212 Recalcitrance of Woody Biomass

Monday, November 17, 2014: 3:15 PM
M104 (Marriott Marquis Atlanta)
Description:
Woody biomass contains cellulose which is a highly stable polymer of gluco-pyranoses. Cellulose in forest biomass is mostly in a crystalline state and is exceedingly stable to chemical degradation. The reactivity barrier to cellulose degradation and hydrolysis is known as its recalcitrance and is the major technological barrier to economic implementations of products based on cellulose degradation. This session focuses on the recalcitrance of woody biomass, a key component of which is cellulose.

Sponsor:
Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass
Co-Sponsor(s):
Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division (17), Sustainable Biorefineries (23B)

Chair:
Subramanian Ramakrishnan
Email: sramakrishnan@fsu.edu

Co-Chair:
Maobing Tu
Email: mtu@auburn.edu


3:15 PM
(212a) Revealing a Stimulatory Effect of Lignin in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose
Maobing Tu and Chenhua Lai

3:40 PM
(212b) Modeling of Swelling and Dissolution of Cellulosic Fibers for Efficient Woody Biomass Utilization
Mohammad Ghasemi, Abhiram Y. Singapati, Marina Tsianou and Paschalis Alexandridis

4:05 PM
(212c) Investigations into the Chemical and Structural Factors Contributing to Large Differences in the Biomass Recalcitrance of Douglas Fir Trees
Scott Geleynse and Xiao Zhang

4:30 PM
(212d) Two Stage Pretreatment for Fractionation and Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass
Subramanian Ramakrishnan, John Telotte and Gary Brodeur

4:55 PM
(212e) Disrupting Cellulose for Conversion to Glucose in Loblolly Pine Using Ionic Liquid-Glycerol Mixtures
Joan G. Lynam and Charles J. Coronella
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