Preliminary Program subject to change
T4005 Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks I
OverviewExplore advances in products and processes based on biologically-mediated catalysis of renewable substrates. Favor papers demonstrating the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.
Primary SponsorTopical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Co-Sponsor(s)Bioengineering (15c), Forest Products Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (See also Topical E) (23)

Chair

James D. McMillan
Manager, Bioprocess R&D
National Renewable Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1617 Cole Boulevard, MS 3511
Golden, CO 80401-3393
Phone Number: 303 384-6861
Fax Number: 303 384-6877
Email: jim_mcmillan@nrel.gov

CoChair

Nasib Qureshi
Chemical Engineer, Senior Scientist
United States Department of Agriculture, NCAUR
1815 N University Street
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone Number: (309) 681 6318
Fax Number: (309) 681 6427
Email: QURESHIN@ncaur.usda.gov

* Membership Number 0090093355
Alternative Routes for Conversion of Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
Raphael Katzen, Raphael Katzen, P.E., 9220 Bonita Beach Road, Suite 200, Bonita Springs, FL 34135
Flexible Biorefinery for Producing Value-Added Streams: Evaluation of the Cellulose Stream as a Source of Sugars and Pulp
Kiran L. Kadam, Richard Wingerson, Lawrence Brown and Ed Lehrburger, PureVision Technology, 511 N. McKinley Ave., Fort Lupton, CO 80621
The Effects of ΑFΕΧ Pretreatment on the Fermentability of Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates Using Escherichia Coli KΟ11
Ming Woei Lau, Venkatesh Balan and Bruce E. Dale, Department of Chemical Engineering and Mat. Sci., Michigan State University, 3270, Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824
Impact of Culture Nutrition on the Tolerance of Furan Inhibitors and the Conversion of High Xylose Concentrations to Ethanol by Pichia Stipitis Nrrl Y-7124
Patricia J. Slininger, Z. Lewis Liu and Steven W. Gorsich, Crop BioProtection Research Unit, NCAUR USDA-ARS, 1815 N. University, Peoria, IL 61604
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Ethanol Production from Xylose by Ethanol Resistant Derivatives of Escherichia Coli Fbr5 under Batch and Fed-Batch Conditions
Brian G. Lefebvre1, Mariano J. Savelski1 and Gregory B. Hecht2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Rowan University, College of Engineering, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701, (2)Biology, Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Bioethanol Production from Cellulosic Materials by Cell Surface Engineered Yeast Strains
Akihiko Kondo, Yasuya Fujita, Satoshi Katahira and Hideki Fukuda, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada, kobe, 657-8501, Japan
Effects of Fed-Batch Loading of Substrate on Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Viscosity of Pretreated Barley Straw
Lisa Rosgaard1, Pavle Andric2, Kim Dam-Johansen2, Sven Pedersen1 and Anne B. S. Meyer3, (1)Starch R&D, Novozymes Inc., Krogshøjvej 36, 2880-Bagsvaerd, Denmark, (2)Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, (3)Biocentrum, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries