Wednesday, 2 November 2005: 8:00 AM-10:30 AM
Bluegrass A (Hyatt Regency Cincinnati)

Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

#303 - Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks I (T7002)
This session will explore advances in products and processes based on biologically-mediated catalysis of renewable substrates. Papers that demonstrate the application of sound scientific and core chemical engineering principles will be favored.
CoChair:David N. Thompson
Chair:Bruce S. Dien
8:00 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:04 AMQuantifying Growth and Maintenance Atp Requirements for Cofermentation of Glucose and Xylose by Metabolically Engineered Zymomonas Mobilis
Juan Carlos Sáez-Miranda, Lorenzo Saliceti-Piazza, James D. McMillan
8:26 AMProduction of Ethanol Using Enhanced Ethanol-Resistant Mutants of E. Coli Fbr5
Brian G. Lefebvre, Mariano J. Savelski, Gregory B. Hecht
8:48 AMEngineering Stress-Tolerant Microbes for Lower Cost Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts
Patricia J. Slininger, Z. Lewis Liu, Steven W. Gorsich
9:10 AMBreak
9:20 AMA Novel Microbial Platform for the Anaerobic Synthesis of Oxidized Chemicals: Anaerobic Production of Acetic Acid in E. Coli
Ramon Gonzalez, Kevin Smith, Y. Moon
9:42 AMModifications in Biomass to Increase Ethanol Yield
Naresh Budhavaram, Aarti Gidh, Clint Williford, Alfred Mikell
10:04 AMEffects of Biomass-Generated Syngas Constituents on Cell Growth, Product Distribution and Hydrogenase Activity of Clostridium Carboxidivorans P7T
Asma Ahmed, Randy S. Lewis
10:26 AMConcluding Remarks
Sponsor:Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries
Cosponsors:Environmental Division; Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division

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