Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Thirty-First Symposium

SESSION 3: BIOMASS PRETREATMENT AND FRACTIONATIONThe Effect of Varying Organosolv Pretreatment Chemicals on the Physicochemical Properties and Cellulolytic Hydrolysis of Mountain Pine Beetle-Killed Lodgepole PineL.F. Del Rio I R.P. Chandra I J.N. SaddlerOptimizing Dilute-Acid Pretreatment of Rapeseed Straw for Extraction of HemicelluloseT.-S. Jeong I B.-H. Um I J.-S. Kim I K.-K. OhCompositional Changes in Sugarcane Bagasse on Low Temperature, Long-term Diluted Ammonia TreatmentM. Kim I G. Aita I D.F. DayProduction of Sugars and Levulinic Acid from Marine Biomass Gelidium amansiiG.-T. Jeong I D.-H. ParkBioconversion of Kraft Paper Mill Sludges to Ethanol by SSF and SSCFL. Kang I W. Wang I Y.Y. LeeDilute Ammonia Pretreatment of Sorghum and Its Effectiveness on Enzyme Hydrolysis and Ethanol FermentationD.A. Salvi I G.M. Aita I D. Robert I V. BazanSESSION 6: MICROBIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYDevelopment of Real-Time PCR Primer and Probe Sets for Detecting Degenerated and Non-degenerated Forms of the Butanol-Producing Bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824S.-M. Lee I M.O. Cho I Y. Um I B.-I. SangEthanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysate Using Pichia stipitis L. Canilha I W. Carvalho I M.d. de Almeida Felipe I J.B. de Almeida e Silva I, M. Giulietti Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse by Zymomonas mobilis Using Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) ProcessD. da Silveira dos Santos I A.C. Camelo I K.C.P. Rodrigues I L.C. Carlos I N. Pereira Jr.Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genes Involved in the Resistance to Phenolic Fermentation InhibitorsL. Sundström I S. Larsson I L.J. JönssonPhenotype MicroArray Profiling of Zymomonas mobilis ZM4B. Bochner I V. Gomez I M. Ziman I S. Yang I S.D. BrownPerformances of Lactobacillus brevis for Producing Lactic Acid from Hydrolysate of LignocellulosicsW. Guo I W. Jia I Y. Li I S. ChenOptimization of Lactic Acid Production by Pellet-Form Rhizopus oryzae in 3-L Airlift Bioreactor Using Response Surface MethodologyT. Maneeboon I W. Vanichsriratana I C. Pomchaitaward I V. KitpreechavanichToward Plant Cell Wall Degradation Under Thermophilic Condition: A Unique Microbial Community Developed Originally from Swine WasteY. Liang I J. Yesuf I Z. FengSESSION 9: BIOPROCESSING AND SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGYProduction of Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) in Direct Fermentation of Cassava by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4V.H. Thang I K. Kanda I G. KobayashiCharacterization of Commercial Amylases for the Removal of Filter Cake on Petroleum WellsN. Kyaw I R.F. de Mesquita I E. Kameda I J.C. de Queiroz Neto I M.A.P. Langone I, M.A.Z. CoelhoOptimization of Biodiesel Production Catalyzed by Fungus Cells Immobilized in Fibrous SupportsJ.-P. Chen I G.-H. LinSynthesis of Rapeseed Biodiesel Using Short-Chained Alkyl Acetates as Acyl AcceptorG.-T. Jeong I D.-H. Park Ethanol Production by Fermentation Using Immobilized Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Cashew Apple BagasseA.M. Pacheco I D.R. Gondim I L.R.B. GonçalvesLight Regime Characterization in an Airlift Photobioreactor for Production of Microalgae with High Starch ContentB.D. Fernandes I G.M. Dragone I J.A. Teixeira I A.A. VicenteProduction of Lactic Acid from Sucrose: Strain Selection, Fermentation, and KineticModelingB.H. Lunelli I R.R. Andrade I D.I.P. Atala I M.R. Wolf Maciel I F. Maugeri Filho I R. Maciel Filho Production of Biodiesel via Enzymatic Ethanolysis of the Sunflower and SoybeanOils: ModelingF.L.P. Pessoa I S.P. Magalhães I P.W. de Carvalho Falcão Biodiesel Production from Integration Between Reaction and Separation System: Reactive Distillation ProcessN. de Lima da Silva I C.M.G. Santander I C.B. Batistella I R.M. Filho I M.R.W. Maciel SESSION 10: ENZYME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYEvaluation of Oxalate Decarboxylase and Oxalate Oxidase for Industrial ApplicationsP. Cassland I A. Sjöde I S. Winestrand I L.J. Jönsson I N.-O. Nilvebrant The Family 1 Glycoside Hydrolase from Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 is a Cellodextrin GlucohydrolaseW. Liu I D.R. Bevan I Y.-H.P. Zhang Potential Enzyme Cost Reduction with the Addition of Surfactant during the Hydrolysis of Pretreated SoftwoodM. Tu I J.N. Saddler Partitioning of Porcine Pancreatic Lipase in a Two-Phase Systems of Polyethylene Glycol/Potassium Phosphate AqueousR.L. de Souza I J.M.P. Barbosa I G.M. Zanin I M.W.N. Lobão I C.M.F. Soares I Á.S. Lima Directed Evolution of a Thermophilic beta-glucosidase for Cellulosic Bioethanol ProductionE. Hardiman I M. Gibbs I R. Reeves I P. Bergquist Determination of Product Inhibition of CBH1, CBH2, and EG1 Using a Novel Cellulase Activity AssayF. Du I E. Wolger I L. Wallace I A. Liu I T. Kaper I B. Kelemen Production of Ethanol and Feed by High Dry Matter Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Palm Kernel Press CakeH. Jørgensen I A.R. Sanadi I C. Felby I N.E.K. Lange I M. Fischer I S. Ernst Screening and Production Study of Microbial Xylanase Producers from Brazilian CerradoH.F. Alves-Prado I F.C. Pavezzi I R.S.R. Leite I V.M. de Oliveira I L.D. Sette I R. DaSilva Characterisation of Specific Activities and Hydrolytic Properties of Cell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes Produced by Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 on Different Carbon SourcesB. Sipos I Z. Benkö I D. Dienes I K. Réczey I L. Viikari I M. Siika-aho Development of Batch and Continuous Processes on Biodiesel Production in a Packed-Bed Reactor by a Mixture of Immobilized Candida rugosa and Rhizopus oryzae LipasesJ.H. Lee I S.B. Kim I C. Park I B. Tae I S.O. Han I S.W. Kim Packed-Bed Reactor Running on Babassu Oil and Glycerol to Produce Monoglycerides by Enzymatic Route using Immobilized Burkholderia cepacia LipaseL. de Freitas I J.C. dos Santos I G.M. Zanin I H.F. de Castro Production of Cellulase from Kraft Paper Mill Sludge by Trichoderma Reesei Rut C-30W. Wang I L. Kang I Y.Y. Lee beta-D-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium: Role of Glutamate 186 in Catalysis Revealed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Alternate Substrates, and Active-Site InhibitorD.B. Jordan I J.D. Braker Nitrogen Source Optimization for Cellulase Production by Penicillium funiculosum, using a Sequential Experimental Design Methodology and the Desirability FunctionR.N. Maeda I M.M.P. da Silva I L.M.M. Santa Anna I N. Pereira Jr. Ethanol Production from the Organic Fraction Obtained After Thermal Pretreatment of Municipal Solid WasteM. Ballesteros I F. Sáez I I. Ballesteros I P. Manzanares I M.J. Negro I J.M. Martínez I R. Castañeda I J.M. Oliva Dominguez Evaluation of Enzyme Mixtures in Releasing Fermentable Sugars from Pre-pulping Extracts of Mixed Northeast HardwoodsB.-H. Um I G.P. van Walsum Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes by Fungi Acrophialophora nainiana and Ceratocystis paradoxa Using Different Carbon SourcesR.R.O. Barros I R.A. Oliveira I L.M.F. Gottschalk I E.P.S. Bon Immobilization and Stabilization of Xylanase byMultipoint Covalent Attachment on Agarose and on Chitosan SupportsA. Manrich I A. Komesu I W.S. Adriano I P.W. Tardioli I R.L.C. Giordano Empirical Evaluation of Inhibitory Product, Substrate, and Enzyme Effects During the Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic BiomassB.T. Smith I J.S. Knutsen I R.H. Davis SESSION 11: EMERGING BIOFUELS AND CHEMICALSMarine Diatom, Navicula sp. Strain JPCC DA0580 and Marine Green Alga, Chlorella sp. Strain NKG400014 as Potential Sources for Biodiesel ProductionM. Matsumoto I H. Sugiyama I Y. Maeda I R. Sato I T. Tanaka I T. Matsunaga Microbial Fed-batch Production of 1,3-Propanediol Using Raw Glycerol with Suspended and Immobilized Klebsiella pneumoniaeS.-A. Jun I C. Moon I C.-H. Kang I S.W. Kong I B.-I. Sang I Y. Um Effect of Biodiesel-derived Raw Glycerol on 1,3-Propanediol Production by Different MicroorganismsC. Moon I J.-H. Ahn I S.W. Kim I B.-I. Sang I Y. Um Maximizing Algal Growth in Batch Reactors Using Sequential Change in Light IntensityS. Wahal I S. Viamajala Chlorella minutissima-A Promising Fuel Alga for Cultivation in Municipal WastewatersA Bhatnagar I M. Bhatnagar I S. Chinnasamy I K.C. Das