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Advances in Biofuels: DOE Bioenergy Research Centers II


Description:
This session will report on resent progress made at the three DOE Bioenergy Research Centers. These three centers were established in 2007 by the DOE to accelerate the development of renewable fuels. Topics covered will include plant production, cell wall engineering, advanced pretreatment processes, and enzyme and microbial biocatalyst development. Papers will be limited to researchers associated with one of the three centers.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Venkatesh Balan
Professor
Michigan State University
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
2527 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone Number: 517-353-9948
Email: balan@egr.msu.edu

Co-chairs:
Seema Singh
Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 969, MS 9291
Livermore, CA 94550
Phone Number: 925-294-4551
Fax Number: 925-294-3282
Email: seesing@sandia.gov

Marcus Foston
Postdoc
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
500 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30332
Phone Number: 4042348488
Email: Marcus.Foston@ipst.gatech.edu


Papers:
Alkaline Based Pretreatments at Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Shishir Chundawat, Michigan State University; Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Michigan State University; Venkatesh Balan, Michigan State University; Bruce Dale, Michigan State University
Targeted Discovery of Enzymes From Enriched Microbial Consortia for High Temperature Saccharification of Ionic-Liquid Pre-Treated Biomass
Steven W. Singer, Joint BioEnergy Institute; John M. Gladden, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Patrik D'haeseleer, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Martin Allgaier, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Dylan C. Chivian, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Terry C. Hazen, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Jean S. Vandergheynst, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Philip Hugenholtz, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Blake A. Simmons, Joint BioEnergy Institute
High Throughput Multiplexed GlycoChip Enzymatic Assays for Biofuels Development
Trent Northen, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Wolfgang Reindl, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Kai Deng, Joint BioEnergy Institute; John Gladden, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Steven Singer, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Anup Singh, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Terry Hazen, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Blake Simmons, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Paul Adams, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Jay Keasling, Joint BioEnergy Institute
Levulinic Acid as a Platform Chemical for the Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels From Lignocellulosic Biomass
Drew J. Braden, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Carlos A. Henao, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Christos T. Maravelias, University of Wisconsin - Madison; James A. Dumesic, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Metabolic Engineering of Isoprenoid Biofuel Pathway
Taek Soon Lee, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Rossana Chan, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Alyssa Redding, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Chris Petzold, Joint BioEnergy Institute; Jay D. Keasling, Joint BioEnergy Institute
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