Session: Biological Conversions and Processes for Renewable Feedstocks I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 12:30 PM

Governor's Chamber A (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:

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.

Sponsor:

Sustainable Biorefineries

Co-Sponsor(s):

Bioengineering (15c), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair:

Nasib Qureshi
Email: Nasib.Qureshi@ARS.USDA.GOV

Co-Chair:

Mohammed Moniruzzaman
Email: moniruzzaman.mohammed@yahoo.com

12:30 PM

(239b) Challenge of Feedstock Flexibility
Dwight E. Anderson

12:55 PM

(239c) Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol: Process Design and Economics for Corn Stover
Ling Tao, Andy Aden, David Humbird, Abhijit Dutta, Chris Kinchin, Daniel Inman, David D. Hsu, Doug Dudgeon, John Lukas, Bryan Olthof, Paul Schoen and Matt Worley

1:20 PM

(239d) The Effects of Xylooligomers On Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pure Cellulose and Pretreated Corn Stover
Qing Qing, Bin Yang and Charles E. Wyman

1:45 PM

(239e) Enzyme-Catalyzed Conversion of Glycerol to Glycerol Carbonate: Effect of Dialkyl Carbonate, Molar Ratios, Solvent Identity and Catalyst Loading On Reaction Rates, Conversions and Selectivity
Kerri A. Cushing and Steven W. Peretti

2:10 PM

(239f) Conversion of Fermentation Inhibitors and Byproducts in Biorefinery Recycle Water Into Electricity
Abhijeet P. Borole, Jonathan R. Mielenz, Choo Y. Hamilton and Tatiana A. Vishnivetskaya

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