Preliminary Program subject to change
T4008 Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks II
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

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

CoChair

James D. McMillan
Senior Biochemical Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mailstop 3511
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, CO 80401-3393
Phone Number: 303 384-6861
Fax Number: 303 384-6877
Email: jim_mcmillan@nrel.gov
Expression of Novel Enzymes for Biomass Conversion in E.Coli
Imade Asemota1, Bruce E. Dale1, Balan Venkatesh1 and R. M. Worden2, (1)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3246, Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Enzymatic Processing of Corn Fibers for a Complete Recovery of Ferulic Acid and Fermentable Sugars
Hyun-Dong Shin1, Shara McClendon1, Tien Le1, Christopher Clarke1, Frank Taylor2 and Rachel Ruizhen Chen3, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 778 Atlantic Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)East Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS-ERRC, 600 East Mermaid Lane, Wyndmoor, PA 19038, (3)School of Chemical&Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
High-Value Lignin Co-Products through Pretreatment and Microbial Conditioning
Swetha Mahalaxmi1, Naresh Budhavaram2, Dr. Clint W. Williford2 and James Rawlins3, (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)School of Polymers and High Performance Materials, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Genomics Enabled Optimization of E. Coli Succinate Production
Michael D. Lynch, University of Colorado, ECCH 111, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, Tirzah Ya'el Mills, Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 956 Ashton Place, Morgantown, WV 26508, Amarjeet Singh, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 1111 Engineering Drive, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309 and Ryan T. Gill, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, ECCH 111 Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309
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Conversion of Glucose, Xylose, and Glycerol by Rhodotorula Glutinis into Triglycerides a Biodiesel Feedstock
Emily Easterling1, Todd French2, Rafael Hernandez2 and M. Licha1, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 9595, Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Biorefining Mixed Sugars Using High Densities of Growth-Arrested Corynebacteria
Hideaki Yukawa, Masayuki Inui and Alain A. Vertès, Microbiology Research Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), 9-2 Kizugawadai, Kizu-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto, Japan
Development of Cereal-Based Biorefineries for the Production of Biodegradable Plastics and Platform Chemicals
Colin Webb1, Apostolis A. Koutinas1, Chenyu Du1, Ruohang Wang1, Yunji Xu1, Sze Ki Carol Lin1, Rafael Luque2 and James H. Clark2, (1)School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Satake Centre for Grain Process Engineering, PO Box 88, Sackville St, Manchester, M60 1QD, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemistry, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries