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)Forest Products Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair

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

CoChair

Charles E. Wyman
Ford Motor Company Professor of Engineering
Chemical and Enviornmental Engineering
University of California at Riverside
College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology
1084 Columbia Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
Phone Number: 951-781-5703
Fax Number: 951-781-5790
Email: cewyman@engr.ucr.edu
Comparative Sugar Recovery Yields For Pretreatment Of Corn Stover And Poplar By Leading Technologies Followed By Enzymatic Hydrolysis Of The Remaining Solids
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, Bruce 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, Auburn, AL 36849, Colin Mitchinson, Genencor International, Palo Alto, CA 94304 and John N. Saddler, The University of British Columbia, 2004 - 2424 Main Mall, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Xylanase Supplementation During Saccharification Of Corn Stover And Poplar
Renata Bura1, Richard Chandra2 and Jack Saddler2, (1)College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, (2)Wood Science, University of British Columbia, 2424 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
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
Enzymatic Digestion And Fermentation Of Liquid Hot Water Pretreated Yellow Poplar
Michael Ladisch1, Youngmi Kim2, Nathan Mosier3, Mira Sedlak3 and Nancy W. Y. Ho2, (1)Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering & Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (2)Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022, (3)Agricultural & Biological Engineering & Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, Potter Engineering Center, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022
Relating Enzymatic Hydrolysis Yields To Substrate Features For Corn Stover And Poplar Solids Produced By Leading Pretreatment Technologies
Rajeev Kumar, Dartmouth College, Hinman Box-8000, Cummings Hall, Thayer School Of Engineering, Hanover, NH 03755, Bruce 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, Auburn, AL 36849, Colin Mitchinson, Genencor International, Palo Alto, CA 94304, John N. Saddler, The University of British Columbia, 2004 - 2424 Main Mall, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 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
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