Wednesday, November 19, 2008: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Room 202-B (Pennsylvania Convention Center)

Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)

#460 - Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks (T4006)
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:Mohammed Moniruzzaman
CoChair:Nasib Qureshi
CoSponsor(s):Bioengineering (15c)
Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)
12:30 PMDefining Enzyme Inhibitors for Cellulose Hydrolysis
Eduardo Ximenes, Youngmi Kim, Nathan S. Mosier, Michael R. Ladisch
12:55 PMProduction of Biofuels by Simultaneous Utilization of Mixed Sugars
Hideaki Yukawa
1:20 PMEnzymatic Hydrolysis of Afex Treated Corn Stover by Cellulolytic and Hemicellulolytic Synergistic Enzyme Cocktails
Shishir Chundawat, Dahai Gao, K. Chandraraj, John Poland, Justin Stege, Mary Lipton, Venkatesh Balan, Bruce E. Dale
1:45 PMEvaluation of Cellulose Reactivity with Purified Enzyme Components during Hydrolysis
Jian Shi, Bin Yang, Edmund Larenas, Colin Mitchinson, Charles E. Wyman
2:10 PMUnderstanding and Harnessing the Microbial Fermentation of Glycerol. A New Path for the Production of Biochemicals
Ramon Gonzalez
2:35 PMImprove Hydrolysis Rate by Displaying Multi-Complex of Cellulolytic Enzymes and Produce Ethanol In One-Step Process
Seunghyun Ryu, M.Nazmul Karim

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