2013 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biochemical Conversion Processes in Forest/Plant Biomass Biorefineries II

This session deals with the biochemical conversions of plant-based biomass to liquid fuel and chemicals.

Chair

Shijie Liu, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Co-Chairs

Xu Zhang, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Rajesh Sani, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Presentations

08:30 AM

(770a) A Simplified Route to Prepare Biomass-Derived Terephthalic Acid (TA)
Zhaohui Tong, Fei Wang

08:55 AM

(770b) Co-Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose From Steam Pretreated Wheat Straw With Recombinant S. Cerevisiae Strains
Fredrik Nielsen, Guido Zacchi

09:20 AM

(770c) Nutrient Supplementation Key to Inhibitor-Tolerant Yeast Development and Fermentation Performance On Switchgrass Hydrolyzates
Patricia J. Slininger, Z. Lewis Liu, Bruce S. Dien

09:45 AM

(770d) Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment of Softwood
Carlos Alvarez-Vasco, Xiao Zhang

10:10 AM

(770e) Bioconversion of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) At Its Optimum Age Into Bioethanol Via Separate Hydrolysis and Fermentation With Continuous Overliming
Alvin R. Caparanga, Ricky S. Bathan