Session: Developments in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosics for Bioconversion (2010 Annual Meeting)

Description:

Explore progress in developing and understanding technologies to prepare cellulosic biomass for conversion by enzymatic hydrolysis using a variety of process configurations.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)

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-chairs:

R. Eric Berson
University of Louisville
Chemical Engineering
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone Number: 502-852-1567
Email: eric.berson@louisville.edu

Daniel J. Schell
Senior Engineer
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Bioenergy Center
Golden, CO 80401
Phone Number: (303) 384-6869
Fax Number: (303) 384-6227
Email: dan_schell@nrel.gov

Papers:

325a

Optimizing Pretreatment of Brown Midrib Maize Silage for Effective Fermentation at High Solids Loading
Arun Athmanathan, Purdue University; Peter Friedemann, Dow AgroSciences; Nathan Mosier, Purdue University

325b

Ionic Liquid-Solvent Mixtures: Enabling Cost-Effective Biomass Pretreatment
E. Kate Brown, North Carolina State University; Emma Sebeey, North Carolina State University; Xinglian Geng, North Carolina State University; Wesley A. Henderson, North Carolina State University

325c

Conversion of Switchgrass Into Fermentable Sugars by Electrolyzed Water Pretreatment and a Two-Stage Pretreatment
Xiaojuan Wang, Dalian University of Technology (DUT) and University of Illinois at Urbana& Champaign (UIUC); Hao Feng, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Zhiyi Li, Dalian University of Technology

325d

Isolation and Characterization of Lignin-Modifying Activity of Bacteria From Rainforest Soils
Navaneetha Santhanam, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, Colorado State University; Dayakar V. Badri, Colorado State University; Jorge M. Vivanco, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, Colorado State University; Daniel K. Manter, USDA-ARS; Stephen R. Decker, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Kenneth F. Reardon, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, Colorado State University

325e

The Effect of Ferrous Ion On High Solids Dilute-Acid Low Severity Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Corn Stover
Xiaowen Chen, National Renewable Energy Lab; Erik Kuhn, National Renewable Energy Lab; Yun Ji, University of North Dakota; Melvin Tucker, National Renewable Energy Lab

325f

Characterization of Process-Relevant Operating Conditions for Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment of Switchgrass
Daniel L. Williams, Michigan State University; Tongjun Liu, Michigan State University; David Hodge, Michigan State University

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