Preliminary Program subject to change
T7000 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Interactions with Other Processing Steps II
OverviewThis session will review progress in developing and understanding leading technologies for pretreatment of cellulosic biomass and their effects on enzymatic hydrolysis of the solid residue, fermentation of the sugars released, and other process operations. Included will be updates by investigators involved in the Biomass Refining Consortium for Applied Fundamentals and Innovation (CAFI).
Primary SponsorTopical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17)

Chair

David R. Shonnard
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone Number: 906-487-3468
Fax Number: 906-487-3213
Email: drshonna@mtu.edu

CoChair

Charles E. Wyman
Professor of Engineering
Dartmouth College
Thayer School of Engineering
8000 Cummings Hall
Hanover, NH 03755
Phone Number: 603 646-3193
Fax Number: 603 646-2277
Email: Charles.E.Wyman@Dartmouth.EDU
Welcoming Remarks
Characterization of Cellulases Using Pure Cellulosic Substrates
Suma Peri, Hatem Harraz, Rajesh Gupta and Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849
Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (Ssf) of Afex Treated Corn Fiber, Bagasse and Cane Leaf Matter (Clm) Using Fed-Batch Technique
Farzaneh Teymouri, Michael Guettler, Darold McCalla and Mark Stowers, MBI International, 3900 Collins Rd., Lansing, MI 48910
Enzymatic Production of Xylo-Oligosaccharides from Corn Stover/Cobs Treated with Aqueous Ammonia
Yongming Zhu1, Tae Hyun Kim1, Y. Y. Lee1 and Rongfu Chen2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, (2)SNC Lavalin GDS, Inc., Houston, TX 77096
Break
Initial Comparative Process Economics of Leading Biomass Pretreatment Technologies
Richard T. Elander, NREL, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401 and Tim Eggeman, Neoterics International, 2319 S. Ellis Ct., Lakewood, CO 80228
Identification and Quantitation of Organic Degradation Products in Dilute-Acid-Catalyzed Corn Stover Pretreatment Hydrolysates
Shou-Feng Chen1, Richard Mowery1, G. Peter Van Walsum2 and Kevin Chambliss1, (1)Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97348, Waco, TX 76798-7348, (2)Environmental Studies and Glasscock Energy Research Center, Baylor University, One Bear Place 97266, Waco, TX 76798-7266
Liquefaction of Corn Cobs with Supercritical Water Treatment
Fei Yu, Roger Ruan and Paul Chen, Dept. of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55108
Concluding Remarks

Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries