Can ethanol be converted into a component for blending into diesel fuel?
David K. Johnson, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO and Robert McCormick, Center for Transportation Technologies & Systems, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

Extractive fermentation to facilitate catalytic conversion of the ABE fermentation products to fungible fuels
Zachary C. Baer¹, Anbarasan Pazhamalai², F. Dean Toste², Douglas S. Clark¹ and Harvey W. Blanch¹, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Chemistry, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Comparison of tetrahydrofuran and methyl isobutyl ketone solvent systems for enhanced furfural production from cellulosic biomass
Charles M. Cai, Taiying Zhang and Charles E. Wyman, University of California-Riverside, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA

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Towards cost-efficient biohydrogen production on switchgrass utilizing a thermophilic strain of Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus
Suvarna Talluri¹, Mohan R. Subramanian² and Lew P. Christopher¹, (1)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development & Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, (2)Center for Bioprocessing Research and Development, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

Aqueous phase depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to jet fuel
Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Lishi Yan and Bin Yang, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA

Screening of oleaginous fungi from oil-rich plants for biodiesel production
Yan Yang, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Saint Paul, MN and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN