This session will report on resent progress made at the three DOE Bioenergy Research Centers. These three centers were established in 2007 by the DOE to accelerate the development of renewable fuels. Topics covered will include plant production, cell wall engineering, advanced pretreatment processes, and enzyme and microbial biocatalyst development. Papers will be limited to researchers associated with one of the three centers.

Sustainable Biorefineries

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Emerging Energy Processes (07B), Sustainability (09g), Alternate Fuels and New Technology (16D), Extractions (02C), Sustainable Energy (23C), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Topical B: 1st Annual World Congress on Sustainable Engineering (TB), International Congress on Energy: Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4B)