Twenty-Sixth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Session 1A Feedstock Supply, Logistics, Processing, and Composition....Pages 3-4
Biomechanics of Wheat/Barley Straw and Corn Stover....Pages 5-19
Effect of Additions on Ensiling and Microbial Community of Senesced Wheat Straw....Pages 21-46
Large-Scale Ethanol Fermentation Through Pipeline Delivery of Biomass....Pages 47-58
Perspectives on Bioenergy and Biotechnology in Brazil....Pages 59-70
Structural Analysis of Wheat Stems....Pages 71-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
Session 1B Enzyme Catalysis and Engineering....Pages 83-83
Activity and Lifetime of Urease Immobilized Using Layer-by-Layer Nano Self-Assembly on Silicon Microchannels....Pages 85-91
Production of Cellulase/β-Glucosidase by the Mixed Fungi Culture of Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus phoenicis on Dairy Manure....Pages 93-104
Lipase Production by Solid-State Fermentation....Pages 105-116
Hydrolysis of New Phthalimide-Derived Esters Catalyzed by Immobilized Lipase....Pages 117-128
Catalytically Enhanced Endocellulase CeI5A from Acidothermus cellulolyticus ....Pages 129-148
Oxidation of Glucose to Gluconic Acid by Glucose Oxidase in a Membrane Bioreactor....Pages 149-162
Weak Lignin-Binding Enzymes....Pages 163-170
Sugarcane Bagasse Pulps....Pages 171-181
Partial Purification and Characterization of Protease Enzyme from Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cereus ....Pages 183-194
Enzymatic Bleaching of Organosolv Sugarcane Bagasse Pulps with Recombinant Xylanase of the Fungus Humicola grisea and with Commercial Cartazyme HS Xylanase....Pages 195-203
Intracellular Fate of Hydrocarbons....Pages 205-217
Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Steam-Exploded and Ethanol Organosolv-Pretreated Douglas-Fir by Novel and Commercial Fungal Cellulases....Pages 219-230
Kinetics of Enzyme-Catalyzed Alcoholysis of Soybean Oil in n -Hexane....Pages 231-241
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
β-Glucosidase Production by Trichoderma reesei ....Pages 243-254
Wood Cellulignin as an Alternative Matrix for Enzyme Immobilization....Pages 255-268
Utilization of Methyloleate in Production of Microbial Lipase....Pages 269-277
Detection of NAD + -Dependent Alcohol Dehydrogenase Activities in YR-1 Strain of Mucor circinelloides , a Potential Bioremediator of Petroleum Contaminated Soils....Pages 279-288
Synthesis of Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from Excess Activated Sludge Under Various Oxidation-Reduction Potentials (ORP) by Using Acetate and Propionate as Carbon Sources....Pages 289-301
Enzyme Pretreatment of Grass Lignocellulose for Potential High-Value Co-products and an Improved Fermentable Substrate....Pages 303-310
High-Yield Bacillus subtilis Protease Production by Solid-State Fermentation....Pages 311-319
Profile of Enzyme Production by Trichoderma reesei Grown on Corn Fiber Fractions....Pages 321-334
Partial Purification and Characterization of Protease Enzyme from Bacillus subtilis megatherium ....Pages 335-345
Effect of Media Composition and Growth Conditions on Production of β-Glucosidase by Aspergillus niger C-6....Pages 347-359
A Sequential Enzymatic Microreactor System for Ethanol Detection of Gasohol Mixtures....Pages 361-371
Front Matter....Pages 373-373
Session 2 Microbial Catalysis and Metabolic Engineering....Pages 375-377
Bioabatement to Remove Inhibitors from Biomass-Derived Sugar Hydrolysates....Pages 379-390
Cloning, Expression, Purification, and Analysis of Mannitol Dehydrogenase Gene mtlK from Lactobacillus brevis ....Pages 391-401
Continuous Hydrogen Photoproduction by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii ....Pages 403-412
Effects of Aliphatic Acids, Furfural and Phenolic Compounds on Debaryomyces hansenii CCMI 941....Pages 413-425
Evaluation of Inoculum of Candida guilliermondii Grown in Presence of Glucose on Xylose Reductase and Xylitol Dehydrogenase Activities and Xylitol Production During Batch Fermentation of Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysate....Pages 427-437
Effect of Surface Attachment on Synthesis of Bacterial Cellulose....Pages 439-450
Enhanced Biotransformation of Furfural and Hydroxymethylfurfural by Newly Developed Ethanologenic Yeast Strains....Pages 451-460
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Session 3 Bioprocessing — Including Separations....Pages 463-464
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Surfactin Production from Potato Process Effluent by Bacillus subtilis in a Chemostat....Pages 465-473
Effects of Nutrient Supplements on Simultaneous Fermentation of Nisin and Lactic Acid from Cull Potatoes....Pages 475-483
Effect of Reduction in Yeast and Enzyme Concentrations in a Simultaneous-Saccharification-and-Fermentation-Based Bioethanol Process....Pages 485-499
Stability of Recombinant Green Fluorescent Protein (GFPuv) in Glucose Solutions at Different Concentrations and pH Values....Pages 501-527
Lactic Acid Production from Cheese Whey by Immobilized Bacteria....Pages 529-540
Enhancing Cellulase Foam Fractionation with Addition of Surfactant....Pages 541-552
Optimization of Alkaline Transesterification of Soybean Oil and Castor Oil for Biodiesel Production....Pages 553-560
Cellulase Production by Trichoderma reesei Using Sawdust Hydrolysate....Pages 561-573
Effects of Fatty Acids on Growth and Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate Production in Bacteria....Pages 575-580
Performance of an Internal-Loop Airlift Bioreactor for Treatment of Hexane-Contaminated Air....Pages 581-591
Increase in Removal of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons During Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Contaminated Sandy Soil....Pages 593-603
Recovery of Organic Acids from Fermentation Broths....Pages 605-618
Production of Nisin by Lactococcus lactis in Media with Skimmed Milk....Pages 619-637
Enhancing Design of Immobilized Enzymatic Microbioreactors Using Computational Simulation....Pages 639-652
Estimation of Bioreactor Efficiency Through Structured Hydrodynamic Modeling Case Study of a Pichia pastoris Fed-Batch Process....Pages 653-671
Sugarcane Bagasse as Raw Material and Immobilization Support for Xylitol Production....Pages 673-683
Removing Proteins from an Aerated Yeast Fermentation by Pulsing Carbon Dioxide....Pages 685-693
 Ceriporiopsis subvermispota Used in Delignification of Sugarcane Bagasse Prior to Soda/Anthraquinone Pulping....Pages 695-706
The Two-Phase Water/Silicon Oil Bioreactor Prospects in Off-Gas Treatment....Pages 707-719
Leaf Protein from Ammonia-Treated Dwarf Elephant Grass ( Pennisetum purpureum Schum cv. Mott)....Pages 721-730
Front Matter....Pages 461-461
Microbial Synthesis and Characterization of Physiochemical Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) Produced by Bacteria Isolated from Activated Sludge Obtained from the Municipal Wastewater Works in Hong Kong....Pages 731-739
Optimization of Acid Hydrolysis of Sugarcane Bagasse and Investigations on its Fermentability for the Production of Xylitol by Candida guilliermondii ....Pages 741-752
Production of Hyaluronic Acid by Streptococcus ....Pages 753-761
Front Matter....Pages 763-763
Assessing the Emerging Biorefinery Sector in Canada....Pages 765-778
Front Matter....Pages 779-779
Session 5 Biobased Industrial Chemicals....Pages 781-781
A Glycoside Flavonoid in Kudzu ( Pueraria lobata )....Pages 783-794
Characterization of Low Molecular Weight Organic Acids from Beech Wood Treated in Supercritical Water....Pages 795-806
Current Status of Biodiesel Development in Brazil....Pages 807-819
Integrated Processes for Use of Pulps and Lignins Obtained from Sugarcane Bagasse and Straw....Pages 821-826
Simultaneous Biocatalyst Production and Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation for Bioconversion of Cyclohexanone by Recombinant Escherichia coli Expressing Cyclohexanone Monooxygenase....Pages 827-836
Biotransformation of (−)β-Pinene by Aspergillus niger ATCC 9642....Pages 837-844
Characterization of Sol-Gel Bioencapsulates for Ester Hydrolysis and Synthesis....Pages 845-859
Culture Medium Optimization for Acetic Acid Production by a Persimmon Vinegar-Derived Bacterium....Pages 861-869
The Lignol Approach to Biorefining of Woody Biomass to Produce Ethanol and Chemicals....Pages 871-882
Front Matter....Pages 883-883
Session A6 Biomass Pretreatment and Hydrolysis....Pages 885-886
Application of Fenton’s Reaction to Steam Explosion Prehydrolysates from Poplar Biomass....Pages 887-899
Enzyme Recovery and Recycling Following Hydrolysis of Ammonia Fiber Explosion-Treated Corn Stover....Pages 901-910
Ammonium Hydroxide Detoxification of Spruce Acid Hydrolysates....Pages 911-922
Detoxification of Actual Pretreated Corn Stover Hydrolysate Using Activated Carbon Powder....Pages 923-934
Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations for Design of a Pretreatment Screw Conveyor Reactor....Pages 935-945
Front Matter....Pages 883-883
Enzymatic Saccharification and Fermentation of Xylose-Optimized Dilute Acid-Treated Lignocellulosics....Pages 947-961
Fermentability of Water-Soluble Portion to Ethanol Obtained by Supercritical Water Treatment of Lignocellulosics....Pages 963-971
Application of Sequential Aqueous Steam Treatments to the Fractionation of Softwood....Pages 973-987
Acidic Sugar Degradation Pathways....Pages 989-997
Studies into Using Manure in a Biorefinery Concept....Pages 999-1015
Effects of Hemicellulose and Lignin on Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Cellulose from Dairy Manure....Pages 1017-1030
Critical Conditions for Improved Fermentability During Overliming of Acid Hydrolysates from Spruce....Pages 1031-1044
Optimization of Dilute-Acid Pretreatment of Corn Stover Using a High-Solids Percolation Reactor....Pages 1045-1054
Optimization of Steam Pretreatment of SO 2 -Impregnated Corn Stover for Fuel Ethanol Production....Pages 1055-1067
Strategies to Enhance the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Pretreated Softwood with High Residual Lignin Content....Pages 1069-1079
Understanding Factors that Limit Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass....Pages 1081-1099
Steam Pretreatment of Salix with and without SO 2 Impregnation for Production of Bioethanol....Pages 1101-1117
Pretreatment of Corn Stover by Soaking in Aqueous Ammonia....Pages 1119-1131
Pretreatment of Switchgrass by Ammonia Fiber Explosion (AFEX)....Pages 1133-1141
Front Matter....Pages 1143-1143
Session 6B Plant Biotechnology and Feedstock Genomics....Pages 1145-1145
Production of Antioxidant Compounds by Culture of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer Hairy Roots....Pages 1147-1157
Back Matter....Pages 1159-1166