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Developments In the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosics for Bioconversion I


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):
ICE 2012: Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A), ICE2012: BioFuels (T4F), Topical B: 2nd Annual World Congress on Sustainable Engineering (TB)


Chair:
Tae Hyun Kim
Assistant Professor
Kongju National University
Department of Environmental Engineering
Cheonan 330-717
Email: thkim@kongju.ac.kr

Co-chairs:
R. Eric Berson
Associate Professor
University of Louisville
Chemical Engineering
Ernst 106
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone Number: 502 852-1567
Email: eric.berson@louisville.edu

Subramanian Ramakrishnan
Florida State University
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
2525 Pottsdamer Street, A131
Tallahassee, FL 32310
Fax Number: 850-410-6150
Email: sramakrishnan@fsu.edu


Papers:
Effects of Sodium Sulfide Supplementation On Alkaline Pretreatment of Herbaceous Biomass
Venkata Ramesh Pallapolu, Auburn University; Y. Y. Lee, Auburn University
Impacts of Cell Wall Hydrophilicity On the Enzymatic Deconstruction of Diverse Biomass Feedstocks and Pretreatments
Daniel L. Williams, Michigan State University; David Hodge, Michigan State University
Demonstration Scale Alkali Passivation for the Pyrolysis of Biomass
Lysle Whitmer, Iowa State University; Robert C. Brown, Iowa State University
Examination of Biomass Composition, Structure, and Enzymatic Digestibility As a Function of Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Temperature
Christopher J. Barr, University of Toledo; Kevin Click, Kent State University; Paul Langan, Biosciences Division - Los Alamos National Laboratory; B. Leif Hanson, The University of Toledo; Constance Schall, University of Toledo
Flash Hydrolysis for Producing Algal Hydrolysate and Its Application in Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Jose Garcia, Old Dominion University; Rui Chen, Michigan State University; Benjamin Thomas, Michigan State University; Sandeep Kumar, Old Dominion University; Wei Liao, Michigan State University
Effects of Dilute Acid Pretreatment On Cellulose DP and Factors Related to Cellulose Digestibility
Wei Wang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Xiaowen Chen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Ashutosh Mittal, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Rui Katahira, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Melvin P Tucker, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; David K. Johnson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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