif J. Jönsson5, (1)Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden, (2)Novozymes, Bagsværd, Denmark, (3)Holmen Paper AB, Norrköping, Sweden, (4)Borregaard, Sarpsborg, Norway, (5)Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Replacing crude oil by renewable biomass sugar through a novel synthetic enzymatic technology
Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering Department, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Kinetic characterization of Trichoderma reesei CL847 TR3002: An improved strain producing a highly improved cellulolytic cocktail
Fadhel ben Chaabane1, Etienne Jourdier1, Rachel Licht1, Antoine Margeot1, Nicolas Lopes-Ferreira1, Laurent Fourage2, Gilles Ravot2 and Frédéric Monot1, (1)IFP Energies nouvelles, Rueil-Malmaison, France, (2)Protéus, Nimes, France
Gene design parameters to optimize enzyme yield in microbial hosts
Mark Welch, Sridhar Govindarajan, Jon Ness, Alan Villalobos, Jeremy Minshull, Claes Gustafsson and David McElroy, DNA2.0, Inc., Menlo Park, CA
Cellotriose assays as a specific measure of cellobiohydrolase activity
Faye Du, Bradley Kelemen, Thijs Kaper and Edmund Larenas, Genencor, Danisco US Inc., Palo Alto, CA
Biomass Physicochemical Analysis
High throughput characterization of plant biomass through glycome profiling using cell wall glycan-directed monoclonal antibodies
Sivakumar Pattathil, Jeffrey Miller, Heather McCormick, Virginia Brown and Michael G. Hahn, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Measuring the progress of lignocellulosic fermentation using Raman spectroscopy
Shannon Ewanick1, Renata Bura1, Richard Gustafson1, Brian Marquardt2 and Wesley Thompson2, (1)School of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, (2)Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Rapid determination of syringyl to guaiacyl ratios using Raman spectroscopy
Lan Sun1, Patanjali Varanasi2, Fan Yang3, Dominique Loqué3, Blake A. Simmons1 and Seema Singh1, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Technology Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (3)Feedstock Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Validation of an automated bench-scale pretreatment method to estimate feedstock reactivity during dilute-acid pretreatment
Christopher J. Scarlata, Ryan M. Ness, Edward J. Wolfrum and Nicholas J. Nagle, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Characterization of alkali extracted hardwood hemicellulose and lignin for solubility-based separations in a forest biorefinery
Ryan Stoklosa and David Hodge, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Liquid ammonia driven structural crossover in a cellulose Iβ fibril: A molecular dynamics study
Giovanni Bellesia, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group (T6) and Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, Shishir P. S. Chundawat, Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, 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
Biomass compositional analysis - Summative mass closure and method uncertainties
Justin Sluiter, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Comparative study of chemical composition of lignocellulosic materials using analytical methodology developed for sugarcane bagasse
Caroline J. A. Rocha1, Vinícius F. N. Silva1, Adilson R. Gonçalves1, Maria T. B. Pimenta2 and George J. M. Rocha2, (1)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Campinas, Brazil
Methods for determining sugars and hydroxymethyl furfural in biomass
Lipika Basumallick, Deanna Hurum and Jeffrey S. Rohrer, Applications Laboratory, Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
Integrated study of drying and characterization of several lignocellulosic materials by chemical composition, X-ray diffraction analysis and FTIR spectra
Alexis Faneite1, Alexis Ferrer2, Lauris Urribarri3, Juan Villegas4 and Edgar Gnansounou4, (1)Chemical Engineering School, Chemical Engineering Laboratory, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela, (2)Instituto Zuliano de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, La Cañada de Urdaneta, Venezuela, (3)Chemistry Department, Analytical Instrumental Laboratory, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Vietnam, (4)Bioenergy and Energetic Planning, Swiss Federal Institute of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Compositional analysis of biomass feedstocks via near infrared spectroscopy for second generation bioethanol production
Célien Fitoussi1, Simone Chiesa1, Juan Villegas1, Edgar Gnansounou1, Carlos Alciaturi2 and Alexis Ferrer3, (1)Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group (BPE), Swiss Federal Institute of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, (2)Quimiometría, Instituto Zuliano de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, La Cañada de Urdaneta, Venezuela, (3)Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Instituto Zuliano de Investigaciones Científicas, La Cañada de Urdaneta, Venezuela
Analysis of carbohydrates in pretreated biomass hydrolyzate Liquor: A comparison between two HPLC methods
Deborah A. Hyman and Christopher J. Scarlata, National Bioenergy Center-Biomass Analysis Team, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Effect of ionic liquid pretreatment on the structure of a model technical lignin
Gang Cheng1, Michael Kent1, Lilin He2, Patanjali Varanasi1, Kai Deng3, Kunlun Hong4, Yuri Melnichenko2, Blake Simmons1 and Seema Singh1, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (2)Neutron Scattering Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Technology Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (4)Center for Nanophase Materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Comparative analysis of the chemical composition of cane bagasse and cane straw
Danielle Szczerbowski, Ana Paula Pitarelo, Wiviane P. Gomes, Rafael Marangoni, Arion Zandoná Filho and Luiz P. Ramos, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
Identification of biomass fermentation inhibitors using chemometric modeling of HPLC-UV data
Negar Hedayatifar, Dennis H. Rabbe, Kenneth W. Busch and C. Kevin Chambliss, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, Waco, TX
Using NIR/PLS for the rapid analysis of acid pretreated slurries
Amie Sluiter, Courtney Payne and Ed Wolfrum, National Bioenergy Center, NREL, Golden, CO
Use of thermogravimetry in air to determine the biomass composition
Francesco Zimbardi, Cesare Freda, Vito Valerio, Francesco Nanna and Egidio Viola, Laboratory of Technology and Equipment for Biomass and Solar Thermal Energy, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy
Yield stress of cellulosic suspensions during flow using magnetic resonance imaging
David M. Lavenson1, Emilio J. Tozzi1, Michael J. McCarthy2 and Robert L. Powell1, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Improvement in HPLC separation of acetic acid and levulinic acid in the profiling of biomass hydrolysate
Rui Xie1, Maobing Tu1, Yonnie Wu2 and Sushil Adhikari3, (1)School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (3)Department of Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Using NIR/PLS for the analysis of multiple herbaceous feedstocks
Courtney Payne, Amie Sluiter and Ed Wolfrum, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Biomass Pretreatment and Fractionation ll
Pretreatment of lignocellulose biomass by dialkylphosphate-based ionic liquids and fermentation by Clostridium sp
Ashutosh Gupta1, M. F. Thomas2, Y. V. Nancharaiah1, J. F. Wishart2, J. Dunn3 and A. J. Francis1, (1)Environmental Sciences, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, (2)Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, (3)Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY
Overcoming the recalcitrance of softwood, hardwood and grass by ionic liquid and dilute acid pretreatment
Chenlin Li, Lan Sun, Blake Simmons and Seema Singh, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Influence of organosolv pretreatment conditions in glucose and ethanol production from sugar cane bagasse
Lucia Daniela Wolf1, Roberto C. Giordano1, George J. M. Rocha2, Carlos E.V. Rossell2 and Raquel L. C. Giordano1, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Bioethanol Science and Technology Center (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil
Structural kinetic models for steam-assisted, dilute-acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
Andrew J. Griggs, Erik M. Kuhn and Melvin P. Tucker, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Comparison of batch and semi-continuous processes to improve solids concentrations during hydrothermal and dilute acid pretreatment
Deepti Tanjore, Mirvat A. Ebrik and Charles E. Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA
Utilization of sweet sorghum bagasse for lipid production
Yanna Liang, Choudhary Ruplal, Yi Cui, Tianyu Tang, Thara Siddaramu and Arosha Loku Umagiliyage, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
The influence of lignin on the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomass substrates
Seiji Nakagame, Richard P. Chandra, John F. Kadla and Jack N. Saddler, Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Improved ethanol production from acid-pretreated bagasse using Escherichia coli strain MM160
Ismael U. Nieves1, Claudia C. Geddes1, Michael T. Mullinix1, Ralph W. Hoffman2, Zhaohui Tong2 and Lonnie O. Ingram1, (1)Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Pretreatment of biomass using low-moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) process
Chang Geun Yoo1, Tae Hyun Kim1, Nhuan P. Nghiem2 and Kevin, B. Hicks3, (1)Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, (2)Crop Conversion Science and Engineering, Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Wyndmoor, PA, (3)Eastern Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS, Wyndmoor, PA
Fractionation and pretreatment of corn stover by zinc chloride
Chang Geun Yoo1, Tae Hyun Kim1 and Monlin Kuo2, (1)Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, (2)Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
Impact of solids loading on the effective spray impregnation of corn stover for dilute acid pretreatment
Joe Shekiro, Erik M. Kuhn, Nicholas J. Nagle and Richard T. Elander, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Adsorption of furfurals onto activated biochars made from agricultural residues
K. Thomas Klasson, Minori Uchimiya, Isabel M. Lima and Larry L. Boihem Jr., Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA
Metal ion catalyst-biomass interactions: Mechanisms of enhanced lignocellulose conversion
Hui Wei1, Bryon Donohoe1, Todd Vinzant1, Wei Wang1, Lynn Gedvilas2, Yining Zeng1, David Johnson1, Maureen McCann3, Nicholas C. Carpita4, Shi-You Ding1, Melvin P. Tucker2 and Michael E. Himmel1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (4)Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Biorefining of duckweed for protein concentrates and fermentable sugars production
Alexis Ferrer1, Josybel Ríos2, David Chacón2 and Lauris Urribarri2, (1)Instituto Zuliano de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, La Cañada de Urdaneta, Venezuela, (2)Chemistry Department. Analytical Instrumental Laboratory, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Investigation of alkaline peroxide treatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of Japanese cypress
Akihiro Hideno1, Ayato Kawashima2, Katsuhisa Honda2 and Masatoshi Morita2, (1)Senior Research Fellow Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, (2)Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Enhanced biomass pretreatment by alkali and carbon dioxide mixture for lignocellulosic bioethanol production
Young-Lok Cha, Jung Kon Kim, Seung-Hyun Ahn, Surn-Teh Bark, Youn-Ho Moon, Gi-Hong Ahn, Bon-Cheol Koo and Sae-Jung Suh, Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Muan-kun, South Korea
The solubilization of cellulose wastes by cellulolytic biofilms
Vladimir Jirku1, Jitka Hrdinova1, Lucie Kriklavova2, Gita Prochazkova1, Alena Cejkova1 and Jan Masak1, (1)Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, (2)Technical University of Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic
Mild alkaline pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse during storage
Giovanna M. Aita, Misook Kim, Michelle S. Walker and Donal F. Day, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St. Gabriel, LA
Minimizing enzyme dosage and maximizing sugar yields from corn stover pretreated with alkaline peroxide
Goutami Banerjee1, John S. Scott-Craig1, Suzana Car1, David B. Hodge2, Melissa S. Borrusch1 and Jonathan D. Walton3, (1)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (2)Chem. Eng. & Mat. Sci.; Biosys. & Ag. Eng., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (3)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Magnesium chloride pretreatment for enzymatic hydrolysis of cattails
Bo Zhang, Abolghasem Shahbazi, Lijun Wang, Oumou Diallo and Allante Whitmore, Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, NC
Enzymatic and microbial inhibitory characteristics of AFEX treated corn stover decomposition products
James F. Humpula1, Albert Cheh2, Nirmal Uppugundla1, Xiaoyu Tang3, Ramin Vismeh4, Leonardo D. Sousa1, Shishir P. S. Chundawat1, A. Daniel Jones5, Venkatesh Balan1 and Bruce E. Dale1, (1)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Environmental Science and Chemistry, American University, Washington, DC, (3)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Lansing, MI, (4)Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (5)Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Effect of deacetylation on hemicellulose conversion during dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic cellulose digestibility using a variety of corn stover
Xiaowen Chen, Joe Shekiro and Mel Tucker, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
A state-of-the-art steam explosion unit at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences - Solubilization of carbohydrates, formation of inhibitors and analyses of complex samples
Bjorge Westereng1, Vincent G.H. Eijsink1, Paal J. Nilsen2 and Svein J. Horn1, (1)Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway, (2)Cambi AS, Asker, Norway
Propose causative mechanism(s) of biphasic xylan hydrolysis using high resolution methods
Ashutosh Mittal1, Todd B. Vinzant1, Roman Brunecky1, Stuart K. Black2, Rui Katahira2, Michael E. Himmel1 and David K. Johnson1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Sugar production from dilute acid pretreated sunflower stalks
Eulogio Castro, Cristóbal Cara, Inmaculada Romero, Manuel Moya, Encarnación Ruiz and Mercedes Pérez, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Dilute-acid pretreated sugarcane bagasse with fungal treated and fermentable by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Sandra H. da Cruz1, Gerbeli Mattos Salgado1 and Michael A. Cotta2, (1)Agri-food Industry, Food and Nutrition, University of Sao Paulo - ESALQ, Piracicaba, Brazil, (2)National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
Efficient ethanol production from spruce by N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) pretreatment
Azam Jeihanipour, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Keikhosro Karimi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III, School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden
Effect of ripeness and drying of Arundo donax on ethanol yield
Egidio Viola, Francesco Zimbardi, Vito Valerio and Antonio Villone, Laboratory of Technology and Equipment for Biomass and Solar Thermal Energy, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy
Effect of harvest age on enzymatic hydrolysis of steam exploded hybrid poplar
Jae Kyung Yang1, Myung Suk Choi1, Choongil Kim2 and Ji young Jung1, (1)Division of Environmental Forest Science and Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, (2)SK Energy Institute of Technology, South Korea
Increase in enzyme accessibility by oxygen delignification and mechanical refining for green liquor pretreated biomass
Bonwook Koo, Hasan Jameel, Richard Phillips, Hou-min Chang and Sunkyu Park, Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Two-stage pretreatment of rapeseed straw with sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid
Chang-Ho Choi, Hyun Jin Ryu and Kyeong Keun Oh, Applied Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea
Liquid hot water pretreatment of oil palm empty fruit bunch
Ji-Yeon Park, Jin-Suk Lee, Joon-Pyo Lee and Soon-Chul Park, Bioenergy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, South Korea
Enzymatic hydrolysis of steam exploded cereal straw at high solid loading
I. Ballesteros, M.J. Negro, J.M. Oliva, P. Manzanares, A. Gonzalez and M. Ballesteros, Biofuels Unit, Renewable Energies Department, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
Ozonolysis – A novel pretreatment method to delignify energy canes
Anushadevi Panneerselvam1, Ratna Sharma-Shivappa1, Praveen Kolar1, Thomas Ranney2 and Steven Peretti3, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (2)Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Mills River, NC, (3)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Why post treatment is required to increase the enzymatic hydrolysis of steam pretreated softwoods
Linoj Kumar, Richard Chandra and Jack Saddler, University of British Columbia, Forest Products Biotechnolgy/Bioenergy Research Group, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Emerging Biofuels and Chemicals
Butyrate production enhancement by electron supplement in bioelectrical reactor of C. tyrobutyricum
Okkyoung Choi, Youngsoon Um and Byung-In Sang, Clean Energy Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
Carboxymethylation of cellulose from sugarcane straw pretreated by steam explosion
Patrícia Câmara Miléo1, George J. M. Rocha2 and Adilson Roberto Gonçalves2, (1)Biotechnology Department, Engineering College at Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Engineering School of Lorena, University of São Paulo and Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Lorena, Brazil
High-yield hydrogen generation from glucose and water by a novel synthetic enzymatic pathway
Joseph A. Rollin, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA and Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering Department, Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA
Production of xylooligosaccharides from sugarcane bagasse after organosolv pretreatment
Anny Manrich1, Lucia Daniela Wolf1, Roberto C. Giordano1, Carlos E.V. Rossell2, George J. M. Rocha2 and Raquel L. C. Giordano1, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Center (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil
Butanol productivity enhancers in wheat straw hydrolyzate: Employing potential of enhanced reaction rate
Nasib Qureshi, Michael J. Bowman, Ronald E. Hector, Badal C. Saha and Michael A. Cotta, Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL
Biosurfactant production using response surface
Cristina Ferraz, Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil and Álvaro A. Araújo, Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Brazil
An overview of levoglucosan production from lignocellulosic biomass
Sudhagar Mani and James Kastner, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Catalytic conversion of hemicellulose sugars to furfural in ionic liquid media
Wenwen Zhang1, Bin Li2 and Sasidhar Varanasi1, (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Extraction of valuable compound and production of biofuels from hydrothermally treated rice bran and wheat bran
Motoyuki Sugano1, Minoru Yuze1, Tsuzumi Enomoto1, Erika Kaneko1, Miyako Namiki1, Akihiro Komatsu2, Yusuke Kakuta1 and Katsumi Hirano1, (1)Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, Nihon University, College of Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, (2)Glass Resourcing, Inc., Chiba, Japan
Conversion of hydroxymethylfurfural and their derivatives from sugars by ionic liquids
Gwi-Taek Jeong1, Kyeong Eop Kang2, In-Soo Kong1, Joong Kyun Kim1 and Don-Hee Park3, (1)Department of Biotechnology, Pukyong National University, Busan, South Korea, (2)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (3)School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
Pyrolysis of lignin from ionic liquid pretreatment
Balakrishna Maddi1, Anantharam P. Dadi2, Marcus Stacy2, Srikanth Pilla2 and Sasidhar Varanasi1, (1)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Suganit Systems, Toledo, OH
Lipid fermentation using yeast Cryptococcus curvatus and hydrolyzed ammonia pretreated switchgrass
Arpan Jain and Terry H. Walker, Biosystems Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Microwave assisted enzymatic synthesis of beef tallow biodiesel: Optimization by factorial design
Patricia C. M. Da Ros1, Ana K. F Carvalho1, Flavio F. Moraes2, Heizir F. De Castro1 and Gisella Maria Zanin2, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering School of Lorena, Lorena-SP, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, State University of Maringa, Maringa-PR, Brazil
Butanol synthesis from bioethanol in a catalytic process over hydroxyapatite
Duban F. García1, Jasson A. Vasquez2 and Luz A. Carreño2, (1)Escuela de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia, (2)Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Conversion of biomass derived 2,3-butanediol to value added chemicals using heterogeneous processes
Youngbo Choi1, Jayeon Baek1, Wooyoung Kim2, Hee Jong Lee2 and Jongheop Yi1, (1)WCU Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment, School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)R&D Center, GS-Caltex Corporation, Daejeon, South Korea
Comparison of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde production by related enteric species on soy-based glycerol
Thomas P. West, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Ability of Candida species to produce citric acid from 25% soy biodiesel-based glycerol
Thomas P. West, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Effects of different substrate composition on biosynthesis of polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) by recombinant Escherichia coli
Chih-Ching Chien and Hsiu-Hsiung Li, Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
Simulation and optimization of catalytic conversion process of syngas to ethanol
Mariana Leme de Calais, Betânia Hoss Lunelli and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Production of bioethanol from spent of levan fermentation
Ing-Lung Shih, Li-Dar Chen and Tsaur-Chin Wang, Environmental Engineering, Da-Yeh University, Changhua, Taiwan
A process development for syngas through glycerol pyrolysis
Ana Paula Gimenez Peres, Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Bioethanol production from macroalgae: third generation biofuel
Paulo I. Hargreaves, Philippe E. R. Cruz and Nei Pereira Jr., Biochemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plant Science and Technology
Comparative genome analysis and network modeling of NAC transcriptional factors to dissect the regulatory mechanisms for cell wall biosynthesis
Dongxia Yao1, Wenying Xu1, Joshua S. Yuan2 and Zhen Su1, (1)College of Biological Sciences, China Agriculture University, Beijing, China, (2)Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
In situ biophysical imaging of the plant cell wall and cellulase
Yu-San Liu1, Yining Zeng1, Brian G. Saar2, John O. Baker1, Mike E. Himmel1, Yonghua Luo1, Fang Chen3, Richard A. Dixon3, Steve Smith4, X. Sunney Xie2 and Shi-You Ding1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, (3)Plant Biology Division, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, (4)Nano-Science & Engineering PhD Program, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Optimisation and matching of energy grass feedstocks
Iain Donnison, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom
Botanical classification: Why it's important and how a better understanding can improve decisions related to bioenergy production
Rebecca J. Garlock1, Bryan Bals1, Venkatesh Balan1, Bruce E. Dale1, Poonam Jasrotia2, Moses L. F. Ng3 and Christopher Y. H. Chao3, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI, (3)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Genetic transformation of  Miscanthus sinensis  with a ferulic acid esterase gene
Sue Dalton, Joe A. Gallagher, Ana L Winters, Tim Langdon, Emma Timms-Taravella and Iain S Donnison, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystywth, United Kingdom
Algal starch levels typically found in nutrient deprived cultures produced under replete conditions in an engineered strain of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Robert E. Jinkerson, Huiya Gu, Matt Blain-Hartung and Matthew Posewitz, Department of Chemistry & Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
Sugarcane as an alternate source of bioenergy developed through tissue culture technique
Kalpana Sengar, Department of Biotechnology, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut, India
Analysis of carbohydrates of plant and bacterial origin
Radnaa Naran, Parastoo Azadi, Zhirui Wang and Ian Black, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC), University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Enzymatic hydrolysis of alkali-sulfite pretreated sugarcane hybrids containing reduced initial lignin contents 
Fernanda M. Mendes, Debora F. Laurito, Walter Carvalho, Andre Ferraz and Adriane M. F. Milagres, Department of Biotechnology, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena -University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Miscanthus plant named Geodaeuksae #1 for biomass production
Youn-Ho Moon, Bon-Cheol Koo, Yong-Hwan Choi, Seung-Hyun Ahn, Surn-Teh Bark, Young-Lok Cha, Jung Kon Kim, Gi Hong Ahn and Sae-Jung Suh, Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Muan-kun, South Korea
The effect of seawater salinity on fatty acid composition and mineral nutrition accumulation in seeds of Korean rapeseed cultivars
Yong Hwa Lee, Kwang Soo Kim, Young Seok Jang, Hyun Jun Cho, Sang Sik Nam and Sae Jung Suh, Bioenergy Crop Research Center in National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan, South Korea
Development of species-specific SCAR marker for the identification of Miscanthus plant named Geodae-Uksae #1
Gi Hong AN1, Jung Kon Kim1, Seung-Hyun Ahn1, Youn-Ho Moon1, Young-Lok Cha1, Surn-Teh Bark1, Yong-Hwan Choi1, Bon-Cheol Koo1, Sae-Jung Suh1, Sang-Gyu Seo2 and Sun-Hyung Kim2, (1)Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Muan-kun, South Korea, (2)Department of Environmental Horiticulture, The University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Microbial Science and Technology I: Systems/Synthetic Biology Approaches and Genetic
Can some Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains tolerate the inhibitors present in the hemicelluose rich water soluble fractions of steam pretreated softwoods?
Michael Liu, Nuwan Sella Kapu, Richard Chandra and Jack Saddler, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Enzyme Science and Technology I
Preliminary Development of Enzyme Biosensor for Determination of Free Fatty Acids
Ariana Farias Melo, Erica Felipe Mauricio, Andréa Medeiros Salgado and Fernando Luiz Pellegrini Pessoa, Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry/ UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Production of Lipase for Biodiesel Production Via ethanolysis
Ariana Farias Melo1, Andrea Medeiros Salgado1 and Fernando Luiz Pellegrini Pessoa2, (1)Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Chemistry/ UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Department of Chemistry Engineering, School of Chemistry/ UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Microbial Science and Technology I: Systems/Synthetic Biology Approaches and Genetic
Overexpression of YDR049W and HMG1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to improve furfural tolerance
Courtney Lynn, Michelle Steidemann, Sandra Raehtz and Steven Gorsich, Biology, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI
Investigation of GH61 proteins and their biochemical function
Christopher Phillips1, William Beeson2, Anthony Iavarone2, Jamie Cate2 and Michael Marletta2, (1)a, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)A, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Special Topic 3: Algal Platform
Studying growth kinetics of microalgae using PDMS microfluidic chip
Muhammad Nazmul Karim, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Anaerobic digestion of microalgae for biogas energy production
Natthiporn Aramrueang1, Ruihong Zhang1, Jashua Rapport1 and David E. Brune2, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Agricultural and Biolgical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Regulated enzymatic disruption of algal cell walls for enhanced lipid recovery
Henri G. Gerken1, Bryon Donohoe2, Philip T. Pienkos1 and Eric Knoshaug1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid production from heterotrophic microalgal oil using sugar beet pulp as feedstock
Yi Zheng, Yu-Shen Cheng, Hongyun Guo, Ruihong Zhang and Jean VanderGheynst, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Local bioprospecting for hyper-lipid producing microalgal species dominated in concentrated municipal wastewater for biofuel production
Wenguang Zhou, Yecong Li, Min Min, Bing Hu, Paul Chen and Roger Ruan, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Alkaliphilic microalgae for biodiesel production
Raja Chowdhury and Sridhar Viamajala, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
An economic and multi criteria analysis of algal biodiesel production
Raja Chowdhury and Sridhar Viamajala, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
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