2014 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biomass Characterization, Pretreatment and Fractionation I

This session focuses on the characterization, pretreatment and fractionation of plant-based biomass for biorefinery.

Co-Chairs

van Walsum, G. P., University of Maine

Zhang, X., Washington State University

Presentations

08:30 AM

(43a) Supercritical CO2 Based Pretreatment of Guayule Biomass for High Sugar Yield and Low Inhibition Hydrolysate

08:55 AM

(43b) Determination of Cellulose Degree of Polymerization in Lignocellulosic Biomass

09:20 AM

(43c) Quantifying Variations in the Biomass Recalcitrance of Douglas Fir

09:45 AM

(43d) Defeating Biomass Recalcitrance with a Novel Co-Solvent Pretreatment Technology

10:10 AM

(43e) Pretreatments As Tools to Improve Fast Pyrolysis Products from Lignocellulosic Biomass

10:35 AM

(298a) Cellulose Reducing Ends Have No Impact on Cellulose Biological Conversion with T. Reesei Cellulase