Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Session 1A.- to Session 1A: Feedstock Genomics and Development.- High-resolution Thermogravimetric Analysis For Rapid Characterization of Biomass Composition and Selection of Shrub Willow Varieties.- Assessment of Bermudagrass and Bunch Grasses as Feedstock for Conversion to Ethanol.- Session 1B.- Rapid Isolation of the Trichoderma Strain with Higher Degrading Ability of a Filter Paper and Superior Proliferation Characteristics Using Avicel Plates and the Double-Layer Selection Medium.- A Comparison of Simple Rheological Parameters and Simulation Data for Zymomonas mobilis Fermentation Broths with High Substrate Loading in a 3-L Bioreactor.- Effects of Oxygen Limitation on Xylose Fermentation, Intracellular Metabolites, and Key Enzymes of Neurospora crassa AS3.1602.- Fermentation of Acid-pretreated Corn Stover to Ethanol Without Detoxification Using Pichia stipitis.- Bioethanol Production from Uncooked Raw Starch by Immobilized Surface-engineered Yeast Cells.- Effects of Gene Orientation and Use of Multiple Promoters on the Expression of XYL1 and XYL2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.- Bioreactors for H2 Production by Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria.- Solid-state Fermentation of Xylanase from Penicillium canescens 10-10c in a Multi-layer-packed Bed Reactor.- Ethanol Production from Wet-Exploded Wheat Straw Hydrolysate by Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacterium Thermoanaerobacter BG1L1 in a Continuous Immobilized Reactor.- Succinic Acid Production from Cheese Whey using Actinobacillus succinogenes 130 Z.- Session 2.- to Session 2: Enzyme Catalysis and Engineering.- Production of Cyclodextrins by CGTase from Bacillus clausii Using Different Starches as Substrates.- Effects of pH and Temperature on Recombinant Manganese Peroxidase Production and Stability.- Xylanase Production by Bacillus circulans D1 Using Maltose as Carbon Source.- Immobilization of Fungal ?-Glucosidase on Silica Gel and Kaolin Carriers.- Immobilization of Yarrowia lipolytica Lipase—A Comparison of Stability of Physical Adsorption and Covalent Attachment Techniques.- Heterologous Expression of Aspergillus niger ?-d-Xylosidase (XlnD): Characterization on Lignocellulosic Substrates.- Cloning, Expression and Characterization of a Glycoside Hydrolase Family 39 Xylosidase from Bacillus Halodurans C-125.- Heterologous Expression of Two Ferulic Acid Esterases from Penicillium funiculosum.- Evaluation of a Hypocrea jecorina Enzyme Preparation for Hydrolysis of Tifton 85 Bermudagrass.- A Novel Technique that Enables Efficient Conduct of Simultaneous Isomerization and Fermentation (SIF) of Xylose.- The Effects of Wheat Bran Composition on the Production of Biomass-Hydrolyzing Enzymes by Penicillium decumbens.- Integrated Biosensor Systems for Ethanol Analysis.- B-d-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium: Catalyzed Reactions with Natural and Artificial Substrates.- Hydrolysis of Ammonia-pretreated Sugar Cane Bagasse with Cellulase, ?-Glucosidase, and Hemicellulase Preparations.- Monoglycerides and Diglycerides Synthesis in a Solvent-Free System by Lipase-Catalyzed Glycerolysis.- Immobilization of Candida antarctica Lipase B by Adsorption to Green Coconut Fiber.- Methods and Supports for Immobilization and Stabilization of Cyclomaltodextrin Glucanotransferase from Thermoanaerobacter.- Response Surface Methodology as an Approach to Determine Optimal Activities of Lipase Entrapped in Sol—Gel Matrix Using Different Vegetable Oils.- Improving Activity of Salt-Lyophilized Enzymes in Organic Media.- Protease Production by Different Thermophilic Fungi.- Non-ionic Surfactants and Non-Catalytic Protein Treatment on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pretreated Creeping Wild Ryegrass.- Session 3.- Separate and Concentrate Lactic Acid Using Combination of Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes.- Parameter Estimation for Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Food Waste Into Ethanol Using Matlab Simulink.- Lignin Peroxidase from Streptomyces viridosporus T7A: Enzyme Concentration Using Ultrafiltration.- Oxygen-controlled Biosurfactant Production in a Bench Scale Bioreactor.- Continuous Production of Ethanol from Starch Using Glucoamylase and Yeast Co-Immobilized in Pectin Gel.- Lipase Production in Solid-State Fermentation Monitoring Biomass Growth of Aspergillus niger Using Digital Image Processing.- The Effects of Surfactants on the Estimation of Bacterial Density in Petroleum Samples.- An Alternative Application to the Portuguese Agro-Industrial Residue: Wheat Straw.- The Use of Seaweed and Sugarcane Bagasse for the Biological Treatment of Metal-contaminated Waters Under Sulfate-reducing Conditions.- Development of Activity-based Cost Functions for Cellulase, Invertase, and Other Enzymes.- Session 4.- Reaction Kinetics of the Hydrothermal Treatment of Lignin.- Hydrodynamic Characterization of a Column-type Prototype Bioreactor.- Thermal Effects on Hydrothermal Biomass Liquefaction.- Session 5A.- Bundled Slash: A Potential New Biomass Resource for Fuels and Chemicals.- Session 5B.- Pretreatment Characteristics of Waste Oak Wood by Ammonia Percolation.- Pretreatment of Whole-Crop Harvested, Ensiled Maize for Ethanol Production.- Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Ethanol Fermentation of High Dry Matter Wet-Exploded Wheat Straw at Low Enzyme Loading.- A Comparison between Lime and Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatments of Sugarcane Bagasse for Ethanol Production.- Substrate Dependency and Effect of Xylanase Supplementation on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Ammonia-Treated Biomass.- Alkali (NaOH) Pretreatment of Switchgrass by Radio Frequency-based Dielectric Heating.- Session 6.- Biological Hydrogen Production Using Chloroform-treated Methanogenic Granules.- Effect of Furfural, Vanillin and Syringaldehyde on Candida guilliermondii Growth and Xylitol Biosynthesis.- Production and Characterization of Biodiesel from Tung Oil.- Yeast Biomass Production in Brewery’s Spent Grains Hemicellulosic Hydrolyzate.- Lipase-Catalyzed Transesterification of Rapeseed Oil for Biodiesel Production with tert-Butanol.- Bioethanol Production Optimization: A Thermodynamic Analysis.- Oxidation in Acidic Medium of Lignins from Agricultural Residues.- Kinetic Modeling and Parameter Estimation in a Tower Bioreactor for Bioethanol Production.- Analysis of Kinetic and Operational Parameters in a Structured Model for Acrylic Acid Production through Experimental Design.- Optimization of Oligosaccharide Synthesis from Cellobiose by Dextransucrase.- Fermentation Kinetics for Xylitol Production by a Pichia stipitis d-Xylulokinase Mutant Previously Grown in Spent Sulfite Liquor.- Selective Enrichment of a Methanol-Utilizing Consortium Using Pulp and Paper Mill Waste Streams.- Evaluation of Cashew Apple Juice for the Production of Fuel Ethanol.- Atmospheric Pressure Liquefaction of Dried Distillers Grains (DDG and Making Polyurethane Foams from Liquefied DDG.- Bacterial Cellulose Production by Acetobacter xylinum Strains from Agricultural Waste Products.- Special Topic B.- Overview of Special Session B—Compositional and Structural Analysis of Biomass.- What can be Learned from Silage Breeding Programs?.- Permethylation Linkage Analysis Techniques for Residual Carbohydrates.