Preliminary Program subject to change
T4009 Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Interactions with Other Processing Steps II
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

Richard T. Elander
NREL
1617 Cole Blvd
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: 303 384 6841
Email: richard_elander@nrel.gov

CoChair

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
Adsorption and Desorption of Cellulase, Beta-Glucosidase, and Bsa Protein on Pretreated Corn Stover, Cellulose, and Lignin
Deidre L. Willies, Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, 8000 Cummings Hall, Hanover, NH 03755, Bin Yang, CE-CERT, University of California, 1084 Columbia Ave., Riverside, CA 92507 and 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
Improving Biomass Conversion by Better Fundamental Understanding of Pretreatments: the Case of Ammonia Fiber Explosion (ΑFΕΧ)
Venkatesh Balan, Shishir Chundawat, Bryan Bals, Ming Woei Lau and Dale Bruce, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3246, Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
A Novel Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Strategy to Achieve Enhanced Cellulose Saccharification Kinetics
Anantharam P. Dadi1, Sasidhar Varanasi2 and Constance A. Schall2, (1)Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606, (2)Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606
Factors Affecting the Enzymatic Digestibility of Dilute Acid Pretreated Corn Stover
David K. Johnson, William S. Adney, Stuart Black, Mark Davis, Claudia Ishizawa, Tina Jeoh and Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401
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Alternative Low-Cost Process for the Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Materials for Bioethanol Production
K. C. Patrick Lee, Research and Technology Applications, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1010 Reservation Road, CEB 1C-M, Muscle Shoals, AL 35662
Understanding the Interactions between T. Reesei Cel7a and the Plant Cell Wall Cellulose Substrate
William S. Adney, David K. Johnson, Mark Nimlos, Mark Davis, Claudia Ishizawa, Tina Jeoh, Bryon Donohoe and Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401
Novel Cellulose- and Organic- Solvents-Based Lignocellulose Fractionation: an Update
Y.-H. Percival Zhang, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 210-A Seitz Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries