34th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals (April 30

Bacterial Science & Technology I

1-07

Methylation by a unique α-class N4-Cytosine methyltransfersase is required for DNA transformation of Caldicellulosiruptor bescii DSM6725: use for construction of mutants that affect biomass utilization
Janet Westpheling, Daehwan Chung, MinSeok Cha, Joel Farkas and Estefania Olivar, Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-08

Comparative genome analysis of a novel medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHAs) producer, Pseudomonas putida LS46
Parveen K. Sharma¹, Jialgamazhi Fu¹ and David B. Levin², (1)Biosystem Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

SIMnew12.pdf

1-09

Anaerobic conversion of glycerol to ethanol by Paenibacillus macerans
Matthew S. Wong¹, Ryan W. Black¹, Thao Q. Le¹, Paul Campbell² and Daniel J. Monticello², (1)Fermentation Process Development, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc, Houston, TX, (2)Research and Development, Glycos Biotechnologies, Inc, Houston, TX

Anaerobic conversion of glycerol to ethanol by PM.pdf

1-10

Total proteome analysis of anaerobic, cellulolytic, and biofuels producing bacteria Clostridium termitidis
Umesh Ramachandran¹, Dmitry Shamshurin², Vic Spicer², Oleg Krokhin², Peyman Ezatti², Peter McQueen², John Wilkins², Nazim Cicek¹, Richard Sparling³ and David Levin¹, (1)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Manitoba Centre for Proteomics and Systems Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

1-11

Transcriptomics of short-term and long-term responses of Zymomonas mobilis 8b to furfural exposure
Shihui Yang¹, Mary Ann Franden¹, Yat-Chen Chou¹, Steven D. Brown², Philip T. Pienkos¹ and Min Zhang¹, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-12

Isolation and characterization of lignin-degrading bacteria from rainforest soil
Xingfeng Huang¹, Navaneetha Santhanam¹, Stephen R. Decker², Daniel K. Manter³, Jorge M. Vivanco⁴ and Kenneth F. Reardon¹, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)Soil-Plant-Nutrient Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, (4)Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

SBFC – Poster - Xingfeng Huang.pdf

1-13

Applying systems biology and next-generation sequencing techniques for robust biocatalyst development: promises and limitations
Min Zhang, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

1-14

Application of synthetic biology for discovering of a missing step in staphyloxanthin pathway of Staphylococcus aureus
Se Hyeuk Kim and Pyung Cheon Lee, Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea

1-15

Ethanol production from white corn stover
Cessna L. Moss-Acosta¹, Mario Caro-Bermúdez¹, Berenice Trujillo-Martínez¹, Ricardo Comans-Pérez¹, Montserrat Orencio-Trejo² and Alfredo Martínez -Jímenez¹, (1)Ingeniería celular y biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, (2)Ingeniería Genética, CINVESTAV–Ira, Irapuato, Mexico

Poster_CLMA_34SBFC_FINAL.pdf

1-16

Metabolic study of a clostridial co-culture for cellulosic biobutanol production in a consolidated bioprocessing
Fahimeh Salimi and Radhakrishnan Mahadevan, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

1-17

Thermophilic enrichment of microbial communities in the presence of 1-ethyl, 3-methyimidizolium acetate
Christopher W. Simmons¹, Amitha P. Reddy¹, Lauren K. Jabusch¹, Joshua T. Claypool¹, Steven W. Singer², Blake A. Simmons² and Jean S. VanderGheynst¹, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA

1-18

Draft genome sequence reveals insights into the H₂ metabolism of Caloramator celere
Alessandro Ciranna¹, Antti Larjo², Ville Santala¹, Christophe Roos² and Matti Karp¹, (1)Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, (2)Department of Signal Processing, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

1-19

Consolidated bioprocessing conversion of genetically modified switchgrass
Kelsey Yee¹, Choo Hamilton¹, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.¹, Scott Hamilton-Brehm¹, Nancy L. Engle², Timothy J. Tschaplinski², Chunxiang Fu³, Zeng-Yu Wang³ and Jonathan R. Mielenz¹, (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Forage Improvement Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK

1-20

Towards industrial robustness: comparison of wild-type and Populus hydrolysate-tolerant mutant strains of Clostridium thermocellum
Jessica L. Linville¹, Miguel Rodriguez², Jonathan R. Mielenz² and Chris D. Cox¹, (1)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-21

Consolidated bioprocessing capabilities of Clostridium thermocellum, Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis, and Caldicellulosiruptor bescii on dilute acid pretreated Populus biomass
Kelsey Yee, Miguel Rodriguez Jr., Choo Hamilton, Scott Hamilton-Brehm and Jonathan Mielenz, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-22

Comparative proteomics for Thermoanaerobacter pseudethanolicus 39E and Caloramator proteoclasticus ALDO1 in response to furfural
James G. Elkins¹, Richard J. Giannone², Scott D. Hamilton-Brehm¹, Sonya M. Clarkson¹, Nancy L. Engle¹, Steven D. Brown¹, Timothy J. Tschaplinski¹ and Robert L. Hettich², (1)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (2)Chemical Sciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

1-23

Immobilization on alginate does not improve ethanologenic Escherichia coli performance
Berenice Trujillo-Martínez, María E. Rodríguez-Alegría, Agustín López-Munguía, Guillermo Gosset-Lagarda and Alfredo Martínez-Jiménez, Ingeniería Celular y Biocatálisis, Instituto de Biotecnología - UNAM, Cuernavaca, Mexico

PosterSBFC_BTM_FINAL.pdf

1-24

Impact of low level antimicrobial residues in distillers grains
Karen Blickenstaff¹, Faiza Benahmed¹, Sonya Bodeis-Jones¹, Marla Luther², Linda Benjamin³ and Mark Rasmussen¹, (1)Division of Animal and Food Microbiology, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD, (2)Division of Animal Feeds, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD, (3)Division of Compliance, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Rockville, MD

SIM Poster 2012-fhb.pdf

1-25

In silico identification of core metabolic pathways in C. termitidis strain CT1112 and comparative bioinformatics with other cellulolytic Clostridium species
Sadhana Lal¹, Umesh Ramachandran¹, Riffat Munir¹, Richard Sparling² and David B. Levin¹, (1)Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

1-26

Relative protein expression profiles and growth phase-dependent changes in protein expression in Clostridium thermocellum using 2D-HPLC-MS/MS
Thomas Rydzak¹, Peter McQueen², Oleg V. Krokhin², Vic Spicer³, Peyman Ezzati², Ravi C. Dwivedi², Dimitry Shamshurin², Marina Rambler², David Levin⁴, John A. Wilkins² and Richard Sparling¹, (1)Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (3)Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (4)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Final New Orleans Poster.pdf

1-27

Matching biocatalyst engineering design with substrate and pretreatment options
Joy Doran-Peterson, Meredith C. Edwards, Lekh Sharma and Saurabh Kudterkar, Microbiology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

1-28

System biology analysis of cattle rumen as a model natural biomass utilization system
Shangxian Xie¹, Weibing Shi¹, Yixiang Zhang¹, Peng Gao¹, Su Sun¹, Bill Pinchak², Susie Y. Dai³ and Joshua S. Yuan¹, (1)Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Agrilife Vernon Center, Texas A&M University, Vernon, TX, (3)Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

1-29

Proteomic analysis of cellulolytic/cellulosomal components in Clostridium termitidis CT 1112 grown on α-cellulose and cellobiose
Riffat Munir¹, Dimitry Shamshurin², Peyman Ezzati², Oleg V. Krokhin², John A. Wilkins² and David B. Levin¹, (1)Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, (2)Department of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

1-30

Advances in the development of a plasmid transfer system suitable for cellulolytic Clostridial species
Carlo R. Carere, P. K. Sharma, Nazim Cicek, Richard Sparling and David B. Levin, Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

1-31

Genetic analysis of DR_2419 and bphP/bphR two-component regulatory system role in radiation resistance of Deinococcus radiodurans
Seong Hun Im¹, Min Ho Joe², Sang Yong Lim², Dong-Ho Kim² and Don-Hee Park³, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy Biomaterials, Radiation Research Division for Biotechnology (KAERI), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Radiation Research Division for Biotechnology, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeonbuk, South Korea, (3)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea

1-32

Redirection of carbon flux in Clostridium thermocellum for achieving high ethanol yield
Yu Deng¹, Daniel Olson¹, Christopher D. Herring², A. Joe Shaw³ and Lee Lynd¹, (1)Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, (2)Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH, (3)Mascoma Corp., Lebanon, NH

1-33

Measuring rates of microbial cellulose utilization
Evert K. Holwerda and Lee R. Lynd, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

1-34

A biodiesel wastewater treatment plan: bioprocessing to remove glycerol and produce ethanol and electricity
Jenna M. Young, Allison M. Speers and Gemma Reguera, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State Univeristy, East Lansing, MI

1-35

Butanol production enhancement by electroactive Clostridium sp. in bioelectrochemical system
Okkyoung Choi¹, Han Min Woo¹, Byoung-In Sang² and Youngsoon Um¹, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

1-36

Preliminary analysis of ethanol production using the simultaneous saccharification for and co-fermentation process by recombinant Zymomonas mobilis CP4
Danielle Silveira Santos¹, Viviane Castelo Branco Reis², Elcio R. Borges Sr.³, Luiz Cláudio Souza Carlos⁴, Lídia Maria Melo Santa Anna⁵, Fernando Araripe Torres² and Nei Pereira Jr.⁴, (1)Biochemical Engineering Department/ Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Department of Cell Biology, UnB, Brasília, Brazil, (3)Laboratories of Bioprocess Development, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (4)Biochemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (5)Petrobras Research Center (CENPES), Petrobras

Emerging Biofuels

5-07

Bioconversion of brown seaweed into mixed ketones through carboxylate platform processing
Xin Chen¹, G.Peter Van Walsum² and M. Clayton Wheeler², (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Orono, ME, (2)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Poster of SFBC.pdf

5-08

Engineering filamentous fungi for increased production of lignocellulose-derived lipids
Christine M. Roche¹, Harvey W. Blanch¹, N. Louise Glass² and Douglas S. Clark¹, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

5-09

Development of novel biofilm-based reactor systems for enhancing mass transfer in syngas fermentation
Yanwen Shen and Zhiyou Wen, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

5-10

Engineering ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway in Methylobacterium extorquens AM1 for butanol production: identification of a regulator activating the expression of a key gene
Bo Hu and Mary E. Lidstrom, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

5-11

Enzymatic transesterification of waste oils
Laura Marina Pinotti¹, Lorena Coelho Benevides¹, Gabriela Soares Borges Salomão¹, Jairo Pinto de Oliveira² and Sérvio Túlio Alves Cassini², (1)Departamento de Engenharias e Computação, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, São Mateus, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil

5-12

Biodiesel synthesis through in vivo transesterification by Gordonia KTR9
Jed Eberly¹, David Ringelberg² and Karl Indest¹, (1)Engineer Research & Development Center Environmental Laboratory, US Army Corp of Engineering, Vicksburg, MS, (2)Engineer Research & Development Center CRREL, US Army Corp of Engineering, Hanover, NH

5-13

Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate by Saccharophagus degradans 2-40
Sarah E. Hobdey¹, Larry E. Taylor II² and Michael E. Himmel², (1)The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

5-14

Evaluating palm biodiesel in the Indonesian power generation sector: environmental and economic feasibility
Natarianto Indrawan¹, Sriramulu Gobikhrisnan¹, Siti Fauziyah Rahman¹, Seok-Hwan Park¹, Jae-Hee Park¹, Doman Kim², Changshin Sunwoo² and Don-Hee Park², (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea

5-15

Biological conversion of Algefiber^® to carboxylic acids for chemical upgrading to mixed alcohols liquid biofuel
Sampath A. Karunarathne, M. Clayton Wheeler and G.Peter Van Walsum, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Forest Bioproducts Research Institute, University of Maine, Orono, ME

5-16

Improving conversion of syngas and carbon monoxide to biohydrogen and fuel intermediates
Abhijeet P. Borole, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Choo Hamilton, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN

5-17

Survey of yeasts for identification of oleaginous species
Irnayuli R. Sitepu¹, Laura Ignatia¹, Ryan Sestric² and Kyria Boundy-Mills¹, (1)Food Science and Technology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

SIM SBFC poster Sitepu et al Apr 2012_V2.pdf

5-18

Using the oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi for biodiesel production
Christopher H. Calvey, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

5-19

Development of high throughput methods for screening of microorganisms producing hydrocarbon-rich compounds
John M. Yarbrough¹, John O. Baker¹, William E. Michener², Hui Wei¹, Wei Wang¹, Michael E. Himmel¹ and Min Zhang², (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

5-20

Assays for total and potential sulfate and total chloride in fuel-grade ethanol and butanol according to ASTM method D7319
Pranathi Perati¹, Richard Jack², Linda Lopez¹, Brian De Borba¹ and Jeff Rohrer¹, (1)Applications Development, ThermoFisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA, (2)Market Development, ThermoFisher Scientific, Sunnyvale, CA

5-21

Process simulation and kinetics parameters estimation of glycerol pyrolysis: hydrogen and syngas production
Ana Paula Gimenez Peres, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Aulus Roberto Romão Bineli, Betânia Hoss Lunelli and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

5-22

Liquid-liquid equilibria of ternary systems (water + 2,5-dimethylfuran + solvent) at 298.2 K
Julio Lopes da Silva Jr. and Martín Aznar, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Poster 34 SBFC 2012.pdf

5-23

Direct conversion of lignocellulose to lipids by oleaginous fungi and yeasts
Wei Wang¹, Hui Wei¹, John M. Yarbrough¹, William Michener², John O. Baker¹, Michael E. Himmel¹ and Min Zhang², (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

5-24

Effects of physicochemical pretreatments and bioaugmentation on the methane potential of poultry litter and feathers waste
Diana Z. Sousa, José C. Costa, Sónia Barbosa and M. Madalena Alves, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

34th SBFC_poultry.pdf

5-25

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolic pathways for the production of a rare alternative biofuel, isopentenol
Diana Pham and David T. Stuart, Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

5-26

Syngas fermentation for liquid biofuels
Hanno Richter and Largus T. Angenent, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

5-27

Synthesis of biodiesel from fatty acids of palm oil using modified chitosan as a heterogeneous catalyst
Larissa Pinto de Lima¹, Leonardo José B. Lima de Matos¹, Izabelly Larissa Lucena², Fabiano André N. Fernandes¹, Luciana Rocha B. Gonçalves¹ and Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha¹, (1)Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (2)Agrotecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Fortaleza, Brazil

5-28

Production of biodiesel from residual coconut oil using chitosan as heterogeneous catalyst: an optimized process
Flavia D. Fernandes Souza¹, Hugo de Paiva Nunes¹, Alvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro², Zilvam Melo dos Santos¹, Izabelly Larissa Lucena¹ and Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha², (1)Agrotecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Mossoro, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Pretreatment & Fractionation I

8-07

Rheological Understanding of High Biomass Loaded Pretreated Slurries
Alejandro G. Cruz, Chen Mu, Chessa Scullin, Patanjali Varanasi, Blake A. Simmons and Seema Singh, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA

Biobased Chemicals

8-27

Co-production of cellulose nanocrystal and monosaccharides from disk milled biomass by enzymatic hydrolysis
Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira¹, Ayla Sant'Ana da Silva¹, Jae-Hyuk Jang², Shanqing Liang³, Han-Woo Kim³, Kazuhiko Ishikawa³, Takashi Endo³, Elba P.S. Bon¹ and Seung-Hwan Lee³, (1)Biochemistry Department, Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, (3)Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan

9-07

Bioconversion of biodiesel derived crude glycerol using Clostridium pasteurianum immobilized on reticulated polyurethane foam
Swati Khanna, Arun Goyal and Vijayanand Suryakant Moholkar, Center for Energy, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Guwahati, India

9-08

Fungal pullulan production from acid-hydrolyzed prairie cordgrass
Thomas P. West and Jessica L. Peterson, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

9-09

Ability of alkali and enzymatically hydrolyzed prairie cordgrass to support fungal pullulan production
Eric L. Grimm and Thomas P. West, Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

9-10

Production of resveratrol from tyrosine in metabolically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
So-Yeon Shin¹, Soo-Jeong Hong¹, Seung-Hwan Ra¹, Sun-Young Oh¹, 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

9-11

Short chain fatty acid production by the rumen bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii
Hans Marx, Diethard Mattanovich and Michael Sauer, Department of Biotechnology, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

9-12

Biological pilot-scale production of 1,3-propanediol from crude glycerol using Klebsiella pneumonia
Jae-Sang Bae¹, Cheol-Hee Kang¹, Eun-Seon Seo¹, Young-Soon Um² and Seong-Wook Kong¹, (1)Envermental R&D center, Inwoo corporation, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Center for Environmental Technology Reaearch, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea

Poster_INWOO_JaeSang Bae.pdf

9-13

Production of lactic acid from the slurry of paper mill sludge and softwood pre-hydrolysate
Suan Shi, Urvi D. Kothari, Venkata Sunil Kumar Sajja and Y.Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

9-14

Simultaneous production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid and 1,3-propanediol in recombinant Escherichia coli expressing dhaB, aldH and dhaT genes
Ying-Lan Piao¹, Jung-Eun Lee¹, Jin-Ho Seo² and Yong-Cheol Park¹, (1)Department of Advanced Fermentation Fusion Science and Technology, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea, (2)Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

9-15

Screening of microorganisms able to produce 1,3-propanediol and optimization of medium constituents using response surface methodology
Eunsoo Hong, Sangyoung Yoon, Sohyun Kim, Boyoung Park and Yeonwoo Ryu, Dept of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University, Korea, Suwon, South Korea

Screening of microorganisms able to produce 1,3-propanediol and optimization of medium constituents using response surface methodology.pdf

9-16

Properties of new fusion membrane made with bacterial cellulose and plasma-treated graphene
Eun-Chae Yim¹, Seong-Jun Kim², Dong-Lyun Cho³, Kyeong-Woon Jeong³, Chang-Doo Kee⁴ and Il-Kwon Oh⁵, (1)Interdisciplinary program of graduate school for bioenergy and biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (2)Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (3)School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (4)School of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwang ju, South Korea, (5)Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Dae jeon, South Korea

9-17

Characterization of a newly isolated Clostridium sp. strain S1 capable of producing butyric acid from galactose
Kyung Min Lee¹, Okkyoung Choi¹, Ki-Yeon Kim¹, Han Min Woo¹, Sung Ok Han², Byoung-In Sang³ and Youngsoon Um¹, (1)Clean Energy Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea, (2)School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

9-18

Effects of acetic acid, furfural and p-hydroxybenzoic acid on succinic acid fermentation by Eschererichia coli
Ulrika Rova, Mireille Ginesy and Kris A. Berglund, Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

9-19

Evaluation of side streams from pulping industry as potential substrate for 3-hydroxypropionic acid production
Zhongpeng Guo Sr. and Lisbeth Olsson, , Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

9-20

Bioconversion of D-xylose to D-xylonate with Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yvonne Nygård, Mervi Toivari, Laura Ruohonen, Merja Penttilä and Marilyn G. Wiebe, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

SBFC_Y_Nygard.pdf

9-21

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for production of glycolic acid
Outi M. Koivistoinen, Joosu Kuivanen, Merja Penttilä and Peter Richard, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland

9-22

Modification of Rhizopus lactate dehydrogenase for improved resistance to fructose 1,6-bisphosphate
Christopher D. Skory and Joseph O. Rich, Renewable Product Technologies, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL

9-23

Phosphorus removal and biological fertilizer production via phosphorus accumulating fungus
Yulin Ye, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Sait Paul, MN and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

poster presentation - Yulin Ye.pdf

9-24

Sweetgum bark (Liquidambar styraciflua L.): saccharification and co-product extraction
Shiloh A. Hurd, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, LaRae D. Brown, Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR, Elizabeth M. Martin, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Danielle Julie Carrier, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

9-25

Template-mediated synthesis and bio-functionalization of flexible lignin-based nanotubes
Wilfred Vermerris¹, Hector Caicedo¹ and Luisa Amelia Dempere², (1)Genetics Institute and Agronomy department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (2)Major Analytical Instrumentation Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

9-26

“Green” propene process intensification: use of reactive distillation column in the conversion of olefins from renewable resources
Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Betânia Hoss Lunelli and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

Poster_9-26.pdf

9-27

Efficient production of 1,3-propanedion from crude glycerol by constitutive expression of 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase gene in engineered Klebsiella penumoniae
Baek-rock Oh¹, Sun-Yeon Heo², Jeong-Woo Seo², Chul Ho Kim² and Don-Hee Park³, (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials(CNU), Molecular Bioprocess Research Center(KRIBB), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Microbe-based Fusion Technology Research Center, KRIBB(Jeonbuk Branch Institute), Jeonbuk, South Korea, (3)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea

9-28

Mixed culture biotechnology for syngas conversion
Diana Z. Sousa, Joana I. Alves, Filipa Pereira and M. Madalena Alves, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Center for Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

9-29

Effects of diverse catalysts and reaction kinetics towards selective production of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) from algae biomass
Lishi Yan, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy,Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, Dhrubojyoti D. Laskar, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Department of Biological System Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, Suh-Jane Lee, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA and Bin Yang, Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA

9-30

Sustainable production of industrial chemicals: 1,4-butanediol
Harry Yim, Genomatica, San Diego, CA

9-31

Dynamics of the functional microbial diversity during polyhydroxy-aclcanoates (PHA) production by mixed cultures
Laetitia Cavailles¹, Karen Lafosse¹, Sébastien Lacroix², Anne-Sophie Lepeuple², Etienne Paul¹ and Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet¹, (1)Lab d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés (LISBP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Toulouse, France, (2)Veolia Environnement - R&I, Maisons Laffitte, France

9-32

Production of Green Fuels and Chemicals from Black Liquor
Jonas Helmerius¹, Ulrika Rova¹, Kris A. Berglund¹ and Kent Karlsson², (1)Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden, (2)Smurfit Kappa Karftliner, Pitea, Switzerland

9-33

The application of induced whole-cell Pichia pastoris in a natural bioconversion of butanol to butyraldehyde
Adam Jaros¹, Ulrika Rova² and Kris Berglund², (1)Food Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

SIM Pichia poster Final.pdf

9-34

CLOSTRIDIA TYROBUTYRICUM ADAPTED TO ACETATE FOR THE FERMENTATIONPRODUCTION OF BUTYRATE
Adam Jaros¹, Ulrika Rova² and Kris A. Berglund², (1)Food Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden

Adapted tyro poster Final.pdf

9-35

Fermentative production of L-Lysine-L-Lactate from fractional green juices from a green biorefinery
Birgit Kamm, Research Institute Biopos e.V. and BTU Cottbus, Teltow, Germany, Sebastian Leiss, Research Institute Bioactive Polymer Systems e.V., Teltow, Germany and Joachim Venus, Bioengineering, Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Potsdam, Germany

9-36

Hydrogen from Glucose: Complete Conversion via Synthetic Enzymatic Pathway
Joseph A. Rollin, Julia J. Sanchez Martin del Campo and Y.H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Algae Science & Technology

12-07

Ultrastructural analysis of cell wall deconstruction in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris
Bryon S. Donohoe¹, Henri G. Gerken², Philip T. Pienkos² and Eric P. Knoshaug², (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

12-08

Hydrocarbons from cyanobacteria: a survey of a novel source of biofuel production
R. Cameron Coates and William H. Gerwick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

12-09

Towards a common language in measurement technologies in algae
David W. Templeton, Lieve Laurens, Stefanie Van Wychen, Matt Quinn, Edward J. Wolfrum and Philip T. Pienkos, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

12-10

Optimization of sugar production from brown algae
Chessa Scullin¹, Anita Skarstad², Børre Tore Børresen², Hans Kristian Kotlar², Blake Simmons¹ and Seema Singh¹, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Statoil, Stavanger, Norway

12-11

Screening for optimal algal cell growth and neutral lipid production conditions in microplates
Paul Held and Peter Banks, Applications, BioTek Instruments, Winooski, VT

SBFC12_Poster_48x48-FINAL_low res.pdf

12-12

Microalgae harvest through oleaginous fungal species
Jianguo Zhang, Sarman O. Gultom and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN

Bioprocessing & Separations Technology

13-07

Terrabon fermentation model
Aaron Smith, Upstream, Terrabon, Inc., College Station, TX

New Orleans Poster 2012-May v3.pdf

13-08

Enzymatic liquefaction and saccharification of sugar beet leaves for biofuel production
Natthiporn Aramrueang, Steve Zicari, Kelly C. Williams and Ruihong Zhang, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

13-09

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-pretreated corn stover using xylose-fermenting yeast
Pia-Maria Bondesson, Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

13-10

Enhanced xylose utilization in separate hydrolysis and co-fermentation of steam pretreated wheat straw using various genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Borbála Erdei¹, Balázs Frankó², Mats Galbe¹ and Guido Zacchi¹, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, (2)Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary

13-11

Production of fuel ethanol from softwood by high temperature prehydrolysis prior to high solid SSF
Kerstin Hoyer, Guido Zacchi, Mats Galbe and Ola Wallberg, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

13-12

Optimization of bioethanol ethanol production in a fed-batch culture using recombinant Escherichia coli (KO11): a systems biology and iterative dynamic programming approach
Zheng Li, Alim Dewan and M. Nazmul Karim, Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

13-13

Enzyme recovery after enzymatic hydrolysis of treated sugarcane bagasse
Raul A. Oliveira¹, Elba P. S. Bon¹ and Suely Pereira Freitas², (1)Chemistry Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)School of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

13-14

Biological utilization of acetic acid-rich bio-oil by microalgae for producing lipid based biofuel
Yi Liang, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA and Zhiyou Wen, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

13-15

Kinetic study of xylo-oligosaccharides hydrolysis using sulfuric, maleic or oxalic acid
Youngmi Kim, Thomas Kreke and Michael R. Ladisch, LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

13-16

Recovery of polymerization-grade aconitic acid from acidified cane molasses using ehtyl acetate
Akanksha Kanitkar, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St.Gabriel, LA, Lee Madsen, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St Gabriel, LA and Giovanna Aita, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St. Gabriel, LA

SIMposter2012 Akanksha Kanitkar.pdf

13-17

Characterization of alkali-solubilized biopolymer fractions from soda pulping liquors
Ryan Stoklosa and David B. Hodge, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

13-18

Monitoring real-time changes in rheology of cellulosic biomass during hydrolysis in a flow reactor
Emilio J. Tozzi¹, David M. Lavenson¹, Nardrapee Karuna², Tina Jeoh², 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

Poster_SIM2012.pdf

13-19

Stable second generation bioethanol production in high temperature fermentations
Rasmus Lund Andersen, Karen Møller Jensen, Marie Just Mikkelsen, Thomas Kvist and Mads Pedersen, BioGasol ApS, Ballerup, Denmark

13-20

Automated, parallel bioreactor systems for rapid selection of microbial strains and scalable process optimisation
Richard Wales¹, Andrew Tait¹, Barney Zoro² and Tim Ward², (1)Development Group, TAP Biosystems, Royston, United Kingdom, (2)Automated Cell Systems, TAP Biosystems, Royston, United Kingdom

13-21

Hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: optimal operation of fed-batch bioreactors
Inti D. Cavalcanti-Montaño, Carlos A. G. Suarez, Ursula F. Rodríguez-Zúñiga, Raquel L. C. Giordano, Roberto C. Giordano and Ruy Sousa Jr., Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil

13-22

A two-chambers bioreactor for ethanol production from lignocellulosics
Egidio Viola, Francesco Zimbardi, Francesco Nanna, Vito Valerio and Antonio Villone, Laboratory of Technology and Engineering for Biomass and Solar Thermal Energy, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA, Rotondella, Italy

13-23

Influence of the enzyme and yeast concentrations in the simultaneous isomerization and fermentation of xylose with glucose isomerase immobilized in chitosan and co-immobilized with S.cerevisiae in alginate gel
Raquel L. C. Giordano, Claudia R. Silva, Patricia M. Aquino, Joao P. Rodrigues, Guilherme S. Moraes, Teresa C. Zangirolami and Roberto C. Giordano, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil

13-24

Separate hydrolysis and fermentation of Extractive-AFEX (E-AFEX^TM) pretreated corn stover at high solid loadings
Nirmal Uppugundla¹, Leonardo D. Sousa¹, Shishir P. S. Chundawat¹, Vijay Bokade², Venkatesh Balan¹ and Bruce E. Dale³, (1)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, (3)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

13-25

Treatment of biorefinery process water in microbial fuel cells demonstrating removal of multi-substrate organic mixture at high electrochemical energy recovery efficiency
Abhijeet P. Borole, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Choo Hamilton, Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Daniel J. Schell, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

13-26

Withdrawn
Steve Zicari, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

13-27

Soybean hulls as biomass for producing high-value products
Mayerlenis Jimenez Rojas, Roberto de Campos Giordano, Paulo Waldir Tardioli and Raquel L.C. Giordano, Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil

13-28

Removal phenolic compounds from ionic-liquid pretreated hydrolysate for succinic acid fermentation
Heng Shao¹, Patricia Relue², Sasidhar Varanasi³, Bin Li¹ and Kelly Marbaugh⁴, (1)Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (3)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (4)Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

13-29

Sensitivity analysis of process parameters in a sugarcane biorefinery
Caliane B. B. Costa¹, F. Foramiglio¹, Felipe F. Furlan¹, Antonio J. G. Cruz¹, Roberto C. Giordano¹, Rafael P. Soares² and Argimiro R. Secchi³, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

13-30

Separation of sugars from biomass hydrolysate using plasticized liquid membranes
Kelly Marbaugh¹, Patricia Relue¹ and Sasidhar Varanasi², (1)Bioengineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, (2)Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

13-31

Production of biodiesel from soybean oil using supercritical methanol and carbon dioxide as the co-solvent by central composite design
Sriramulu Gobikrishnan¹, Jae-Hee Park¹, Seok-Hwan Park¹ and Don-Hee Park², (1)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea, (2)Interdisciplinary Program of Graduate School for Bioenergy and Biomaterials, School of Biological Science and Technology, Chonnam Nationnal University, Gwangju, South Korea

13-32

Downstream process optimization of lactic acid using a reactive distillation system
Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel and Rubens Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

13-33

Simultaneous aldose isomerization and separation/concentration of ketose by reactive extraction
Bin Li, Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, Patricia Relue, Department of Bioengineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH and Sasidhar Varanasi, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH

13-34

Production of monomeric and oligomeric glucose during enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute-acid pretreated corn stover
Edward W. Jennings, Daniel J. Schell, Nancy Dowe and Darren J. Peterson, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

13-35

Evaluation of three varieties of forage sorghum biomass for biotechnological xylitol production
Daniela L. S. Variz, Priscila V. Arruda and Maria das Graças A. Felipe, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - USP, Lorena, Brazil

13-36

Production of isobutanol using an immobilized E. coli strain with in situ product removal
Yujia Mao¹, Zhiliang Fan² and Dehua Liu¹, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, (2)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

13-37

An integrated bioprocessing and separation process for biofuels production from cellulosic biomass
Edyta Szewczyk¹, Weihua Wu², Takao Kasuga³ and Zhiliang Fan¹, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Bio&Ag Engineering, University of California,Davis, Davis, CA, (3)Department of Plant Pathology/ USDA-ARS, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA

13-38

Evaluation of multicomponent batch distillation of the wine of sugarcane fermentation
Mario E. T. Alvarez, Elenise B. Moraes, Anderson J. Bonon and Maria R. Wolf-Maciel, Department of Chemical Process, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP - School of Chemical Engineering, Campinas-SP, Brazil

13-39

Robust liquid core APTES-alginate-chitosan-alginate capsules for second generation bioethanol production
Päivi Ylitervo¹, Carl Johan Franzén² and Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III¹, (1)School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden, (2)Chemical and Biological Engineering - Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

13-40

CFD simulation on gas hold up and mass transfer characteristics in a novel airlift reversible loop bioreactor
Qiang Li, Xuebing Zhao, Wei Du and Dehua Liu, Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

13-41

Continuous fermentation and microfiltration cell recycle applied to a solids-free, very high gravity lignocellulose hydrolysate
Steven J. Schneiderman, Todd J. Menkhaus and Patrick C. Gilcrease, Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD

13-42

Thermal integration of the dehydration ethanol process using molecular sieve: pinch analysis
Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Edvaldo Rodrigo de Morais, Rubens Maciel Filho and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

13-43

Metabolomic profiling: an integrated technology for advancing biofuels, bioinnovation, metabolic engineering and fermentation
Adam Kennedy and Howard Karstein, Scientific Study Design, Metabolon, Inc., Durham, NC

Metabolon - Biochemical Profiling.pdf

13-44

Ethanol production from Napier grass by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-fermentation Process
Noriko Yasutani, Hirokazu Kikuta and Toru Onishi, Biotechnology Development Dept., TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan, Japan

SBFC Poster Rev5 TMC.pdf

13-45

Mixing of lignocellulosics in stirred tank reactors
David C. Russ and R. Eric Berson, Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

13-46

Flexibility of the cogeneration system in the integrated first and second generation ethanol production process from sugarcane
Marina O. S. Dias¹, Tassia L. Junqueira¹, Otavio Cavalett¹, Marcelo P. Cunha¹, Charles D. F. Jesus¹, Carlos E. V. Rossell¹, Rubens Maciel Filho² and Antonio Bonomi¹, (1)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (2)Faculdade de Engenharia Química - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

poster_flexibility.pdf

Yeast and Fungal Science & Technology

17-07

Selection of yeasts for ethanol production from xylose
Gisele Marta Martins¹, Daniela Alonso Bocchini-Martins², Fernando Carlos Pagnocca³, R. Da Silva¹ and E. Gomes¹, (1)Laboratorio de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Aplicada, IBILCE – Instituto de Biociencias Letras e Ciencias Exatas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Chemical Technology, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araraquara, Brazil, (3)Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Instituto de Biociências - UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil

17-08

Development of acetic acid resistant derivates of S. cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) for glucose /xylose co-fermentation
Elizabeth Casey¹, Chia-Ling Wu¹, Nathan Mosier¹, Nancy W. Y. Ho² and Miroslav Sedlak¹, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

17-09

Novel recombinant xylose- and arabinose fermenting industrial yeast strain for the efficient production of biofuels from lignocellulosic feedstocks
Heiko Dietz and Eckhard Boles, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

Poster_New_Orleans_Heiko_Dietz.pdf

17-10

Improvement of thermotolerence and low-pH-tolerance of yeast for fuel ethanol production
You-ri Jang, Young-hoon Lim, Ji-sung Lim and Keun Kim, Bioscience and Biotechnology, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong-si, South Korea

17-11

Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce high-yielding, advanced biofuels strains capable of utilizing C5 and C6 cellulosic sugars
Jared W. Wenger, Michele Fleck and Gale Wichmann, Amyris, Inc., Emeryville, CA

17-12

Simultaneous co-fermentation of mixed sugars: a promising strategy for producing cellulosic biofuels and chemicals
Suk Jin Ha¹, Eun-Joong Oh², Soo Rin Kim², Qiaosi Wei², Jonathan M. Galazka³, Jamie H. Cate³ and Yong-Su Jin², (1)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, (2)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (3)Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

17-13

Identification of redundancies in the xylose utilization pathway in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae
David E. Culley, Mark G. Butcher, Benjamin P. Knox, Ziyu Dai, Beth A. Hofstad and Scott E. Baker, Chemical and Biological Process Development, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA

17-14

Rapid xylose and glucose co-fermentation by S. cerevisiae – an engineered yeast strain for commercial production of cellulosic ethanol
Kim Olofsson, Ole Sibbesen, Thomas Hvid Andersen and Birgitte Rønnow, Terranol A/S, Lyngby, Denmark

Terranol SBFC 2012.pdf

17-15

Cargill's CB1 yeast platform for cellulosic ethanol production
Anton Woo, Pirkko Suominen, Gary Folkert, Holly Jessen, Beth Mastel, Brian Rush, Tom Bremel, Hayley Speirs, Nicole Paulson, Ken Finley, Wendy Christensen and Katie Miller, Biotechnology Development Center, Cargill, Inc., Excelsior, MN

17-16

Investigation of energy and redox metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae during HMF and furfural stress
Magnus Ask, Maurizio Bettiga, Valeria Mapelli and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

17-17

Improving the C5-sugars conversion rates of an engineered S. cerevisiae strain for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic feedstocks
Panagiotis Sarantinopoulos¹, Aldo Greeve¹, Maurice Toirkens¹, Bianca Gielesen¹, Denise van Suylekom¹, Michel Berkhout¹, Aloys Teunissen², Inge Minneboo² and Paul Klaassen¹, (1)DSM Biotechnology Center, Delft, Netherlands, (2)C5 Yeast Company, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

P Sarantinopoulos_Poster 34th SBFC.pdf

17-18

Effect of inhibitors present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates on evolved xylose fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains: energy reserve carbohydrates and gene expression
Elia Tomas-Pejo, Industrial Biotechnology. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Lars Weelin, Taurus Energy, Lund, Sweden and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

PosterTomas-Pejo.pdf

17-19

Brown-rot fungi: model plant cell wall degraders for bioconversion processes
Valdeir Arantes¹, Jody Jellison² and Barry Goodell², (1)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

17-20

Efficient xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae through over-expressing endogenous aldose reductase (GRE3) with xylitol dehydrogeanse (XYL2) and xyulokinase (XYL3) from Scheffersomyces stipitis
Soo Rin Kim¹, Suk Jin Ha², Heejin Kim¹, Nathania Rosaline Kwee¹ 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, Champaign, IL

17-21

Pseudo-continuous fermentation - an effective way to study the dynamics of co-culture systems
Min Hea Kim¹, Meng Liang¹, Qinghua He² and Jin Wang¹, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

Min Hea Kim_SIMB_Poster.pdf

17-22

Genetic engineering of Neurospora crassa for direct sugar aldonates production from cellulose
Edyta Szewczyk¹, Weihua Wu¹, Takao Kasuga² and Zhiliang Fan¹, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, (2)Department of Plant Pathology, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, University of California, Davis, CA

17-23

Analysis of gene expression in Acremonium cellulolyticus using High-coverage gene expression profiling (HiCEP) method
Akihiro Hideno, Senior Research Fellow Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan, Hiroyuki Inoue, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan, Tatsuya Fujii, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, Shinichi Yano, Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima, Japan and Shigeki Sawayama, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

Poster_for_34th_SBFC_Hideno.pdf

17-24

The development of genetic engineering tools for cellulase producing fungus Acremonium cellulolyticus
Tatsuya Fujii¹, Hiroyuki Inoue¹, Shinichi Yano¹, Katsuji Murakami¹ and Shigeki Sawayama², (1)Biomass Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, (2)Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

17-25

Development of a symbiotic co-culture for ethanol production from cellulose
Trevor R. Zurofff and Wayne R. Curits, Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

17-26

Systems biology comparison of glucose/xylose fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) and 424A (LNH-ST)–AAR in the presence of acetic acid
Chia-Ling Wu¹, Nathan S. Mosier¹, Jiri Adamec², Nancy W.Y. Ho³ and Miroslav Sedlak¹, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, (3)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

17-27

Metabolomic analysis of Spathaspora passalidarum under varying oxygen and carbon conditions
Tanya M. Long¹, Yi-Kai Su², Alan J. Higbee¹ and Thomas W. Jeffries³, (1)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

17-28

Engineering of improved D-xylose transporters to overcome impediments in mixed sugar co-fermentation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Alexander Farwick, Thorsten Subtil, Stefan Bruder and Eckhard Boles, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany

17-29

Reconstruction of the central carbon metabolism of Pichia stipitis
Meng Liang¹, Min Hea Kim², Qinghua He³ and Jin Wang², (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

Reconstruction of the central carbon metabolism of Pichia stipitis.pdf

17-30

Systems biology approach to understanding the effect of acetic acid on the co-fermentation of glucose and xylose by S. cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)
Elizabeth Casey¹, Nathan Mosier¹, Jiri Adamec², Amber Jannasch³, Nancy W. Y. Ho⁴ and Miroslav Sedlak¹, (1)LORRE/Ag. and Bio. Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, (3)Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (4)LORRE/Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

17-31

Elucidation of redox balance in xylose fermentation with Pichia stipitis
Meng Liang¹, Min Hea Kim², Qinghua He³ and Jin Wang², (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (2)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

Elucidation of redox balance in xylose fermentation with Pichia stipitis.pdf

17-32

Improving anaerobic xylose fermentation by using external redox sink
Na Wei¹, Soo Rin Kim² and Yong-Su Jin², (1)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Institute of Genomic Biology, Energy Bioscience Institute, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

17-33

Enzyme production and utilization on agricultural residues for fermentable sugar release
Kelly C. Williams¹, Ruihong Zhang², Julia Fan² and Jeffery A. McGarvey³, (1)Biological Systems Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (3)USDA/ARS/FCR, Albany, CA

17-34

Spathaspora passalidarum simultaneously ferments glucose, xylose, and cellobiose to ethanol
Laura B. Willis¹, Yi-Kai Su², Tanya M. Long³, Haibo Li³ and Thomas W. Jeffries¹, (1)Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (3)Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

17-35

Co-fermentation of glucose and xylose for ethanol production from hydrolysates by adapted native xylose-fermenting yeast Spathaspora passalidarum
Yi-Kai Su, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Tanya M. Long, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, Laura B. Willis, Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, WI and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

17-36

Metabolic engineering of Scheffersomyces stipitis for improved fermentation of hemicellulosic hydrolysates
Sarah D. Mahan and Thomas W. Jeffries, Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, Madison, WI

17-37

Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentative and nonfermentative pathways for the production of isobutanol
David T. Stuart, Ebele Ofuonye and Kwesi Kutin, Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

SPBC34 poster.pdf

17-38

Experimental evolution of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in dilute-acid pretreated Miscanthus hydrolysate
Sarah M. Huffer¹, Jeffrey M. Skerker², Adam P. Arkin², Harvey W. Blanch¹ and Douglas S. Clark¹, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

17-39

Inhibitor tolerance by high local cell density Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures
Johan O. Westman, School of Engineering, University of Borås, 501 90 Borås, Sweden, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh III, School of Engineering, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden and Carl Johan Franzén, Chemical and Biological Engineering - Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

17-40

Evaluation of Pichia stipitis acclimatization strategies on rice straw hemicellulosic hydrolysate aiming to ethanol production
Ines Roberto, Livia Carneiro and João Paulo Silva, Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena, University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil

Pôster SBFC_ID 21613_ 25_04_2012.pdf

17-41

Hydrolysate fermentation characterization of xylose-fermenting Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains derived from directed evolution for improved xylose utilization and tolerance to inhibitors
Tongjun Liu, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and David Hodge, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

4-29-2012 SIM poster(final version).pdf

17-42

New methodologies allowing polygenic analysis of complex traits for improvement of industrial bioethanol production yeast strains
Johan M. Thevelein¹, Steve Swinnen², Kristien Schaerlaekens¹, Thiago Pais¹, Jürgen Claesen³, Georg Hubmann¹, Yudi Yang¹, Mekonnen Demeke¹, Maria Foulquié¹, Annelies Goovaerts¹, Kris Souvereyns¹, Lieven Clement³ and Françoise Dumortier¹, (1)Dept Mol Microbiol/Lab Mol Cell Biol, KULeuven & VIB, Leuven-Heverlee, Belgium, (2)KULeuven & VIB, (3)Interuniversitary Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bioinformatics, UHasselt and KULeuven

THEVELEIN poster New Orleans.pdf

17-43

Industrial C5/C6 Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for efficient fermentation of lignocellulosic feedstock
Kaisa Karhumaa, Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal and Poul Poulsen, C5 Ligno Technologies AB, Lund, Sweden

2012 Poster New Orleans.pdf

Biofuels and Biorefinery Economics & Commercialization

18-07

The economics of fermentable sugars from sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) and energy cane (Saccharum spp.) as biofuel feedstocks
Donal Day and Lee Madsen, Audubon Sugar Institute, Louisiana State University, St Gabriel, LA

SIM poster_Day_Madsen_02_042612.pdf

18-08

Evaluation of local Louisiana cultivars of gamagrass and switchgrass for bio-ethanol production
David Samaha and Raj Boopathy, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA

18-09

Biodiesel production using reactive distillation process: comparative study
Nivea de Lima Da Silva, Edgar Leonardo Martinez, Luisa Fernanda Rios, T.S.S. Dantas, M.R. Wolf Maciel and R. Maciel Filho, School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil

18-10

Kinetics of guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reaction with Fe-based catalyst in autoclave reactor
Hui-Tsung Lin, Chiung-Fang Liu, Pei-Jung Yu, Yong-Cyuan Su, Hou-Peng Wan, Ying-Hsi Chang and Hom-Ti Lee, Green Energy & Environment Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Chutung, Hsinchu, Taiwan

SBFC conference poster.pdf

18-11

Bioelectricity and 2G-bioethanol: competing for sugarcane biomass
Roberto C. Giordano¹, Felipe F. Furlan¹, Caliane B. B. Costa¹, Antonio J. G. Cruz¹, Rafael P. Soares², Argimiro R. Secchi³ and Raquel L. C. Giordano¹, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering Program, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

18-12

Optimizing parameters for enhanced cellulosic biomass conversion through multi-staged continuous simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (cSSF)
YI Jin, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bourns College of Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, Rajeev Kumar, University of California, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Riverside, CA and Charles Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Bourns College of Engineer, University of California at Riverside, Riverside, CA

18-13

Techno-economic comparison of high solids loading vs stream recirculation in enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production
Stefano Macrelli and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

18-14

Commercially relevant fermentation advances for biomass-to-ethanol processes
Kate Brandon Sutton, Brandon Emme, Sarah McHatton, Lindsay Jones and Mads Torry Smith, Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC

NZ KTEB Poster.pdf

18-15

Techno-economic analysis of different process configurations for bioethanol production from pretreated olive pruning biomass
Csaba Fehér¹, Tibor Szabó¹, Zsolt Barta¹, Eulogio Castro², Paloma Manzanares³, María José Negro³, Mercedes Ballesteros³ and Kati Réczey¹, (1)Department of Applied Biotechnology and Food Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary, (2)Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain, (3)Renewable Energies Department, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain

Techno-economic analysis of different process configurations for bioethanol production from pretreated olive pruning biomass.pdf

18-16

A novel process configuration of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for bioethanol production at high solid loadings
Rakesh Koppram, Ruifei Wang, Carl Johan Franzen, Eva Albers and Lisbeth Olsson, Industrial Biotechnology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

Rakesh Koppram_New Orleans 2012.pdf

18-17

Economic assessment of biopolymer production in a sugarcane-based biorefinery context
G. Raicher¹, José G. C. Gomez¹, R. M. Piccoli², M. K. Taciro¹ and I. van Bussel³, (1)Departmant of Microbiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, (2)Biotechnology, Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnologicas do Estado de São Paulo S/A, São Paulo, Brazil, (3)Human Resources, Evonik Degussa Brasil Ltda., Sao Paulo, Brazil

18-18

Efficient energy utilization in an integrated first and second generation ethanol plant
Elisabeth Joelsson, Ola Wallberg, Mats Galbe and Guido Zacchi, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

18-19

Biological conversion of E-AFEX^TM pretreated corn stover to ethanol by SSCF and CBP processes
Mingjie Jin¹, Leonardo da Costa Sousa¹, Christa Gunawan¹, Nirmal Uppugundla¹, Venkatesh Balan¹ and Bruce E. Dale², (1)Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

18-20

Integration of biorefineries into conventional facilities: environmental and techno-economic assessment under uncertainty
Juan David Villegas and Edgard Gnansounou, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group (BPE), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

18-21

Municipal solid waste into sugars or fuels using bio-solutions
Armindo Ribeiro Gaspar¹, Christie Strahler¹, Harry Showmaker¹, Jason Holmes¹, Kishore Rane¹, Stephanie Schmidt² and Nick Thompson², (1)R&D, Novozymes North America, Franklinton, NC, (2)Fiberight LLC, Blairstown, IA

Municipal soid waste conv - NZ.pdf

18-22

Modeling and optimization of the effect of initial substrate concentration on ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using cashew apple juice as carbon source
Álvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro, Emanuel Meneses Barros, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha and Luciana Rocha Barros Gonçalves, Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

18-23

Improvement of ethanol yield by the chemical treatment of blackstrap molasses for the elimination of microbial contaminants
Haidé Hernández-Hernández, María del Sugeyrol Villa-Ramírez, Marisol Sánchez-Esgua and Sergio R. Trejo-Estrada, Biotechnology, CIBA-IPN, Tlaxcala, Mexico

18-24

Green Biorefinery – Demonstration plant in Havelland/Germany
Birgit Kamm¹, Christoph Hille² and Petra Schönicke², (1)Research Institute Biopos e.V. and BTU Cottbus, Teltow, Germany, (2)Research Institute Biopos e.V., Teltow, Germany

18-25

Maximizing feedstock availability for second generation in integrated first and second generation ethanol production from sugarcane
Tassia L. Junqueira¹, Marina O. S. Dias¹, Otávio Cavalett¹, Marcelo P. Cunha¹, Charles D. F. Jesus¹, Paulo E. Mantelatto¹, Carlos E. V. Rossell¹, Marcelo Zaiat², Rubens Maciel Filho³ and Antonio Bonomi¹, (1)Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (2)Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos - USP, São Carlos, Brazil, (3)Faculdade de Engenharia Química - UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

poster_maximizing_feedstock.pdf

18-26

Banana-waste bioconversion to biofuel: A sustainable approach for rural agricultural communities in the Pacific Rim
Angela A. Ruiz-Colorado, College of Energy and Processes, National University of Colombia, Medellin, Medellin, Colombia, Gaston E. Cruz-Alcedo, Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Piura, Piura, Peru, Tina Jeoh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA and Monica C. Santa-Maria, Sciences / Biology, La Molina National Agrarian University, Lima, Peru

PS2: Poster Session 2