2006 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks II

Explore advances in products and processes based on biologically-mediated catalysis of renewable substrates. Favor papers demonstrating the sound application of core scientific and engineering principles.

Chair

N. Qureshi, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA

Co-Chair

James D. McMillan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Presentations

08:30 AM

(623a) Expression of Novel Enzymes for Biomass Conversion in E.Coli

Imade Asemota, Bruce E. Dale, Balan Venkatesh, R. Mark Worden

08:50 AM

(623b) Enzymatic Processing of Corn Fibers for a Complete Recovery of Ferulic Acid and Fermentable Sugars

Hyun-Dong Shin, Shara McClendon, Thi Thuy Tien Le, Christopher Clarke, Frank Taylor, Rachel Ruizhen Chen

09:10 AM

(623c) High-Value Lignin Co-Products through Pretreatment and Microbial Conditioning

Swetha Mahalaxmi, Naresh Budhavaram, Dr. Clint W. Williford, James Rawlins

09:30 AM

(623d) Genomics Enabled Optimization of E. Coli Succinate Production

Michael D. Lynch, Tirzah Y. Mills, Amarjeet Singh, Ryan T. Gill

10:00 AM

(623e) Conversion of Glucose, Xylose, and Glycerol by Rhodotorula Glutinis into Triglycerides a Biodiesel Feedstock

Emily Easterling, Todd French, Rafael Hernandez, M. Licha

10:20 AM

(623f) Biorefining Mixed Sugars Using High Densities of Growth-Arrested Corynebacteria

Hideaki Yukawa, Masayuki Inui, Alain A. Vertès

10:40 AM

(623g) Development of Cereal-Based Biorefineries for the Production of Biodegradable Plastics and Platform Chemicals

Colin Webb, Apostolis A. Koutinas, Chenyu Du, Ruohang Wang, Yunji Xu, Sze Ki Carol Lin, Rafael Luque, James H. Clark