Start

2: The Science of Biomass Recalcitrance

Monday, April 19, 2010: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Salon F-G (Hilton Clearwater Beach)
Chair:
Claus Felby
Co-chair:
David K. Johnson
1:00 PM
2-01
Solving the biomass recalcitrance challenge: Impacts go beyond 2012
Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; William S. Adney, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Shi-you Ding, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Michael F. Crowley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; David K. Johnson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1:30 PM
2-02
What are the key substrate factors which limit the hydrolysis of biomass by cellulases?
Richard P. Chandra, University of British Columbia; Jack N. Saddler, University of British Columbia
2:00 PM
2-03
The significance of supramolecular structures of cellulose for the enzymatic hydrolysis of plant cell walls
Lisbeth Thygesen, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Budi Juliman Hidayat, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen; Katja Salomon Johansen, Novozymes A/S; Claus Felby, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen
3:00 PM
2-04
Effect of lignin chemical structure on inhibition of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose
Hao Liu, South China Univeristy of Technology; J. Y. Zhu, USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
3:30 PM
2-05
Identifying new lignin bioengineering targets: Monolignol substitute impacts on lignin formation and cell wall utilization
John H. Grabber, USDA-ARS; John Ralph, University of Wisconsin; Xuejun Pan, University of Wisconsin
4:00 PM
2-06
Cellulose hydrolysis kinetics is closely related to its crystalline structure
Shishir Chundawat, Michigan State University; Albert Cheh, American University; Leonardo Sousa, Michigan State University; Nirmal Uppugundla, Michigan State University; Dahai Gao, Michigan State University; Paul Langan, Los Alamos National Laboratory; S. Gnanakaran, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Giovanni Bellesia, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Umesh Agarwal, USDA-Forest Products Laboratory; Chris Bianchetti, University of Wisconsin-Madison; George Phillips Jr., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Venkatesh Balan, Michigan State University; Bruce Dale, Michigan State University
See more of: General Submissions
<< Previous Session | Next Session >>