Preliminary Program subject to change
T4002 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Interactions with Other Processing Steps I
OverviewExplore progress in developing and understanding technologies to prepare solid cellulosic biomass for conversion by enzymatic hydrolysis using a variety of process configurations. Included will be updates from investigators in the Biomass Refining Consortium for Applied Fundamentals and Innovation (CAFI).
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E) (23)

Chair

G. Peter Van Walsum
Associate Professor
Environmental Studies and Glasscock Energy Research Center
Baylor University
One Bear Place 97266
Waco, TX 76798-7266
Phone Number: 254-710-6552
Fax Number: 254-710-3409
Email: GPeter_van_Walsum@Baylor.edu

CoChair

Richard T. Elander
NREL
1617 Cole Blvd
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: 303 384 6841
Email: richard_elander@nrel.gov
Comparative Data for Enzymatic Digestion of Corn Stover and Poplar Wood after Pretreatment by Leading Technologies
Charles E. Wyman, Chemical and Enviornmental Engineering, University of California at Riverside, College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology, 1084 Columbia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92507, Rajeev Kumar, Dartmouth College, Hinman Box-8000, Cummings Hall, Thayer School Of Engineering, Hanover, NH 03755, Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Room 3247 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226, Richard T. Elander, NREL, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401, Mark T. Holtzapple, Texas A&M University, Dept. Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122, Michael Ladisch, LORRE, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, Potter Building, W. Lafayette, IN 47907, Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn, AL 36849, Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Genencor International, Inc, 2600 Kennedy Drive, Beloit, WI 53511 and John N. Saddler, The University of British Columbia, 2004 - 2424 Main Mall, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Modified ΑFΕΧ Pretreatment Conditions and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Poplar
Venkatesh Balan, Shishir Chundawat and Dale Bruce, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3246, Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Substrate Dependency on the Effect of Pretreatment by Aqueous Ammonia
Rajesh Gupta and Y. Y. Lee, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849
Lime Pretreatment of Poplar Wood
Mark T. Holtzapple, Texas A&M University, Dept. Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122 and Rocio Sierra, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, Dept. Chemical Engineering, College Station, TX 77843-3122
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Integration of Biomass Conversion Processing Steps with Advanced Enzymes
Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Genencor International, Inc, 2600 Kennedy Drive, Beloit, WI 53511
Effect of Fermentation Inhibitors on the Cofermentation of Glucose and Xylose from Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass by Recombinant Yeast
Nathan Mosier1, Ryan Warner1, Miroslav Sedlak2, Nancy Ho2, Richard Hendrickson2 and Michael Ladisch2, (1)LORRE / Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, Potter Building, W. Lafayette, IN 47907, (2)LORRE, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, Potter Building, W. Lafayette, IN 47907
Logistical Support and Modeling Efforts in Pretreatment Research
Tim Eggeman, Neoterics International, 2319 S. Ellis Ct., Lakewood, CO 80228 and Richard T. Elander, NREL, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries