459 Biobased Fuels and Chemicals II: Enzymatic Conversion of Recalcitrant Feedstocks

Wednesday, November 16, 2016: 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Continental 9 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Description:
Biofuels and biochemicals represent a secure, renewable, and environmentally responsible alternative to petroleum-derived fuels and chemicals. Abundant but historically recalcitrant feedstocks such as lignocellulosic biomass, the non-edible portion of plant-derived biomass, are considered as cheap and renewable substrates with great potential in industry microbial fermentation to produce compounds with marginal profit. This session will focus on the biological production of fuels and chemicals from biomass. Projects describing progress on biomass degradation, sugar utilization, lignin utilization and microbial tolerance improvement to the inhibitors in lignocellulosic hydrolysates are particularly welcome. Consumption of other inexpensive yet recalcitrant feedstocks such as methane are also welcome.

Sponsor:
Bioengineering
Co-Sponsor(s):
Biorefinery Technologies for Forest Based Lignocellulosic Biomass (T4A), Alternative Energy & Enabling Technologies (T4E), BioFuels (T4F)

Chair:
Mark Blenner
Email: blenner@clemson.edu

Co-Chair:
Eric M. Young
Email: ericyoung7@gmail.com


8:30 AM
(459a) Engineering Escherichia coli strains for Optimal Performance in Co-Culture with Trichoderma Reesei for Consolidated Bioprocessing
Tatyana Saleski, Adam Krieger, Li Yuan and Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin

8:48 AM
(459b) PHA Production Using Yarrowia Lipolytica and Alternative Feedstocks
Michael Spagnuolo, Difeng Gao and Mark A. Blenner

9:06 AM
(459c) Rewiring Native Metabolism of Yarrowia Lipolytica for Enhanced Assimilation of Complex Biomass-Derived Sugars and High-Yield Production of Organic Acids
Seunghyun Ryu, Cong T. Trinh, Caleb Walker and Andrew Kirkpatrick

9:24 AM
(459d) Using Protein Design to Evaluate the Relationship Between Protein Surface Potential and Protein-Lignin Binding for the Eventual of Low Lignin Binding Cellulases
Carolyn Haarmeyer, Matthew Smith, Shishir PS Chundawat, Deanne W. Sammond and Tim Whitehead

9:42 AM
(459e) Towards Development of Rhodococcus Opacus As a Microbial Cell Factory: Conversion of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Compounds into Lipids
William R. Henson, Drew DeLorenzo, Soo Ji Kim and Tae Seok Moon

10:00 AM
(459f) Defining the Minimal Set of Microbial Genes Required for Valorization of Lignin Biomass
Nikita Khlystov and Elizabeth Sattely

10:18 AM
(459g) Invited Presentation: Lignin Conversion By Biological Funneling and Chemical Catalysis
Gregg T. Beckham
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