Preliminary Program subject to change
T7002 Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks I
OverviewThis session will explore advances in products and processes based on biologically-mediated catalysis of renewable substrates. Papers that demonstrate the application of sound scientific and core chemical engineering principles will be favored.
Primary SponsorTopical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c)

Chair

Bruce S. Dien
USDA-ARS NCAUR
Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit
1815 N. University St.
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone Number: (309) 681-6270
Email: dienb@ncaur.usda.gov

CoChair

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
Introductory Remarks
Quantifying Growth and Maintenance Atp Requirements for Cofermentation of Glucose and Xylose by Metabolically Engineered Zymomonas Mobilis
Juan Carlos Sáez-Miranda1, Lorenzo Saliceti-Piazza1 and James D. McMillan2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, P.O. Box 9046, Mayagüez, PR 00681-9046, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Mailstop 3511, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393
Production of Ethanol Using Enhanced Ethanol-Resistant Mutants of E. Coli Fbr5
Brian G. Lefebvre, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Mariano J. Savelski, Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028 and Gregory B. Hecht, Biological Sciences, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Engineering Stress-Tolerant Microbes for Lower Cost Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts
Patricia J. Slininger, Z. Lewis Liu and Steven W. Gorsich, Crop BioProtection Research Unit, NCAUR USDA-ARS, 1815 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
Break
A Novel Microbial Platform for the Anaerobic Synthesis of Oxidized Chemicals: Anaerobic Production of Acetic Acid in E. Coli
Ramon Gonzalez, Kevin Smith and Y. Moon, Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1035 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011
Modifications in Biomass to Increase Ethanol Yield
Naresh Budhavaram1, Aarti Gidh2, Clint Williford2 and Alfred Mikell3, (1)Chemical Engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677, (2)Chemical Engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson hall, University, MS 38677, (3)Biological Engineering, The University of Mississippi, Anderson hall, University, MS 38677
Effects of Biomass-Generated Syngas Constituents on Cell Growth, Product Distribution and Hydrogenase Activity of Clostridium Carboxidivorans P7T
Asma Ahmed and Randy S. Lewis, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
Concluding Remarks

Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries