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Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks


Description:
Explore 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.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
Bioengineering (15c), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Nasib Qureshi
Chemical Engineer
National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS
Bioenergy Research Unit
1815 N University Street
Peoria, IL 61604
Phone Number: 309-681-6318
Fax Number: 309-681-6427
Email: Nasib.Qureshi@ars.usda.gov

Co-Chair:
David Hodge
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
500 W. Lake Lansing Rd. Apt. B2
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone Number: 517-353-4508
Email: hodgeda@egr.msu.edu


Papers:
Thermotolerant Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Cost-Efficient Bioethanol Production
Lew P. Christopher, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Vasudeo Zambare, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Aditya Bhalla, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Santosh Bandlamudi, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology; Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University; Rajesh K. Sani, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Evaluation of Mountain Beetle-Infested Lodgepole Pine for Cellulosic Ethanol Production by SPORL Pretreatment
J.Y. Zhu, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory; Xiaolin Luo, South China University of Technology; Roland Gleisner, US Forest Service; Jose Negron, US Forest Service; Shen Tian, Capital Normal University; Wenyuan Zhu, Soth China University of Technology; Eric Horn, BioPulping International; Xuejun Pan, University of Wisconisn, Madison
The Mechanism of Inhibition On Cellulose Hydrolysis by Different Chain Length Xylooligomers
Qing Qing, University of California Riverside; Charles E. Wyman, University of California Riverside
Enhanced Propionic Acid Production by Engineered Propionibacteria Overexpressing CoA Transferase in Extractive Fermentation
Zhongqiang Wang, The Ohio State University; Shang-Tian Yang, The Ohio State University
Lignin Modification and Its Effect Upon Lignocellulose Degradation in Termite
Shulin Chen, Washington State University; Jing Ke, Washington State University; Deepak Singh, Washington State University; Dhrubo Laskar, Washington State University; Jijiao Zeng, Washington State University
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