Session: Developments in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosics for Bioconversion I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

Explore progress in developing and understanding technologies to prepare solid cellulosic biomass for conversion by enzymatic hydrolysis using a variety of process configurations. This session will focus on non-CAFI group biomass pretreatments.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair:

Tae Hyun Kim
Assistant Professor
Iowa State University
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
3101 NSRIC
Ames, IA 50011-3310
Phone Number: 515-294-7136
Fax Number: 515-294-4250
Email: thkim@iastate.edu

Co-Chair:

R. Eric Berson

Papers:

355a

Investigating the Effects of Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment On Buddleja Davidii
Bassem Hallac, Georgia Institue of Technology; Poulomi Sannigrahi, Georgia Institue of Technology; Yunqiao Pu, Georgia Institue of Technology; Michael Ray, Imperial College London; Richard Murphy, Imperial College London; Arthur J. Ragauskas, School of Chemistry & Biochemistry

355b

Sulfite Pretreatment to Overcome Recalcitracne of Lignocellulose (SPORL) for Robust and Efficient Conversion of Biomass to Sugars
Junyong Zhu, USDA Forest Products Laboratory; Xuejun Pan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Roland Gleisner, USDA Forest Products Laboratory

355c

Optimization of Process Parameters for Alkaline Pretreatment of Switchgrass
Urvi D. Kothari, Auburn University; Y. Y. Lee, Auburn University

355d

Characterizing the Effect of AFEX Pretreatment Severity On Corn Stover Cell Wall Ultra-Structural Modifications and Formation of Ammonolysis by-Products
Shishir Chundawat, Michigan State University; Bryon Donohoe, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Leonardo D. Sousa, Michigan State University; Naveen Nair, Michigan State University; Ramin Vismeh, Michigan State University; James Humpula, Michigan State University; Umesh Agarwal, Forest Products Laboratory; A. Daniel Jones, Michigan State University; Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State University; Venkatesh Balan, Michigan State University

355e

Understanding Ionic Liquid Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Hyperspectral Raman Imaging
Lan Sun, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Chenlin Li, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Blake Simmons, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Seema Singh, Joint BioEnergy Institute

355f

ABE (acetone, butanol, and ethanol) Production From Fiber-Enriched DDGS Pretreated by Electrolyzed Water
Xiaojuan Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and Dalian University of Technology (DUT); Yi Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hao Feng, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Hans Blaschek, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Zhiyi Li, Dalian University of Technology

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