Biomass Resource Supply, Development & Characterization: Biomass Physicochemical Analysis

Tuesday, April 30, 2013: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Grand Ballroom I, Ballroom Level
Convener:
Arthur Ragauskas - Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Co-Convener:
Marcus Foston - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
• Advances in physicochemical characterization of biomass feedstocks and processing intermediates. • Improved methods for physical and compositional analysis of biomass materials. • Higher throughput and more rapid techniques for determining biomass physical properties, structure and composition.


1:00 PM
Surface characterization of transgenic poplar by TOF-SIMS
Arthur Ragauskas1, Tao Ma2, Seokwon Jung1, Garima Bali1, Udaya C. Kalluri3 and Gerald Tuskan3, (1)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergyScience Center, Georgia Institute if Technology, Atlanta, GA, (3)Environmental Sciences Division, BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
1:25 PM
Cell Wall Glycan Dynamics During Primary to Secondary Wall Development in Poplar Stems
Sivakumar Pattathil, Utku Avci, Ryan Cooke and Michael G Hahn, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1:50 PM
Cell Wall Hydrophilicity Impacts on Enzymatic Digestibility for Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreated Grasses
Dan Williams, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI and David Hodge, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center and Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
2:15 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Flow of biomass undergoing enzymatic hydrolysis
Emilio J. Tozzi1, Michael J. McCarthy1, David M. Lavenson1, Maria J. Cardona1, Nardrapee Karuna2, Tina Jeoh2, Pernille A. Skovgaard3, Henning Jørgensen4 and Powell Robert L.1, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (3)Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, (4)Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
3:10 PM
The effects of lignin removal and drying on the porosity and enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse
Celso Santi Junior, Adriane M.F. Milagres, Andre Ferraz and Walter Carvalho, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena-University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
3:35 PM
Assessing yields and recalcitrance of leading lignocellulosic biomass in California for conversion to transportation fuels
May-Ling Lu, Taiying Zhang and Charles E. Wyman, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA
4:00 PM
Availability of plant cell wall polysaccharides during sequential breakdown of wheat straw (Triticum aestivum L.).
Louise Isager Ahl1, Mads A.T. Hansen1, Henriette L. Pedersen2, William G.T. Willats2 and Claus Felby1, (1)Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark, (2)Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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