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Fundamentals of Environmental Biotechnology


Description:
We accept experimental, theoretical, and computational contributions associated with the environmental applications and implications of biotechnology at the fundamental level. Relevant topics include (but not limited) to: (a): uses of biotechnology in wastewater treatment (b): uses of biotechnology in the production of biofuels (c): uses of biotechnology in hydrogen production and carbon sequestration

Sponsor:
Fundamentals
Co-Sponsor(s):
Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division (15)


Chair:
Wen Zhou
Assistant Professor
Michigan Technological University
Chemical Engineering
Houghton, MI 49931
Email: wzhou1@mtu.edu


Papers:
Bioremediation of Oil Spill From Oil Exploration Site Using Microbial Consortia
Bina Singh Sr., Teri; Priyangshu M. Sarma Sr., The Energy Resources Institute; Ajoy K. Mandal, The Energy Resources Institute; Banwari Lal, The Energy Resources Institute
Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Global Regulation of Lignocellulolytic Enzymes within Anaerobic Fungi
Michelle A. O'Malley, University of California, Santa Barbara; Diego Borges-Rivera, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard; Dawn A. Thompson, Broad Institute; Michael K. Theodorou, Durham University; Chris A. Kaiser, MIT; Aviv Regev, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Application of Biofilter System for Removal of Ethyl Acetate: Column and Kinetic Studies
Smita Raghuvanshi, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani; Suresh Gupta, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani; B. V. Babu, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU)
A Novel up-Flow Inner-Cycle Anoxic Bioreactor (UIAB) System for the Treatment of Sulfide Wastewater and Purification of Biogas
Jianmin Xing, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ziyu Song, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bioleaching of Metals From Spent Refinery Catalysts Using Acidithiobacillus Thiooxidans and Chelating Agent
Ankit Lal Jr., Teri; Bina Singh Sr., Teri; Priyangshu M. Sarma Sr., The Energy Resources Institute; Banwari Lal Sr., Teri
Biodegradation of Carbon Tetrachloride in Laboratory Flow Channels
Sathishkumar Santharam, BG Consultants, Inc.; Larry Davis, Kansas State University; Larry Erickson, Kansas State University
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