Preliminary Program subject to change
15C08 Advances in Environmental Biotechnology I: Green Bioprocessing
OverviewBio-based processing provides an environmentally friendly route to produce value-added products from renewable resources. Papers are sought on fundamental and applied research toward conversion of waste streams to value-added products using biochemical or biologically-mediated processes, with the goal of reducing true process waste. Fundamental studies to characterize microbial growth and product formation kinetics, metabolic pathways, product selectivity, and process yield are of interest, as are those exploring enzyme-based processes. Waste streams may be from any industry, including agricultural, forest products, food, fuel, and chemical processing.
Primary SponsorBioengineering (15c)
Co-Sponsor(s)Environmental Division (09), Forest Products Division (17), Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

Chair

David N. Thompson
Biological Sciences Department
Idaho National Laboratory
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203
Phone Number: (208) 526-3977
Fax Number: (208) 526-0828
Email: david.thompson@inl.gov

CoChair

Erik R. Coats
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Idaho
Sixth Street, Buchanan Engineering Laboratory, Room 102
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1022
Phone Number: 208-885-7559
Fax Number: 208-885-6608
Email: ecoats@uidaho.edu
Fumaric Acid Production from Glucose and Cornstarch by Immobilized Cells of Rhizopus Oryzae in a Rotating Fibrous Bed Bioreactor
Hanjing Huang, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, The Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 and Shang-Tian Yang, Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Enzymatic Extraction of Ferulic Acid from Agriculture Waste for High-Valued Products
Hyun-Dong Shin1, Shara McClendon1, Frank Taylor2 and Rachel Ruizhen Chen3, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 778 Atlantic Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)East Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS-ERRC, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, (3)Chemical&Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Optimization of Microbial Xylitol Production from Corn Cobs Based on a Metabolic Reaction Model
Jun-ichi Horiuchi and Kiyoshi Tada, Department of Chemical System Engineering, Kitami Institute of Technology, Koen-cho 165, Kitami, Hokkaido, 090-8507, Japan
Isolation and Optimization of a Microbial Catalyst for the Conversion of Syngas to Ethanol and Acetic Acid
Todd French1, Mark Zappi2, Emily Easterling2, Lew Brown2, Magan Green2 and Eugene Columbus2, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Intermission
Poop to Plastic: Commercial Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Municipal and Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Frank J. Loge, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, One Shields Ave., Engr. III, Room 2001, Davis, CA 95616, Erik R. Coats, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, Sixth Street, Buchanan Engineering Laboratory, Room 102, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1022, Michael P. Wolcott, Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory, Washington State University, P.O. Box 642910, Pullman, WA 99164-2910 and Armando McDonald, Forest Products, University of Idaho, CNR 102D, Moscow, ID 83844-1132
Nanobiocatalyst for the Synthesis of L-Lactic Acid from Carbon Dioxide
Bilal El-Zahab and Ping Wang, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, 200 E. Buchtel Commons, Akron, OH 44325
An Extractive Fermentation Process for Enhanced Acetate Production from Biomass
Ellen C. San Nicolas, College of Engineering, Central Colleges of the Philippines, 52 Aurora Blvd, Quezon City, 1100, Philippines and Shang-Tian Yang, Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210

Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division