635 Recalcitrance of Woody Biomass


Description:
Woody biomass contains cellulose which is a highly stable polymer of gluco-pyranoses. Cellulose in forest biomass is mostly in a crystalline state and is exceedingly stable to chemical degradation. The reactivity barrier to cellulose degradation and hydrolysis is known as its recalcitrance and is the major technological barrier to economic implementations of products based on cellulose degradation. This session focuses on the recalcitrance of woody biomass, a key component of which is cellulose.

Sponsor:
Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass
Co-Sponsor(s):
Sustainable Biorefineries (23B), Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17)


Chair:
Yaseen Elkasabi
Research Chemical Engineer
USDA-ARS
Eastern Regional Research Center
Wyndmoor, PA
19038
Email: yaseen.elkasabi@ars.usda.gov

Co-Chair:
Maobing Tu
Associate Professor
Auburn University
Center for Bioenergy and Bioproducts
520 Devall Drive
Auburn, AL
36849
Email: tumg@uc.edu


Papers:
635a
Does Recrystallization in Aqueous Environment Affect the Reactivity of Ball-Milled Cellulose for Acid Catalyzed Hydrolysis?
Maksim Tyufekchiev, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Alex Kolodziejczak, Worcester Polytechnic Institut; Patricia Guerra, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Meyer, Washington University in Saint Louis; Pu Duan, Brandeis University; Frederick Greenaway, Clark University; Marcus Foston, Georgia Institute of Technology; Klaus Schmidt-Rohr, Brandeis University; Michael T. Timko, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
635b
Solvent and Processing Conditions for Pretreatment and Dissolution of Cotton Cellulose
Mohammad Ghasemi, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY); Luz V. Vargas-Aponte, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY); Paschalis Alexandridis, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY); Marina Tsianou, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY)
635c
Synthesis of Artificial Lignin Polymers and Their Effects on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose
Conghui Yue, University of Cincinnati; Hairong Guan, University of Cincinnati; Maobing Tu, University of Cincinnati
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