Poster Session I (Monday): Feedstocks; Pretreatment; Enzymes
Monday, April 28, 2014: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Exhibit/Poster Hall, lower level (Hilton Clearwater Beach)
Conveners:
Abigail Engelberth - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN and Kyle B. Sander - Oak Ridge National Laboratory/University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge, TN



Pretreatment and Fractionation I - Acidic Methods Sponsored by AdvanceBio LLC
Fundamental understanding of the recalcitrant cell wall and soluble enzymes present in hydrolysate at different stages of enzyme hydrolysis
Christa Gunawan1, Mingjie Jin2, Leonardo Sousa3, Sivakumar Pattathil4, Seema Singh5, Rebecca Garlock Ong1, Bruce Dale3 and Venkatesh Balan6, (1)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI, (4)Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (5)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (6)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,, Michigan State University and University of Pune, Lansing, MI
Characterization of rice straw prehydrolyzates and their effect on the hydrolysis of model substrates, using a commercial cellulase cocktail, endo-cellulase and β-glucosidase
Kalavathy Rajan, Food science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and Danielle J. Carrier, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Influence of high solid loadings in the pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse with dilute acid using different particle sizes
Pablo Andres Alvarez1, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel2 and Rubens Maciel Filho2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Department of Process and Product Development, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Characterization of water-soluble lignin extractives from Extractive Ammonia (EA) pretreatment and their effects on yeast fermentation
Saisi Xue, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), East Lansing, MI, Mingjie Jin, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Venkatesh Balan, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,, Michigan State University and University of Pune, Lansing, MI and Bruce Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI
Biological pretreatment of grassland biomass through ensiling
Morten Ambye-Jensen1, Katja Salomon Johansen2, Thomas Didion3, Zsófia Kádár1 and Anne S. Meyer1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering,, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (2)Novozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark, (3)Danish Plant Breeding Research Division, DLF TRIFOLIUM A/S, Store Heddinge, Denmark
Enzymatic liquefaction of sugar beet as a versatile biofuel feedstock
Steve Zicari, Natthiporn Aramrueang and Ruihong Zhang, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Characterization of Chlorella munitissima cell wall under mixotrophic growth conditions
Lauren K. Jabusch1, Brendan T. Higgins1, Zipora Tietel2, John M. Labavitch3, Oliver Fiehn4 and Jean S. VanderGheynst1, (1)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (2)Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (3)Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, (4)Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genome Center, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Unmasking the Recalcitrance of Hardwoods and Methods for Improving AFEXTM Pretreatment Effectiveness
Rebecca Garlock Ong, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,, Michigan State University and University of Pune, Lansing, MI and Bruce Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI
Factors that contribute to cellulose III conversion and associated impact on enzymatic digestibility of cellulose
Leonardo da Costa Sousa1, Shishir P.S. Chundawat2, James F. Humpula3, Brandon Guthrie3, Lucas Holcomb3, Venkatesh Balan1 and Bruce Dale4, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,, Michigan State University and University of Pune, Lansing, MI, (2)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (4)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI
Screening of sugars and phenolics released during pretreatment of miscanthus, maize and sugar cane bagasse for potential added value products from c4 crops
Leonardo Gomez1, Susannah Bird1, Rachael Simister1, Simon J. McQueen-Mason2, Ruben Vanholme3 and Wout Boerjan3, (1)Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (2)Centre of Novel Argiculture Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (3)Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Gent, Belgium
Effect of mild alkaline pretreatment on cellulose and hemicellulose hydrolysis yields from rice straw
Rafael C. A. Castro, Hilton T. L. Santos, Bruno G. Fonseca, Isabela S. Ferreira and Inês C. Roberto, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Effect of alkali on hydrothermal-mechanochemical treatment of woody biomass and mechanism of improvement in enzymatic saccharification
Maki Ishiguro and Takashi Endo, Biomass Refinery Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Hiroshima, Japan
The potential of steam pretreatment to produce good levels of prebiotic xylo-oligosaccharides from sugarcane bagasse
Ana Flávia A. Carvalho1, Valdeir Arantes2, Pedro Oliva-Neto3, Glaucia M. Pastore1 and Jack N. Saddler4, (1)Department of Food Science, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, São Paulo State University, Assis, Brazil, (4)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Effect of pre-treatment on chemical composition, structure and enzymatic hydrolysis sugar cane straw
E. Gomes1, Moreti M M S. Moreti1, R. Silva2 and Nunes, CC Nunes1, (1)Laboratorio de Bioquimica e Microbiologia Aplicada, IBILCE – Instituto de Biociencias Letras e Ciencias Exatas, UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil, (2)Chemistry and Environmental Science, São Paulo State University-UNESP/IBILCE, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Quantitative Effects of Washing Dilute Acid Pretreated Biomass in the Retrieval of Monomeric Sugars through Enzyme Hydrolysis and the Subsequent Fermentation of Recovered Sugars into Ethanol
Noaa Frederick1, Ningning Zhang2, Angele C. Djioleu3, Xumeng Ge2, Jianfeng Xu2, Danielle J. Carrier3, Joshua Adams4 and Matthew Pelkki4, (1)Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (2)Arkansas Biosciences Institute and College of Agriculture and Technology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR, (3)Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (4)School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, Monticello, AR
AFEX pretreated Agave residues – a potential biorefinery feed stock to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals
Carlos Alberto Flores-Gomez, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Christa Gunawan, Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, Eleazar Escamilla, Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Celaya, Mexico, Venkatesh Balan, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,, Michigan State University and University of Pune, Lansing, MI and Bruce Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI
Lipid extraction from microalgae by molten salt/ionic liquid mixtures
Ji-Yeon Park, Sun-A Choi, You-Kwan Oh and Jin-Suk Lee, Bioenergy Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, South Korea
Two stage pretreatment of empty fruit bunches (EFB) with acetic acid and aqueous ammonia for the enzymatic hydrolysis
Dong Young Kim1, Hyun Jin Ryu2 and Kyeong Keun Oh2, (1)Applied Chemical engineering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea, (2)Applied Chemical Egnieering, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea
Effect of pretreatment conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis residues using bark-containing biomasses
Soo-Kyeong Jang, Ho-Yong Kim, Han-Seob Jeong, Hwanmyeong Yeo and In-Gyu Choi, Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Effects of freeze storage of bark-containing larch on pretreatment efficiency
Han-Seob Jeong, Ho-Yong Kim, Yoon-Seong Chang, Jae-Young Kim, Hwanmyeong Yeo and In-Gyu Choi, Forest Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
HEMICELLULOSE EXTRACTION-KRAFT PULPING FOR BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION
Pablo Reyes, Bioenercel S.A., Concepcion, Chile, Carolina Parra, Biotechnology Center, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepción, Chile, Regis Teixeira Mendonça, Forest Science Faculty, Biotechnology Center, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile and Jaime Rodriguez, Biotechnology Center and Forest Science Faculty, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
A comparative evaluation of poplar and wheat straw to biofuels using hydrothermal pretreatment
Parveen Kumar, Claus Felby and Henning Jørgensen, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Investigating mass transport limitations on xylan hydrolysis during dilute acid pretreatment of poplar
Ashutosh Mittal1, Heidi M. Pilath2, Yves Parent2, Siddhartha G. Chatterjee3, Bryon Donohoe1, John M. Yarbrough1, Michael E. Himmel1, Mark R. Nimlos2 and David K. Johnson1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY
Comparison of sugarcane bagasse features that affect enzymatic hydrolysis after alkaline, organosolv and hydrothermal pretreatments
Ursula F. Rodríguez Zúñiga1, Gislene M. Silva2, VIviane M. Nascimento2, Lucia Daniela Wolf3, Cristiane S. Farinas4, Raquel L. C. Giordano2, Antonio J. G. Cruz5 and Roberto C. Giordano2, (1)Chemical Engineering Department, São Carlos, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil, (4)Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, São Carlos, Brazil, (5)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil
Bioethanol production from alkaline-pretreated miscanthus by twin screw extrusion system at pilot scale
Young-Lok Cha1, Jungwoo Yang2, Young-Mi Yoon2, Youn-Ho Moon2, Jong-woong Ahn1, Gi Hong An1, Yu-ri Park2 and In-who Choi1, (1)Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Jeonnam, South Korea, (2)Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Muan-kun, South Korea
Determination of partition coefficient for terpineol from Pinus taeda l extracts using centrifugal partition chromatography
Richard D. Sakul, Elizabeth Martin and Danielle J. Carrier, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Continuous alkaline pretreatment of miscanthus using single screw reactor
Jungwoo Yang, Young-Lok Cha, Yu-ri Park, Jong-woong Ahn, Young-Mi Yoon, Youn-Ho Moon, Gyeong-Dan Yu, Gi Hong An and In-who Choi, Bioenergy Crop Research Center, National Institute of Crop Science, Jeonnam, South Korea
Maximizing potential sugar yield by increasing biomass moisture content prior to pretreatment
Shannon Ewanick and Renata Bura, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Enzymatic hydrolysis of several pith fractions from sugarcane bagasse obtained by two different methods of particulate separation
Henrique Real Guimarães1, Edgardo Olivares Goméz1, George J. M. Rocha2, Viviane M. Nascimento3, Carlos Eduardo Vaz Rossell4 and Kátia Tannous5, (1)Technological Assessment Program (PAT), Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (2)The Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory (CTBE), Campinas, Brazil, (3)Laboratorio Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia do Bioetanol - CTBE, Campinas, Brazil, (4)Industrial Program, Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Campinas, Brazil, (5)School of Chemical Engineering, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
Enhancement of the enzymatic digestibility from sugarcane bagasse by moderate alkaline/sulfite-chemithermomechanical treatment
Guilherme Campos1, Debora F Laurito-Friend1, André Ferraz2 and Adriane M.F. Milagres2, (1)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Effects of Alkaline Pretreatment on SSF at Low Temperature Using Cellulosic Biomass
Suh Yoon Jang, Yong Cheol Park and Jun Seok Kim, Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University, Suwon, South Korea
Evaluation of the alkaline treatment on extraction of acetate, phenolic compounds and furans in brewer’s spent grain
Bárbara L. S. Santiago, Rafael C. A. Castro and Inês C. Roberto, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
STUDY OF ENZYMATIC SACCHARIFICATION OF PRIVILEGE GRASS (Panicum maximum Jacq) WITH AND WITHOUT BASIC PRETREATMENT
Iliana Barrera-Martínez, Procesos de Tranformación, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico City, Mexico and Jorge Arturo Aburto-Anell, Procesos de Transformación, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico, Mexico
Black Liquor Fractionation for the Production of Biobutanol
Rasika L. Kudahettige-Nilsson, Jonas Helmerius, Robert Nilsson and Ulrika Rova, Biochemical and Chemical Process Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
Effect of Mn (II) and ozone on pretreatment of sugar cane bagasse in order to produce cellulosic ethanol
Jéssika de Souza Rossi, Olavo Perrone, Mauricio Boscolo, Eleni Gomes, Joao Claudio Thomeo and Roberto Da-Silva, Chemistry and Environmental Science, IBILCE - UNESP, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil
Kinetics of xylo-oligosaccharides production from corn residuos using microwave process in a biorefinery concept
Jesus Velazquez and Héctor A. Ruiz, Biorefinery and Food Engineering Laboratory/Food Research Department, Autonomous University of Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico
Effect of hydrothermal pretreatment for fermentable sugars production using brown macroalgae as raw material
Héctor A. Ruiz, Center of Biological Engineering/IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, J.C. Parajó, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of Vigo, Orense, Spain and José A. Teixeira, IBB - Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Effect of PolyDADMAC on pretreatment of lignocellulosic and lignin-free biomass
Wenjian Guan, V. Ramesh Pallapolu and Y.Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass by Sodium Chlorite
Tapas C. Acharjee, Venkata Ramesh Pallapolu and Y.Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Pretreatment of wheat straw with Potassium Hydroxide for Increasing the Enzymatic and Microbial Degradability
Xiaoying Liu, Steve Zicari, Yeqing Li and Ruihong Zhang, Biological and Agriculture Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Catalytic Oxidative Pretreatment of Woody Biomass At Mild Reaction Conditions and Enzymatic Conversion to Fermentable Hydrolysate 
Zhenglun Li1, Namita Bansal2, Yaoping Zhang3, Trey K. Sato3, Charles H. Chen4, Li Hinchman3, Ramin Vismeh5, Alexander Toulokhonov6, Eric L. Hegg6 and David B. Hodge7, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (2)Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (3)DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, (4)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (5)Chemistry, and DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (6)Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (7)DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Low temperature ionic liquid pretreatment of biomass
Samira Vasheghani-Farahani and Constance Ann Schall, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Characterization of the impact of high solids deacetylation of corn stover in a cellulosic ethanol process
Joe Shekiro1, Xiaowen Chen2 and Melvin P. Tucker1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Sequential acid-alkali pretreatment of rapeseed straw
Yaimé Delgado, Juan C. López-Linares, Inmaculada Romero, Cristóbal Cara and Eulogio Castro, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Optimizing dilute H2SO4-hydrolysis/pretreatment in a batch reactor at high solids loading to enhance pentose sugars recovery and enzymatic digestibility: a critical step for second generation ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse
Laura Plazas Tovar1, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel2 and Rubens Maciel Filho2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Department of Process and Product Development, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Study of different ultrasound pretreatment conditions on sugarcane straw and its influence on the enzymatic hydrolysis step for the production of bioethanol
Naila Mori, Biotechnology Department, Engineering School of Lorena- EEL-USP, Lorena-SP, Brazil and Adilson R. Gonçalves, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Towards a Predictive Control for Ionic Liquid enabled Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion:  Computational Perspective
Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi1, Jian Shi2, Ning Sun3, Blake A. Simmons4 and Seema Singh1, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute/Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, (3)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (4)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
A novel chemical pretreatment method to accelerate bioconversion rate of renewable feedstocks
Yuzhi Kang1, Minjeong Sohn1, Jay H. Lee2, Matthew J. Realff1 and Andreas S. Bommarius1, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
Mechanical refining to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomass
Sunkyu Park1, Brandon Jones1, Junyeong Park1, Seunghyun Yoo1, David Johnson2, Melvin P. Tucker3, Xiaowen Chen2, Marc Sabourin4, Thomas Pchorn4, Rodolfo Romero4, Richard Venditti1 and Hasan Jameel1, (1)Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (4)Andritz, Springfield, OH
Kinetic Modeling of Dilute Acid Flowthrough Pretreatment of Poplar Wood
Lishi Yan1, Libing Zhang2 and Bin Yang1, (1)Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, (2)Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State university, Richland, WA
THF: A novel co-solvent pretreatment strategy to achieve high combined sugar yields from lignocellulosic biomass
Rachna Dhir1, Charles M. Cai1, Rajeev Kumar2 and Charles E. Wyman1, (1)Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (2)Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Pretreatment, saccharification, and fermentation in one-pot reactions using a novel pretreatment catalyst
Young Hoon Jung, In Jung Kim, Hyun Min Park, Hyun Kyung Kim and Kyoung Heon Kim, Department of Biotechnology, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
Hemicellulose influence on cellulose enzymatic conversion of three surgarcane hybrids
Victor T. O. Santos, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena-University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil and André Ferraz, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Characterization of Lignin Derived from Water-only and Dilute Acid Flowthrough Pretreatment of Poplar Wood at Elevated Temperatures
Libing Zhang1, Dhrubojyoti D. Lasker1, Lishi Yan2 and Bin Yang1, (1)Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA, (2)Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy, Washington State University, Richland, WA
Unveiling ionic liquid deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass using glycome profiling
Jian Shi1, Sivakumar Pattathil2, Sivasankari Venkatachalam3, Michael G. Hahn2, Blake A. Simmons4 and Seema Singh5, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute/Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, (2)Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (3)BioEnergy Science Center, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (4)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (5)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Brown-rot fungi and biomimetic systems as a pretreatment for bioethanol production from wood
Jaime Rodriguez, Judith Vergara, Johanna Cid, Carolina Parra, David Contreras and Regis Teixeira Mendonça, Forest Science Faculty, Biotechnology Center, Universidad de Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
Assessing the Effect of Pretreatment Strategies on Biomass Deconstruction and Cellulose Accessibility for Clostridium thermocellum Compared to Free Enzymes
Vanessa A. Thomas, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Riverside, CA, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, Rajeev Kumar, Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA and Charles E. Wyman, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Use of Simons’ stain and thermoporometry to track changes in cellulose accessibility after pretreatment and cellulase treatment for poplar and switchgrass
Xianzhi Meng, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center/Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA and Arthur Ragauskas, BioEnergy Science Center, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Coupling of metal halides with a co-solvent to enhance and consolidate co-production of furfural and 5-HMF from lignocellulosic biomass
Charles M. Cai1, Nikhil Nagane2, Rajeev Kumar3 and Charles E. Wyman1, (1)Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (2)Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (3)Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Improving the overall sugar recovery by mixing wheat straw and hybrid poplar biomass during steam explosion and enzymatic hydrolysis
Rodrigo A. Morales, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA and Renata Bura, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
A Novel Transformational Process Replacing Dilute Acid Pretreatment with Deacetylation and Mechanical (Disc) Refining for the Conversion of Renewable Biomass to Lower Cost Sugars
Xiaowen Chen1, Joseph Shekiro1, Thomas Pschorn2, Marc Sabourin2, Ling Tao3, Rick Elander1, Sunkyu Park4, Olev Trass5, Keith Flanegan6, Eric Nelson1, Ed Jennings1, Robert Nelson1, David Johnson1 and Melvin P. Tucker3, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Andritz, Inc., Springfield, OH, (3)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (4)Department of Forest Biomaterials, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (5)Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, (6)IdeaCHEM, Inc, Rapid City, SD
Clean fractionation of cell wall components in corn stover and their characterization for biorefinery processes
Rui Katahira1, Kellene McKinney1, Ashutosh Mittal2, Stuart K. Black1, David K. Johnson2, Peter N. Ciesielski2, Bryon Donohoe2, Michael Resch2, Mary J. Biddy1 and Gregg T. Beckham1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
THF co-solvent pretreatment enhances total sugar recovery and ethanol yields from corn stover at low enzyme loadings
Thanh Yen Nguyen, Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, CM Cai, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, R. Kumar, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside and CE Wyman, Bioengineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside
Insights into various pretreatments on recalcitrance in Populus Trichocarpa mutants
Yunqiao Pu1, Xianzhi Meng2, Garima Bali3, Shaobo Pan4, Gerald Tuskan5, Timothy Tschaplinski6 and Arthur Ragauskas2, (1)BioEnergy Science Center, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (2)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center/Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (3)School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioEnergy Science Center, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (4)Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, (5)Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (6)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Enzyme Science and Technology I – Assays and Biochemical Characterization
Holocellulase from filamentous fungi prospected from the Brazilian Cerrado biome
Bruna C. Facundes1, Thaís Danielle Duarte Santana2, Ildemar Tavares3, Taisa Godoy Gomes1, Hugo Santana4, Simone Mendonça5, Pérola O. Magalhães6 and Felix G. de Siqueira7, (1)Pos-graduacao em Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Gurupi, Brazil, (2)Ciencias Farmaceuticas, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, (3)Quimica, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Barreiras, Brazil, (4)Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, (5)Embrapa Agroenergia, Brasilia, Brazil, (6)Department of Pharmacy, School of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil, (7)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agoenergia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
Production of Holocellulases and Amylases by filamentous fungi grown on alternative substrates
Bruna dos S. Menezes1, Katia dos S. Morais1, Tulio C. R. Leite1, Lucas M. Alcantara2, Edivaldo X. Ferreira Filho3, Bruno dos S. A. F. Brasil4 and Felix G. de Siqueira5, (1)Laboratório de Enzimologia e Microbiologia Industrial - LEMI, Universidade Federal da Bahia - Campus Anísio Teixeira, Vitoria da Conquista/BA, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, (3)Cellular Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (4)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa, Brasilia/DF, Brazil, (5)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agoenergia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
Endoglucanase production by Cellulomonas sp
Thais Demarchi Mendes1, Sofía Sampaolesi2, Thais Fabiana Chan Salum1, Thályta Fraga Pacheco1, Paola Talia2, Eleonora Campos2 and Mônica Caramez Triches Damaso1, (1)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasilia/DF, Brazil, (2)Instituto de Biotecnología, INTA Castelar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cellulase production by new fungal strains from Brazil
Thais Demarchi Mendes1, Bruna dos Santos Menezes1, Katia dos Santos Morais1, Ana Carolina de Araújo Bitencourt2, Betania Ferraz Quirino1, Dasciana de Souza Rodrigues1, Léia Cecília de Lima Fávaro1, Welington Luiz Araújo3 and Thais Fabiana Chan Salum1, (1)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasilia/DF, Brazil, (2)Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology Program, Universidade Católica de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (3)Microbiology Department, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Surface analysis technique as a methodology for screening of lignocellulose-active enzymes
Marie Couturier1, Robyn E. Goacher2 and Emma R Master1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Department of Chemistry, Niagara University, Niagara, NY
Optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation of steam-pretreated sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production
P. Manzanares, Ignacio Ballesteros, Alberto Gonzalez, J.Miguel Oliva, M.Jose Negro, Luis Niño and Mercedes Ballesteros, Biofuels Unit, Renewable Energies Department, CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain
Identification of Inhibitory Compounds to Endo-cellulase and β-glucosidase by Switchgrass Dilute Acid Prehydrolysates
Angele C. Djioleu and Danielle J. Carrier, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Water as a hydrolysis substrate: cellulase inhibition at high dissolved solids content
Claus Felby, David Cannella, Chia-wen C. Hsieh, Henning Jørgensen and Lisbeth G. Thygesen, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Holocellulase from filamentous fungi grown in culture media containing cassava wastewater
Clemente B. Soares Neto1, Catharine A. Bonfim2, Helson M. M. Vale1, Lucas M. Alcantara3, Bruno dos S. A. F. Brasil4, Edivaldo X. Ferreira Filho5 and Felix G. de Siqueira6, (1)Pos-graduacao em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, (2)Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, (3)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, (4)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa, Brasilia/DF, Brazil, (5)Cellular Biology, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (6)Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agoenergia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
Xylan degrading enzymes from Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius, an ethanologenic thermophile
Giannina Espina1, Kirstin Eley2, Susan J. Crennell1 and Michael J. Danson1, (1)Centre for Extremophile Research, Dept of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, (2)TMO Renewables Ltd, Guildford, United Kingdom
Production and use of enzymes derived from the fungus Pleurotus ostreatus in the hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse
Fernanda L. Valadares1, André Ferraz2 and Adriane M.F. Milagres2, (1)Biotecnologia Industrial, Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Use of isothermal titration calorimetry to characterize IPE variants of T. reesei Cel3A
Sergio Sunux, Industrial Biosciences, Dupont, Palo Alto, CA and Brad Kelemen, DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, CA, Netherlands
A modified, rapid ninhydrin assay for the quantification of protein/enzymes during the hydrolysis of pretreated biomass
Yiu Ki Mok1, Valdeir Arantes2 and Jack N. Saddler1, (1)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Characterization of a new lipase purified from Fusarium verticillioides and its application in hydrolysis of sardine oil and biodiesel production
Fernanda D.A. Facchini1, Ana C. Vici1, Andrezza F. Cruz1, Marita G. Pereira1, Jose M. Guisan2, João A. Jorge1 and Maria de Lourdes T.M. Polizeli1, (1)Sao Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, (2)Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madri, Spain
Evaluating the impact of enzyme cocktail and loading on sugar release from municipal paper and cardboard wastes in California
May-Ling Lu, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT), Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA and Charles E. Wyman, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Mechanistic studies of LPMOs acting on lignocellulosic substrates
David Cannella1, Bjorge Westereng2, Henning Jørgensen1, Vincent G. H. Eijsink2 and Claus Felby1, (1)Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark, (2)Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
Substrate factors that influence enzyme synergism during cellulose hydrolysis
Jinguang Hu1, Valdeir Arantes1, Amadeus Pribowo1, Keith Gourlay1 and Jack N. Saddler2, (1)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
High-throughput cellulase activity profiling on ionic liquid pretreated biomass
Taya Feldman1, Joel Guenther1, Richard Heins1, Huu Tran2, Paul D Adams2, Anup Singh1, Blake A. Simmons3 and Kenneth L Sale2, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Deconstruction, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (3)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Synergism between enzymes during hydrolysis of cellulose
Daisuke Taneda, Makoto Ikeo and Shohei Okino, Technology Innovation Center, JGC Corporation, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
What is the best way to assess the hydrolytic performance of new cellulase preparations on various pretreated lignocellulosics?
Valdeir Arantes, Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada and Jack N. Saddler, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Crude Cellulases and Xylanases Produced by Two Endophytic Fungi Botryosphaeria sp. AM01 And Saccharicola sp. EJC04
Natália Paganini Marques, Biochemistry and Chemical Technology, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Araraquara, Brazil, Ângela Regina Araújo, Organic Chemistry, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Araraquara, Brazil, Eleni Gomes, Microbiology and Biochemistry, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, São José Do Rio Preto, Brazil and Daniela Alonso Bocchini Martins, Biochemistry and Chemical Technology, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
Differential binding of biomass hydrolyzing enzymes to lignin:  conversion yields suggest a paradigm shift
John M. Yarbrough1, Ashutosh Mittal1, Larry E. Taylor1, Sarah E. Hobdey1, Elisabeth Mansfield2, Deanne W. Sammond1, Stephen Decker1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Todd B. Vinzant1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO
How to better measure the hydrolytic potential of biomass deconstruction enzyme mixtures
J. Susan Van Dyk1, Jinguang Hu1, Valdeir Arantes1 and Jack N. Saddler2, (1)Forest Products Biotechnology/Bioenergy Group, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Development of optimized enzyme cocktails for hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse 
Bianca Consorti Bussamra1, Sindelia Freitas1 and Aline Carvalho da Costa2, (1)Brazillian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Campinas, Brazil, (2)School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas, Campinas - SP, Brazil
Supplementation of commercial cocktail with endo-arabinanase of Bacillus licheniformes 
Carla Botelho-Machado1, Ana Paula Citadini1, Rosana Goldbeck1, Zaira Bruna Hofmam1, Evandro Antônio de Lima1, Fernanda Lopes Figueiredo1, Tony Márcio da Silva2, Maria de Lourdes Teixeira de Moraes Polizeli2, Roberto Ruller1 and Richard John Ward1, (1)Ctbe, Laboratório Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia do Bioetanol - CTBE/CNPEM, Campinas, Brazil, (2)Biology, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Optimization of a recombinant multicomponent enzyme mixture for saccharification of ionic liquid pretreated biomass
Vimalier Reyes-Ortiz1, Joel Guenther1, Taya Feldman1, Kim Tran2, Seema Singh1, Paul D Adams3, Blake A. Simmons4, John M. Gladden5, Danielle Tullman-Ercek6 and Kenneth L Sale3, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (3)Deconstruction, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (4)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (5)Fungal Biotechnology Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (6)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Miniaturized, high-throughput hydrolysis assay for comparison of cellulase performance at high solids content of biomass substrates
Brett R. McBrayer1, R. Jason Quinlan1, David Osborn1, Jesper Frickmann2 and Elena Y. Vlasenko1, (1)Protein Chemistry, Novozymes Inc., Davis, CA, (2)Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC
Effects of lignolytic enzymes and the Fenton reaction on lignin depolymerization assayed using lignin films
Michael S. Kent1, Isaac C. Avina2, Jerilyn A. Timlin2, Richard Heins1, Kenneth L Sale3 and Blake A. Simmons4, (1)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (2)Bioenergy and Defense Technology Dept, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, (3)Deconstruction, Joint Bioenergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (4)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Enzymatic degradation of glucan in the water insoluble fraction of pretreated grasses is influenced by ratio glucan: xylan: lignin
Patricia Murciano Martinez, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands, Harry Gruppen, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University, Netherlands and Mirjam Kabel, Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University
Understanding the fundamental mechanism behind accumulation of oligosaccharides during high solids loading enzymatic hydrolysis
Nirmal Uppugundla1, Michael J. Bowman2, Shishir Chundawat3, Lai Bergeman3, Kirk Vander Meulen3, Brian Fox3, David Cavalier4, Bruce Dale5 and Venkatesh Balan6, (1)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (2)Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL, (3)Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Madison, WI, (4)DOE Plant Research Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (5)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI, (6)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC),Michigan State University, Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory (BCRL), Lansing, MI
Isolation and selection of native fungi with cellulolytic activity
Inés Hernandez, Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiologia, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia, Andres M. Rueda, Grupo de Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiología, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia, Daniel Molina, Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia and Clara I. Sanchez, Grupo De Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiologia, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia
Isolation and selection of fungi with ligninolytic activity for enzymatic deslignification
Andrés M. Rueda1, Clara I. Sanchez2, Sonia A. Ospina1 and Daniel Molina3, (1)Instituto de Biotecnología, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia, (2)Grupo De Investigación en Bioquímica y Microbiologia, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia, (3)Escuela de Química, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Piedecuesta, Colombia
Evaluation of Saccharophagus degradans 2-40T as a whole cell biocatalyst for the saccharification of lignocellulose
Young Hoon Jung, Hyun Kyung Kim and Kyoung Heon Kim, Department of Biotechnology, Korea University Graduate School, Seoul, South Korea
Sugarcane pith as a lignocellulosic substrate for determination of feruloyl esterase activity
Ana Paula Almeida Dos Santos, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil and André Ferraz, Department of Biotechnology, Engineering College of Lorena - University of São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Immobilization of lipase on magnetic nanoparticles and magnetic nanocomposites for application in biotransformation reaction
Luana C. Garcia1, Raquel H. B. Ribeiro1, Matheus M. Pereira2, Nayara Bezerra Carvalho3, Alini T. Fricks1, Luiz P. Costa1, Cleide M. F. Soares3 and Alvaro S. Lima3, (1)Institute of Technology and Research, University Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, (3)Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil
The characterization of the endoglucanase Cel12A from Gleophyllum trabeum reveals an enzyme highly active on β-glucan
Lis Schwartz Miotto1, Camila A. Rezende2, Amamda Bernardes1, Viviane Isabel Serpa1, Adrian Tsang3 and Igor Polikarpov1, (1)Molecular Biology, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (2)Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, (3)Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, Concordia University, Canada
Enzyme Science and Technology II – Modeling and Structure/Function Relationship
Examining surface properties of cellulases to mitigate lignin adsorption
Deanne W. Sammond, John Yarbrough, Stephen Decker, Michael E. Himmel, Todd B. Vinzant and Michael F. Crowley, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Engineering more thermostable metabolic enzymes for improving CBP organisms
Noah Kastelowitz1, Deanne W. Sammond2, Markus Alahuhta2, Hui Wei2, Paul Lin3, Adam Guss4, James C. Liao3, Michael E. Himmel2, Hang Yin1 and Yannick Bomble2, (1)Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Boulder, Boulder, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (3)University of California, Los Angeles, (4)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Determination of catalytic and substrate-interaction residues in a thermostable pectate lyase
Markus Alahuhta, Larry E. Taylor, Roman Brunecky, Michael E. Himmel and Vladimir V. Lunin, Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Crystal structure of a fungal glycoside hydrolase family 3 β-glucosidase, ReCel3A from the moderately thermophilic fungus Rasamsonia emersonii
Mikael Gudmundsson1, Henrik Hansson2, Ingeborg Stals2, Edmund Larenas3, Thijs Kaper4 and Mats Sandgren1, (1)Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, (2)Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, (3)DuPont, Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, CA, (4)DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, CA, Netherlands
Cellulose Reducing Ends (DPr) Play No Role in Cellulose Recalcitrance to Biological Conversion with T. reesei Enzymes
Rajeev Kumar, Center for Environmental Research and Technology and Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA and Charles E. Wyman, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
Modeling of enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated wheat straw as a function of hydrolysis time, enzyme concentration, and lignin concentration
Oscar Rosales-Calderon, Heather L. Trajano, Dusko Posarac and Sheldon J.B. Duff, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Enzyme Science and Technology III – Enzyme Discovery and Engineering
Engineering a polysaccharide monooxygenase for increased thermoactivity
Meera E. Atreya1, Lars Giger2, Harvey W. Blanch2 and Douglas S. Clark2, (1)Chemistry, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Chitinasome Identified in Chitinibacter tainanensis
Chao-Hsien Yeh1, Jeen-Kuan Chen2, Chia-Rui Shen3 and Chao-Lin Liu1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan, (2)Environment and Biotechnology Department, Refining and Manufacturing Research Institute, CPC Corporation, Chiayi, Taiwan, (3)Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Stabilization enzymatic of vitamins present in the oil of pequi
Thales Cainã dos Santos Barbalho1, Jéssica Pessoa Araújo1, Izabelly Larissa Lucena2, Ana Karine Pessoa Bastos3, Andrea Lopes de Oliveira Ferreira4 and Alvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro5, (1)Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoro, Brazil, (2)Agrotecnologia e Ciencias Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Arido, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Maracanaú, Brazil, (4)Instituto Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, (5)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Brazil
Understanding and engineering cellulase-lignin interactions
Kathryn L. Strobel, Harvey W. Blanch and Douglas S. Clark, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Metagenomic glycosyl hydrolases from the Amazon soil and goat rumen
Betania F. Quirino1, Jessica C. Bergmann2, Betulia Souto3, Daiva Tupinamba2, Talita Gabriela Ramos3, Luis Felipe Schroeder2, Leane Perim2, E.F. Noronha4, Cristine C. Barreto5 and Ricardo H. Kruger6, (1)Embrapa-Agrienergy, Brasilia, Brazil, (2)Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology, Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, (3)Embrapa Agrienergy, Brasilia, Brazil, (4)Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil, (5)Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology Program, Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil, (6)Cell Biology, Universidade de Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
Use lipase from Burkholderia cepacia immobilized onto mesoporous silica modified with protic ionic liquid for production ethyl ester
Nayara Bezerra Carvalho1, Bruna T. Vidal2, Jussimara Mendonca1, Matheus M. Pereira3, Lisiane F. Santos4, Silvana Mattedi5, Gisella M. Zanin6, Alvaro S. Lima1 and Cleide M. F. Soares1, (1)Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil, (2)Institute of Technology and Research, University Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, (4)Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Sergipe, São Cristóvão - SE, Brazil, (5)Department of Chemical Engineering,, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, Salvador, Brazil, (6)Chemical Engineering Department, State University of Maringa, Maringa - PR, Brazil
The novel mesoporous silica aerogel modified with protic ionic liquid for lipase immobilization
Anderson S. Barbosa1, Nayara Bezerra Carvalho2, Jessica A Lisboa1, Matheus M. Pereira3, Alini T. Fricks1, Alvaro S. Lima2, Silvana Mattedi4, Elton Franceschi5 and Cleide M. F. Soares2, (1)Institute of Technology and Research, University Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil, (2)Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa, Universidade Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil, (3)Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, (4)Department of Chemical Engineering,, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, (5)Center for Studies in Colloidal Systems, University Tiradentes, Aracaju - SE, Brazil
Determination of the minimal enzyme cocktails for hydrolysis of Borregaard pre-treated lignocellulosic biomasses
Piotr Chylenski1, Zarah Forsberg1, Jerry Ståhlberg2, Martin Lersch3, Gudbrand Rødsrud3, Svein Jarle Horn1 and Vincent G. H. Eijsink1, (1)Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway, (2)Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, (3)Borregaard AS, Sarpsborg, Norway
Biochemical Characterization of Family 7 Cellobiohydrolases from Two Species of Social Amoeba
Sarah E. Hobdey1, Kara Podkaminer1, Larry E. Taylor1, Stephen Decker1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Gregg T. Beckham2, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Improving the specific activity of TrCel7A by Industrial Protein Engineering
Thijs Kaper1, Faye Du1, Marilia Foukaraki2, Sander van Stigt-Thans2, Johan van Lieshout2, Igor Nikolaev2, Ronald Hommes2 and Brad Kelemen1, (1)DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Palo Alto, CA, Netherlands, (2)DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Leiden, Netherlands
Lignocellulose degradation in a wood boring marine crustacean
Katrin Besser1, Simon J. McQueen-Mason2, Neil C. Bruce2, Leonardo Gomez1, Marcelo Kern1, Luisa Elias1, William Eborall1, Laura Faas1, Simon Cragg3, John McGeehan4, Graham Malyon3, Kirk Schnoor5, Gregg T. Beckham6, Christina M. Payne7 and Michael E. Himmel8, (1)Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (2)Centre of Novel Argiculture Products, Department of Biology, University of York, York, United Kingdom, (3)School of Biological Sciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, (4)Biophysics Laboratories, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, (5)Novozymes, (6)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (7)Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, (8)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Characterization and Engineering of bacterial Manganese-Oxidizing Peroxidases as Lignolytic Biocatalysts
James W. Round1, Rahul Singh1 and Lindsay D. Eltis2, (1)Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lignin modifying enzymes from bacteria: discovery and engineering
Rahul Singh1, Cameron R. Strachan2, Kateryna Levdokymenko3, Karen Budwill4, Steven J. Hallam3 and Lindsay D. Eltis3, (1)Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (2)MetaMixis, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)Microbiology and Immunology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (4)Environment and Carbon Management Division, Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hydrolase involved in brefeldin A biosynthesis controls chain length of polyketide
Angelica Zabala and Yi Tang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
New facets in the biosynthesis of the protein-transport inhibitor Brefeldin A
Angelica Zabala and Yi Tang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Revealing nature's cellulase diversity: The hyperactive CelA from Caldicellulosiruptor bescii 
Roman Brunecky1, Markus Alahuhta1, Qi Xu1, Bryon Donohoe1, Michael F. Crowley1, Irina A. Kataeva2, Sung-Jae Yang3, Michael Resch1, Michael W.W. Adams4, Vladimir V. Lunin1, Michael E. Himmel1 and Yannick Bomble1, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (3)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (4)Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Revisiting the Caldicellulosiruptor pan-genome: Biodiversity of extremely thermophilic cellulolytic communities from Obsidian Pool YNP
Sara E. Blumer-Schuette1, Laura L. Lee1, Jeffrey V. Zurawski1, Jonathan M. Conway1, Andrew J. Loder1, James G. Elkins2 and Robert M. Kelly1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, (2)BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
On the bacterial spore is where you will discover robust and novel biochemistry
Cristina N. Butterfield1, Alexandra V. Soldatova2, Thomas G. Spiro2 and Bradley M. Tebo1, (1)Institute of Environmental Health, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, (2)University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Liquefaction of sugarcane bagasse for enzyme production
Fernanda Marisa Cunha1, Alberto Colli Badino2, Cristiane S. Farinas3, Thomas Kreke1, Eduardo Ximenes1 and Michael Ladisch1, (1)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos, Brazil, (3)Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa, São Carlos, Brazil
Production of high activity beta-glucosidase strains by screening of strong promoters
Xin Song, State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China and Yibo Hu, School of Life Science, State Key Lab of Microbial Technoloty, Shandong University, Jinan
Feedstock I – Plant Genetics and Recalcitrance
Breeding of elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum) for improved biomass yield and biosafety
Baskaran Kannan, Marco Sinche, Carlos Corsato and Fredy Altpeter, Agronomy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Effect of lignins from different lignocellulosic materials on adsorption of enzyme components
Fenfen Guo, Feifei Wang, Xuezhi Li, Jian Zhao Sr. and Yinbo Qu, Microbiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
The use of sweet sorghum fiber as feedstock for lignocellulosic biofuel production in the southeastern United States
William J. Sagues1, Ismael U. Nieves1, Michael T. Mullinnix1, Marco T. Fernández1, Zhuoli Tian1, Wilfred Vermerris2, Ana Saballos3, John E. Erickson4 and L.O Ingram2, (1)Stan Mayfield Biorefinery, University of Florida, Perry, FL, (2)Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (3)Genetics Institute and Agronomy department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (4)Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Iron fortification of plant biomass by overexpressing heterologous ferritin gene and the enhancement in biomass conversion
Hui Wei1, Haibing Yang2, Bryon Donohoe1, Peter N. Ciesielski1, Wendy A. Peer2, Shi-You Ding1, Maureen C. McCann3, Michael E. Himmel1, Angus S. Murphy2 and Melvin P. Tucker4, (1)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, (4)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Evaluation of different genotypes of sweet sorghum juice for the production of ethanol, lactate and succinate using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Escherichia coli
Ismael U. Nieves1, Sean W. York2, Lorraine Yomano2, Marco T. Fernández1, Wilfred Vermerris2, Ana Saballos3, John E. Erickson4 and L.O Ingram2, (1)Stan Mayfield Biorefinery, University of Florida, Perry, FL, (2)Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (3)Genetics Institute and Agronomy department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, (4)Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
The effect of the microstructure of cellulose fibrils on recalcitrance
Akshata Mudinoor, Patrick J. O'Dell, Scott A. Strobel and Tina Jeoh, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA
Fundamental Understanding and Removing Strategies of the Inhibitory Effects of Lignin on Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulose
Xuejun Pan and Qiang Yang, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Cell wall diversity in forage maize: genetic complexity and bioenergy potential
Andres Torres, Tim van der Weijde and Luisa M. Trindade, Plant Breeding, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
Feedstock II – Biomass Physicochemical Analysis
Preliminary Assessment of Hybrid Poplar Biomass Qualit
Tim Rials1, N. Labbe1, J. McCord1 and B. Berguson2, (1)University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN
Ethanol Production from gamma grass, switchgrass, and sugarcane biomass
Raj Boopathy, Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
Factors contributing to deconstruction recalcitrance of herbaceous dicotyledons (forbs)
Dina Jabbour, Evan R. Angelos, Melissa S. Borrusch and Jonathan D. Walton, Department of Energy Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Proximate analysis, calorific value and main chemical constituents of selected lignocellulosic biomass
J. Amador Honorato-Salazar1, Beatriz Degabriel-Valencia1, Gertrudis Colotl-Hernández1, Flora Apolinar-Hidalgo1, Sergio R. Trejo-Estrada2 and Jorge Arturo Aburto-Anell3, (1)Lignocellulosic Materials, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Mexico, Mexico, (2)CIBA-IPN, Tepetitla, Tlaxcala, Mexico, (3)Procesos de Transformación, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico, Mexico
Biodegradation of sugarcane bagasse under high temperature composting; ultrastructural, chemical and microbiological correlations
Eric Reyes-Cervantes1, Carla de la Cerna-Hernández1, Beatriz De Gabriel-Valencia2, Jaqueline León-Baez3, Efraín Rubio-Rosas4, Erik Ocaranza5 and Sergio R. Trejo-Estrada6, (1)Doctorado, CIBA-IPN, Tepetitla, Tlaxcala, Mexico, (2)INIFAP, México, Mexico, (3)Maestria, CIBA-IPN, Tepetitla, Tlaxcala, Mexico, (4)Buap, CUVyTT, (5)Centro De Investigacion EN Biotecnologia Aplicada, INSTITUTO POLITECNICO NACIONAL, Tepetitla, Tlaxcala, Mexico, (6)CIBA-IPN, Tepetitla, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Analyses of Changes in Composition and Extractability of Cell Wall Glycans in Plant Biomass Subjected to Leading Pretreatment Technologies
Sivakumar Pattathil1, Shishir P.S. Chundawat2, Muyang Li3, Jian Shi4, Sindhu Kandemkavil1, Sivasankari Venkatachalam1, Jaclyn DeMartini5, David B. Hodge6, Charles E. Wyman7, Seema Singh8, Blake Simmons8, Bruce Dale9 and Michael G. Hahn1, (1)BioEnergy Science Center, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (2)Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory, Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (3)Deparment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, (4)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute/Sandia National Laboratories, Emeryville, CA, (5)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, BioEnergy Science Center, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (6)DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, (7)Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, Bourns College of Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, (8)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (9)Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Lansing, MI
Using NIR /PLS to predict composition and reactivity of herbaceous feedstocks
Courtney Payne1, Edward Wolfrum1 and Nick Nagle2, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)National Bioenergy Center, NREL, Golden, CO
Binding Interactions of Enzymatically Modified Plant Cell Wall Polymers Monitored by QCM-D
Michael Selig, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Feedstock III – Biomass Supply, Integrated Biorefineries, and Sustainability
Simulation of butanol production by an integrated fermentation process with gas stripping using C. pasteurianum
Bernadete Elizardo P. da C. Delgado and Fernando Luiz P Pessoa, Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Simulation and optimization of the Syngas fermentation to ethanol with cell recycling
Yurany Camacho Ardila, Jaiver Efren Jaimes Figueroa, Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Rubens Maciel Filho and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Department of Process and Product Development, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Syngas Fermentation: Microbial Catalysis Using Clostridium ljungdahlii
Jaiver Efren Jaimes Figueroa, Yurany Camacho Ardila, Betânia Hoss Lunelli, Rubens Maciel Filho and Maria Regina Wolf Maciel, Department of Process and Product Development, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Campinas - Unicamp, Campinas, Brazil
Biomass growth of the white-rot fungi Auricularia auricula-judae on cheese whey
Cristiane Vieira Helm, Embrapa Florestas, Colombo, Parana, Brazil, Lucas M. Alcantara, Departamento de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, Bruno dos S. A. F. Brasil, Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa, Brasilia/DF, Brazil, Bruno G. Laviola, Laboratory of Genetic and Biotechnology, Embrapa Agroenergia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil and Felix G. de Siqueira, Laboratory of Biochemical Processes, Embrapa Agoenergia, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
Spent coffee grounds: a potential feedstock for ethanol production
Armando Sampaio and Solange I. Mussatto, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Study of technical and economic feasibility of using cashew apple juice in obtaining ethanol vehicle
Alvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro1, Maria Valderez Ponte Rocha2, Thales Cainã dos Santos Barbalho3 and Luciana R. B. Goncalves2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Brazil, (2)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, (3)Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoro, Brazil
Use of melon (Cucumis melo L.) as a substrate to production of distilled
Natan Câmara Gomes Silva1, Paula Romyne de Morais Cavalcante2, Zilvam Melo dos Santos2, Rafael Barbosa Rios3, Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha1, Thales Cainã dos Santos Barbalho2 and Alvaro Daniel Teles Pinheiro3, (1)Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoro, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Agrotecnologia e Ciências Sociais, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoro, Brazil, (3)Chemical Engineering, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Mossoró, Brazil
Assessment of municipal solid waste as a blend feedstock to lower biomass feedstock costs
Vicki S. Thompson1, Allison E. Ray2, Ning Sun3, Seema Singh3 and Blake A. Simmons4, (1)Biological and Chemical Processing, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, (2)Biofuels & Renewable Energy Technologies, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, (3)Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Emeryville, CA, (4)Vice-President, Deconstruction Division, Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA
Utilization of mechanical separations to reduce the cost of ash reduction in corn stover in the feedstock supply chain
Jeffrey A. Lacey, Rachel M. Emerson and David N. Thompson, Biological and Chemical Processing, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID
Compatible extraction of carbohydrates and other cellular components from brown seaweed
Jenny Veide Vilg, Chemical and Biological Engineering/Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Eva Albers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden and Ingrid Undeland, Chemical and Biological Engineering/Food Science, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Solvent extraction and analysis of phenolic compounds derived from spent sulphite liquor for enhanced succinic acid fermentation
Maria Alexandri1, Tamara Llano2, Chryssavgi Gardeli1, Harris Papapostolou1, Michael Komaitis1, Seraphim Papanikolaou1, Alberto Coz2 and Apostolis Koutinas1, (1)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece, (2)Department of Chemistry and Process & Resource Engineering, University of Cantabria, Spain
Study of obtaining cellulosic pulps of coffee husks by organosolv process and enzymatic bleaching by laccase
Karen Fernanda de Paula das Chagas1, Juliana Cristina Souza1, Naila Ribeiro Mori1 and Adilson R. Gonçalves2, (1)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - EEL/USP, Lorena, Brazil, (2)Departamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena - Universidade de São Paulo, Lorena, Brazil
Effect of agronomics on production and conversion quality of Napiergrass
Bruce Dien, Bioenergy Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL, William F. Anderson, Crop Genetics and Breeding Research Unit, USDA, ARS, Tifton, GA, Patricia J. O'Bryan, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL and Michael A. Cotta, Bioenergy Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL
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