Integrating biological and chemicals catalysts for biobased chemical production
Brent H. Shanks, NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Optimization of simultaneous reaction and solvent extraction to enhance yields of furfural and other derivatives from cellulosic biomass
Taiying Zhang, Charles M. Cai, Rajeev Kumar and Charles E. Wyman, University of California, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA

High-yield production of lactic acid and meso-2,3-butanediol from cellodextrin by engineered E. coli biocatalysts: toward consolidated production from cellulose
Hyun-Dong Shin¹, Charles Rutter¹, Jianrong Wu¹, Sang-Hwal Yoon², Seon-Won Kim³ and Rachel Chen¹, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)Division of Applied Life Science (BK21), EB-NCRC and PMBBRC,, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, (3)Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea

Break/Exhibits open Napoleon Foyer, 3rd fl

The design, engineering, and optimization of a microbial process for manufacturing of 1,4-butanediol
Harry Yim, Genomatica, San Diego, CA

Whole-cell biocatalytic production of 2,5-furan dicarboxylic acid (FDCA)
Tom D. Elink Schuurman and Harald J. Ruijssenaars, BIRD Engineering B.V., Schiedam, Netherlands

Challenges and progress in the rapid commercial development of sustainable chemicals
Derek Greenfield and Karl Hu, R&D, LS9, South San Francisco, CA