Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

by Mielenz, Jonathan R.; Klasson, K. Thomas; Adney, William S.; McMillan, James D.

• ISBN13: 9781603271806
• ISBN10: 1603271805
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-11
• Publisher: Humana Pr Inc

Summary

In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty-Eighth Symposium, leading US and international researchers from academia, industry, and government exchange cutting-edge technical information and update current trends in the development and application of biotechnology for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. This symposium emphasizes advances in biotechnology to produce high-volume, low-price products from renewable resources, while improving the environment. The major areas of interest include advanced feedstock production and processing, enzymatic and microbial biocatalysis, bioprocess research and development, opportunities in biorefineries, and commercialization of biobased products. International and domestic progress on producing liquid biofuels, especially ethanol and biodiesel, is highlighted, and related topics, including bioseparations and optimal integration of biochemical and thermochemical conversion technologies, are featured.Forward-looking and authoritative, Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals: The Twenty-Eighth Symposium provides an illuminating overview of current research and development in the production of commodity fuels and chemicals from renewable biomass resources via biochemical and thermochemical routes.

Table of Contents

Grass lignocellulose : strategies to overcome recalcitrance	p. 3
Enzymatic microreactors for the determination of ethanol by an automatic sequential injection analysis system	p. 17
Optimization of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase production from Bacillus clausii E16 in submerged fermentation using response surface methodology	p. 27
Purification and characterization of a cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase from Paenibacillus campinasensis strain H69-3	p. 41
Acetone powder from dormant seeds of ricinus communis L : lipase activity and presence of toxic and allergenic compounds	p. 57
Immobilization of Candida antarctica lipase B by covalent attachment to green coconut fiber	p. 67
Pretreatment of corn stover by soaking in aqueous ammonia at moderate temperatures	p. 81
[beta]-D-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium of glycoside hydrolase family 43	p. 93
Biodiesel fuel production by the transesterification reaction of soybean oil using immobilized lipase	p. 105
Thermoinactivation mechanism of glucose isomerase	p. 115
Measuring cellulase activity : application of the filter paper assay to low-activity enzyme preparations	p. 131
Enzymatic hydrolysis optimization to ethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation	p. 141
Filter paper degrading ability of a Trichoderma strain with multinucleate conidia	p. 155
Use of glucose oxidase in a membrane reactor for gluconic acid production	p. 161
Enzyme production by industrially relevant fungi cultured on coproduct from corn dry grind ethanol plants	p. 171
Production of biosurfactant by Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on cashew apple juice	p. 185
Thermoascus aurantiacus CBHI/Cel7A production in Trichoderma reesei on alternative carbon sources	p. 195
Heterologous Acidothermus cellulolyticus 1, 4-[beta]-endoglucanase El produced within the corn biomass converts corn stover into glucose	p. 207
The impact of enzyme characteristics on corn stover fiber degradation and acid production during ensiled storage	p. 221
Fractionation of Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) biomass by dilute-acid pretreatment	p. 239
Heat extraction of corn fiber hemicellulose	p. 253
An evaluation of British Columbian beetle-killed hybrid spruce for bioethanol production	p. 267
Production of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes from Aureobasidium pulluans on solid state fermentation	p. 281
The effect of particle size on hydrolysis reaction rates and rheological properties in cellulosic slurries	p. 289
Effect of dissolved carbon dioxide on accumulation of organic acids in liquid hot water pretreated biomass hydrolyzates	p. 301
Separation of glucose and pentose sugars by selective enzyme hydrolysis of AFEX-treated corn fiber	p. 313
The potential in bioethanol production from waste fiber sludges in pulp mill-based biorefineries	p. 327
Dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment of agricultural and agro-industrial residues for ethanol production	p. 339
Xylanase contribution to the efficiency of cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis of barley straw	p. 353
Effect of organosolv ethanol pretreatment variables on physical characteristics of hybrid poplar substrates	p. 367
Liquid hot water pretreatment of olive tree pruning residues	p. 379
Ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on two different growth stages of reed canarygrass	p. 395
Mitigation of cellulose recalcitrance to enzymatic hydrolysis by ionic liquid pretreatment	p. 407
Evaluation of different biomass materials as feedstock for fermentable sugar production	p. 423
Techno-economic analysis of biocatalytic processes for production of alkene epoxides	p. 437
Evaluation of liquid-liquid extraction process for separating acrylic acid produced from renewable sugars	p. 451
Enhancement of rhamnolipid production in residual soybean oil by an isolated strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa	p. 463
Optimizing carbon/nitrogen ratio for biosurfactant production by a Bacillus subtilis strain	p. 471
A new process for acrylic acid synthesis by fermentative process	p. 487
Ethanol/water pulps from sugar cane straw and their biobleaching with xylanase from Bacillus pumilus	p. 501
Nisin production utilizing skimmed milk aiming to reduce process cost	p. 515
Bacterial cellulose production by Gluconacetobacter sp. RKY5 in a rotary biofilm contactor	p. 529
Biosurfactant production by cultivation of Bacillus atrophaeus ATCC 9372 in semidefined glucose/casein-based media	p. 539
Evaluation of the pH- and thermal stability of the recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the presence of sodium chloride	p. 555
Carboxymethylcellulose obtained by ethanol/water organosolv process under acid conditions	p. 573
Response surface methodological approach for optimization of free fatty acid removal in feedstock	p. 583
Optimization of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of sorbitan acrylate using response surface methodology	p. 595
Renewable energy in the United States : is there enough land?	p. 611
Optimizing the logistics of anaerobic digestion of manure	p. 625
The relative cost of biomass energy transport	p. 639
The effect of initial cell concentration on xylose fermentation by Pichia stipitis	p. 653
Construction and evaluation of a Clostridium thermocellum ATCC 27405 whole-genome oligonucleotide microarray	p. 663
Tannase production by solid state fermentation of cashew apple bagasse	p. 675
Studying pellet formation of a filamentous fungus Rhizopus oryzae to enhance organic acid production	p. 689
Comparison of multiple gene assembly methods for metabolic engineering	p. 703
Fed-batch production of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase using recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae	p. 711
Conversion of aqueous ammonia-treated corn stover to lactic acid by simultaneous saccharification and cofermentation	p. 721
Economic evaluation of isolation of hemicelluloses from process streams from thermomechanical pulping of spruce	p. 741
Estimation of temperature dependent parameters of a batch alcoholic fermentation process	p. 753
Thermophilic anaerobic digester performance under different feed-loading frequency	p. 765
A proposed mechanism for detergent-assisted foam fractionation of lysozyme and cellulase restored with [beta]-cyclodextrin	p. 777
Study on the production of biodiesel by magnetic cell biocatalyst based on lipase-producing Bacillus subtilis	p. 793
Production of [omega]-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids from cull potato using an algae culture process	p. 805
Hybrid neural network model of an industrial ethanol fermentation process considering the effect of temperature	p. 817
Characterization of thermostructural damages observed in a seaweed used for biosorption of cadmium : effects on the kinetics and uptake	p. 835
Ethanol fermentation of various pretreated and hydrolyzed substrates at low initial pH	p. 847
The effects of engineering design on heterogeneous biocatalysis in microchannels	p. 859
Utilization of condensed distillers solubles as nutrient supplement for production of nisin and lactic acid from whey	p. 875
Optimization of tocopherol concentration process from soybean oil deodorized distillate using response surface methodology	p. 885
Semicontinuous production of lactic acid from cheese whey using integrated membrane reactor	p. 897
Functional stability of a mixed microbial consortium producing PHA from waste carbon sources	p. 909
Separating a mixture of egg yolk and egg white using foam fractionation	p. 927
Synthesis of poly(sorbitan methacrylate) hydrogel by free-radical polymerization	p. 935
Hybrid thermochemical/biological processing : putting the cart before the horse?	p. 947
Physical and chemical properties of bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis of corn stover	p. 957
Comparison of diafiltration and size-exclusion chromatography to recover hemicelluloses from process water from thermomechanical pulping of spruce	p. 971
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