Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty–Third Symposium

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
Two-Step Steam Pretreatment of Softwood with SO 2 Impregnation for Ethanol Production....Pages 5-21
Predicting Digestibility of Ammonia Fiber Explosion (AFEX)-Treated Rice Straw....Pages 23-35
Improvement of Photosynthetic CO 2 Fixation at High Light Intensity Through Reduction of Chlorophyll Antenna Size....Pages 37-48
Dilute-Acid Hydrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse at Varying Conditions....Pages 49-58
SO 2 -Catalyzed Steam Explosion of Corn Fiber for Ethanol Production....Pages 59-72
Chemical Pretreatments of Corn Stover for Enhancing Enzymatic Digestibility....Pages 73-87
Technoeconomic Study on Steam Explosion Application in Biomass Processing....Pages 89-99
Modeling of 2,4-DichIorophenoxyacetic Acid Controlled-Release Kinetics from Lignin-Based Formulations....Pages 101-107
Comparison of Aspen Wood Hydrolysates Produced by Pretreatment with Liquid Hot Water and Carbonic Acid....Pages 109-121
Optimizing Ammonia Processing Conditions to Enhance Susceptibility of Legumes to Fiber Hydrolysis....Pages 123-134
Optimizing Ammonia Processing Conditions to Enhance Susceptibility of Legumes to Fiber Hydrolysis....Pages 135-146
Effects of Operating Parameters on Countercurrent Extraction of Hemicellulosic Sugars from Pretreated Softwood....Pages 147-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-163
Production of Recombinant Bleaching Enzymes from Thermophilic Microorganisms in Fungal Hosts....Pages 165-176
Hydrogen Production by the Thermophilic Bacterium Thermotoga neapolitana ....Pages 177-189
4-Chlorophenol Degradation by Chloroperoxidase from Caldariomyces fumago ....Pages 191-203
Effect of k L a on the Production of Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae Grown by Fermentation Process....Pages 205-213
Steady-State Measurements of Lactic Acid Production in a Wild-Type and a Putative D -Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase-Negative Mutant of Zymomonas mobilis ....Pages 215-228
Enhanced Formation of Extracellular Laccase Activity by the White-Rot Fungus Trametes multicolor ....Pages 229-241
Presence and Physiologic Regulation of Alcohol Oxidase Activity in an Indigenous Fungus Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Soils....Pages 243-255
Rapid Selection System of Strains with Higher Avicel Degrading Ability in a Cellulolytic Fungus, Trichoderma ....Pages 257-263
Front Matter....Pages 161-163
Effect of pH on the Stability of Hexokinase and Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase....Pages 265-272
Exploration of Cellulose Surface-Binding Properties of Acidothermus cellulolyticus Cel5A by Site-Specific Mutagenesis....Pages 273-287
Use of Steam Explosion Liquor from Sugar Cane Bagasse for Lignin Peroxidase Production by Phanerochaete chrysosporium ....Pages 289-300
Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Benzothiophene-Degrading Mycobacterium sp.....Pages 301-309
A Technique for Mycelial Development of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi on Agar Media....Pages 311-318
Screening of Soil Bacteria for Production of Biocleaner....Pages 319-326
Reduction of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol by Ethanologenic Strains of Bacteria and Its Effect on Ethanol Production from Xylose....Pages 327-340
Characterization of Heterologous and Native Enzyme Activity Profiles in Metabolically Engineered Zymomonas Mobilis Strains During Batch Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose Mixtures....Pages 341-355
Action of White-Rot Fungus Panus tigrinus on Sugarcane Bagasse....Pages 357-364
Production of Chelating Agents Through the Enzymatic Oxidation of Acetosolv Sugarcane Bagasse Lignin....Pages 365-371
 Panus tigrinus Strains Used in Delignification of Sugarcane Bagasse Prior to Kraft Pulping....Pages 373-382
Effect of Single Active-Site Cleft Mutation on Product Specificity in a Thermostable Bacterial Cellulase....Pages 383-394
Foam Fractionation of a Dilute Solution of Bovine Lactoferrin....Pages 395-402
Xylose Reductase and Xylitol Dehydrogenase Activities of Candida guilliermondii as a Function of Different Treatments of Sugarcane Bagasse Hemicellulosic Hydrolysate Employing Experimental Design....Pages 403-413
Purification and Characterization of a Microbial Dehydrogenase....Pages 415-428
Performance Testing of Zymomonas mobilis Metabolically Engineered for Cofermentation of Glucose, Xylose, and Arabinose....Pages 429-448
Influence of Oxygen Availability on Cell Growth and Xylitol Production by Candida guilliermondii ....Pages 449-458
Front Matter....Pages 459-461
Influence of Mixing Regime on Enzymatic Saccharification of Steam-Exploded Softwood Chips....Pages 463-472
Hydrolysis of Lactose by ß-Glycosidase CelB from Hyperthermophilic Archaeon Pyrococcus Furiosus ....Pages 473-488
Use of Immobilized Candida Yeast Cells for Xylitol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysate....Pages 489-496
Front Matter....Pages 459-461
Purification and Characterization of a Laccase from the White-Rot Fungus Trametes multicolor ....Pages 497-507
Use of Measurement Uncertainty Analysis to Assess Accuracy of Carbon Mass Balance Closure for a Cellulase Production Process....Pages 509-523
The Effect of Bioindicator Preparation and Storage on Thermal Resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus Spores....Pages 525-538
The Effect of Composition of Parenteral Solution on the Thermal Resistance of Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis Spores....Pages 539-551
Production of Acetone Butanol Ethanol from Degermed Corn Using Clostridium beijerinckii BA101....Pages 553-561
Treatment with Lignin Residue....Pages 563-575
Utilization of Xylitol Dehydrogenase in a Combined Microbial/Enzymatic Process for Production of Xylitol from D -Glucose....Pages 577-589
Butanol Production by Clostridium beijerinckii BA101 in an Immobilized Cell Biofilm Reactor....Pages 591-598
Pressure Pulsation in Solid-Phase Fermentation....Pages 599-610
Bioreactor Design Studies for a Hydrogen-Producing Bacterium....Pages 611-625
Development of Novel Microscale System as Immobilized Enzyme Bioreactor....Pages 627-640
Cellulase Adsorption and an Evaluation of Enzyme Recycle During Hydrolysis of Steam-Exploded Softwood Residues....Pages 641-654
Production of Specific Copolymers of Polyhydroxyalkanoates from Industrial Waste....Pages 655-662
Growth of Lignocellulosic-Fermenting Fungi on Different Substrates Under Low Oxygenation Conditions....Pages 663-677
Inoculum Studies in Production of Penicillin G Acylase by Bacillus megaterium ATCC 14945....Pages 679-686
Production of 1,3-Propanediol by Klebsiella pneumoniae ....Pages 687-698
Comparison of the Fermentability of Enzymatic Hydrolyzates of Sugarcane Bagasse Pretreated by Steam Explosion Using Different Impregnating Agents....Pages 699-716
Ethanol Production from Olive Oil Extraction Residue Pretreated with Hot Water....Pages 717-732
Modeling Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation of Softwood....Pages 733-746
Production of Coconut Aroma by Fungi Cultivation in Solid-State Fermentation....Pages 747-751
Front Matter....Pages 459-461
Mass Production of Methane from Food Wastes with Concomitant Wastewater Treatment....Pages 753-764
Thermophilic Fermentation of Hydrolysates....Pages 765-773
Optimization of Nisin Production by Lactococcus lactis ....Pages 775-789
Intracellular Release of Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein ( gfp uv ) from Escherichia coli ....Pages 791-802
Development of Continuous Surfactin Production from Potato Process Effluent by Bacillus subtilis in an Airlift Reactor....Pages 803-813
Enhancing the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Materials Using Simultaneous Ball Milling....Pages 815-832
Cadmium Recovery by a Sulfate-Reducing Magnetotactic Bacterium, Desulfovibrio magneticus RS-1, Using Magnetic Separation....Pages 833-840
The Influence of Vegetable Oils on Biosurfactant Production by Serratia marcescens ....Pages 841-847
Recirculation of Process Streams in Fuel Ethanol Production from Softwood Based on Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation....Pages 849-861
Intensification of Lipase Performance for Long-Term Operation by Immobilization on Controlled Pore Silica in Presence of Polyethylene Glycol....Pages 863-874
Xylose Reductase Activity of Candida guilliermondii During Xylitol Production by Fed-Batch Fermentation....Pages 875-883
Cofermentation of Glucose, Xylose, and Arabinose by Genomic DNA-lntegrated Xylose/Arabinose Fermenting Strain of Zymomonas mobilis AX101....Pages 885-898
Performance of Immobilized Zymomonas mobilis 31821 (pZB5) on Actual Hydrolysates Produced by Arkenol Technology....Pages 899-907
Enhancement of Oxygen Transfer by Pressure Pulsation in Aqueous Glycerol Fermentation....Pages 909-920
Cellulase Production on Bagasse Pretreated with Hot Water....Pages 921-934
Treatment of Sewage Sludge Generated in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 935-945
Influence of Substrate and Product Concentrations on the Production of Cyclodextrins by CGTase of Bacillus firmus , Strain no. 37....Pages 947-961
Gas-Phase Enzymatic Esterification on Immobilized Lipases in MCM-41 Molecular Sieves....Pages 963-976
Esterification Activity and Stability of Candida rugosa Lipase Immobilized into Chitosan....Pages 977-986
Enzymatic Synthesis of Medium Chain Monoglycerides in a Solvent-Free System....Pages 987-996
Front Matter....Pages 459-461
Process Development for Production of Medium Chain Triglycerides Using Immobilized Lipase in a Solvent-Free System....Pages 997-1008
Hybrid Neural Modeling of Bioprocesses Using Functional Link Networks....Pages 1009-1023
Evaluation of Different Carbon and Nitrogen Sources in Production of Rhamnolipids by a Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ....Pages 1025-1035
Influence of a New Axial Impeller on K L a and Xylanase Production by Penicillium canescens 10-10c....Pages 1037-1048
Oxygen Uptake Rate in Production of Xylitol by Candida guilliermondii with Different Aeration Rates and Initial Xylose Concentrations....Pages 1049-1059
 Sphaerotilus natans Isolated from Activated Sludge and Its Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)....Pages 1061-1073
Effect of Bubble Size on Foam Fractionation of Ovalbumin....Pages 1075-1091
Continuous Production of Succinic Acid by a Fumarate-Reducing Bacterium Immobilized in a Hollow-Fiber Bioreactor....Pages 1093-1104
Mixed Submerged Fermentation with Two Filamentous Fungi for Cellulolytic and Xylanolytic Enzyme Production....Pages 1105-1114
Studies on Mass Production of Transformed Panax ginseng Hairy Roots in Bioreactor....Pages 1115-1127
Optimum Conditions for Transformed Panax ginseng Hairy Roots in Flask Culture....Pages 1129-1139
Oil and Ethanol: An Excellent Mix?....Pages 1141-1144
Front Matter....Pages 1145-1147
Molecular Distillation Process for Recovering Biodiesel and Carotenoids from Palm Oil....Pages 1149-1159
Combined Sedimentation and Filtration Process for Cellulase Recovery During Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass....Pages 1161-1172
Alkali Hydrolysis of Trinitrotoluene....Pages 1173-1185
Molecular Distillation....Pages 1187-1206
Commercialization of Biobased Products....Pages 1207-1209
Back Matter....Pages 1211-1228