1. Introduction to the proceedings of the twenty-eighth symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals

   • Jonathan R. Mielenz

   EditorialNotes Pages: iii - viii

2. Introduction to session 1A

   • Michael E. Himmel

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 1 - 2

3. Grass lignocellulose

   • Danny E. Akin

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 3 - 15

4. Enzymatic microreactors for the determination of ethanol by an automatic sequential injection analysis system

   • Eliana M. Alhadeff
   • Andrea M. Salgado
   • Francisco Valero

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 17 - 25

5. Optimization of cyclodextrin glucanotransferase production from Bacillus clausii E16 in submerged fermentation using response surface methodology

   • Heloiza Ferreira Alves-Prado
   • Daniela Alonso Bocchini
   • Roberto Da Silva

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 27 - 40

6. Purification and characterization of a cyclomaltodextrin glucanotransferase from Paenibacillus campinasensis strain H69-3

   • Heloiza Ferreira Alves-Prado
   • Eleni Gomes
   • Roberto da Silva

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 41 - 55

7. Acetone powder from dormant seeds of Ricinus communis L

   • Elisa D. C. Cavalcanti
   • Fábio M. Maciel
   • Denise M. G. Freire

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 57 - 65

8. Immobilization of Candida antarctica lipase B by covalent attachment to green coconut fiber

   • Ana I. S. Brígda
   • Álvaro D. T. Pinheiro
   • Luciana R. B. Gonçalves

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 67 - 80

9. Pretreatment of corn stover by soaking in aqueous ammonia at moderate temperatures

   • Tae Hyun Kim
   • Y. Y. Lee

   Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 81 - 92

10. β-d-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium of glycoside hydrolase family 43

    • Douglas B. Jordan
    • Xin-Liang Li
    • Michael A. Cotta

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 93 - 104

11. Biodiesel fuel production by the transesterification reaction of soybean oil using immobilized lipase

    • Otávio L. Bernardes
    • Juliana V. Bevilaqua
    • Marta A. P. Langone

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 105 - 114

12. Thermoinactivation mechanism of glucose isomerase

    • Leng Hong Lim
    • Bradley A. Saville

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 115 - 130

13. Measuring cellulase activity

    • Tor Soren Nordmark
    • Alan Bakalinsky
    • Michael H. Penner

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 131 - 139

14. Enzymatic hydrolysis optimization to ethanol production by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation

    • Mariana Peñuela Vásquez
    • Juliana Nascimento C. da Silva
    • Nei Pereira

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 141 - 153

15. Filter paper degrading ability of a Trichoderma strain with multinucleate conidia

    • Hideo Toyama
    • Makiko Yano
    • Nobuo Toyama

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 155 - 160

16. Use of glucose oxidase in a membrane reactor for gluconic acid production

    • Luiz Carlos Martins das Neves
    • Michele Vitolo

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 161 - 170

17. Enzyme production by industrially relevant fungi cultured on coproduct from corn dry grind ethanol plants

    • Eduardo A. Ximenes
    • Bruce S. Dien
    • Xin-Liang Li

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 171 - 183

18. Production of biosurfactant by Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on cashew apple juice

    • Maria V. P. Rocha
    • Maria C. M. Souza
    • Luciana R. B. Gonçalves

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 185 - 194

19. Thermoascus aurantiacus CBHI/Cel7A production in Trichoderma reesei on alternative carbon sources

    • Zsuzsa Benkő
    • Eszter Drahos
    • Kati Réczey

    Session 1A: Enzyme Catalysis And Engineering Pages: 195 - 204

20. Introduction to session 1B

    • Mariam B. Sticklen

    Session 1B: Plant Biotechnology And Genomics Pages: 205 - 205

21. Heterologous Acidothermus cellulolyticus 1,4-β-endoglucanase E1 produced within the corn biomass converts corn stover into glucose

    • Callista Ransom
    • Venkatesh Balan
    • Mariam Sticklen

    Session 1B: Plant Biotechnology And Genomics Pages: 207 - 219

22. The impact of enzyme characteristics on corn stover fiber degradation and acid production during ensiled storage

    • Haiyu Ren
    • Tom L. Richard
    • Kenneth J. Moore

    Session 2 Pages: 221 - 238

23. Fractionation of Cynara cardunculus (cardoon) biomass by dilute-acid pretreatment

    • Mercedes Ballesteros
    • M. José Negro
    • J. Miguel Oliva

    Session 2 Pages: 239 - 252

24. Heat extraction of corn fiber hemicellulose

    • Zsuzsa Benkő
    • Alexandra Andersson
    • Henrik Stålbrand

    Session 2 Pages: 253 - 265

25. An evaluation of british columbian beetle-killed hybrid spruce for bioethanol production

    • Alex Berlin
    • Claudio Muñoz
    • Jack Saddler

    Session 2 Pages: 267 - 280

26. Production of cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes from Aureobasidium pulluans on solid state fermentation

    • Rodrigo Simões Ribeiro Leite
    • Daniela Alonso Bocchini
    • Roberto Da Silva

    Session 2 Pages: 281 - 288

27. The effect of particle size on hydrolysis reaction rates and rheological properties in cellulosic slurries

    • Rajesh K. Dasari
    • R. Eric Berson

    Session 2 Pages: 289 - 299

28. Effect of dissolved carbon dioxide on accumulation of organic acids in liquid hot water pretreated biomass hydrolyzates

    • G. Peter Van Walsum
    • Maurilio Garcia-Gil
    • Kevin Chambliss

    Session 2 Pages: 301 - 311

29. Separation of glucose and pentose sugars by selective enzyme hydrolysis of AFEX-treated corn fiber

    • Robert J. Hanchar
    • Farzaneh Teymouri
    • Mark D. Stowers

    Session 2 Pages: 313 - 325

30. The potential in bioethanol production from waste fiber sludges in pulp mill-based biorefineries

    • Anders Sjöde
    • Björn Alriksson
    • Nils-Olof Nilvebrant

    Session 2 Pages: 327 - 337

31. Dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment of agricultural and agro-industrial residues for ethanol production

    • Carlos Martin
    • Björn Alriksson
    • Leif J. Jönsson

    Session 2 Pages: 339 - 352

32. Xylanase contribution to the efficiency of cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis of barley straw

    • María P. García-Aparicio
    • Mercedes Ballesteros
    • M. José Negro

    Session 2 Pages: 353 - 365

33. Effect of organosolv ethanol pretreatment variables on physical characteristics of hybrid poplar substrates

    • Xuejun Pan
    • Dan Xie
    • Jack N. Saddler

    Session 2 Pages: 367 - 377

34. Liquid hot water pretreatment of olive tree pruning residues

    • Cristóbal Cara
    • Inmaculada Romero
    • Eulogio Castro

    Session 2 Pages: 379 - 394

35. Ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on two different growth stages of reed canarygrass

    • Tamika C. Bradshaw
    • Hasan Alizadeh
    • Bruce E. Dale

    Session 2 Pages: 395 - 405

36. Mitigation of cellulose recalcitrance to enzymatic hydrolysis by ionic liquid pretreatment

    • Anantharam P. Dadi
    • Constance A. Schall
    • Sasidhar Varanasi

    Session 2 Pages: 407 - 421

37. Evaluation of different biomass materials as feedstock for fermentable sugar production

    • Yi Zheng
    • Zhongli Pan
    • Bryan M. Jenkins

    Session 2 Pages: 423 - 435

38. Techno-economic analysis of biocatalytic processes for production of alkene epoxides

    • Abhijeet P. Borole
    • Brian H. Davison

    Session 3 Pages: 437 - 449

39. Evaluation of liquid-liquid extraction process for separating acrylic acid produced from renewable sugars

    • M. E. T. Alvarez
    • E. B. Moraes
    • M. R. Wolf-Maciel

    Session 3 Pages: 451 - 461

40. Enhancement of rhamnoplipid production in residual soybean oil by an isolated strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    • C. J. B. De Lima
    • F. P. França
    • V. L. Cardoso

    Session 3 Pages: 463 - 470

41. Optimizing carbon/nitrogen ratio for biosurfactant production by a Bacillus subtilis strain

    • R. R. Fonseca
    • A. J. R. Silva
    • E. F. C. Sérvulo

    Session 3 Pages: 471 - 486

42. A new process for acrylic acid synthesis by fermentative process

    • B. H. Lunelli
    • E. R. Duarte
    • R. Maciel Filho

    Session 3 Pages: 487 - 499

43. Ethanol/water pulps from sugar cane straw and their biobleaching with xylanase from Bacillus pumilus

    • Regina Y. Moriya
    • Adilson R. Gonçalves
    • Marta C. T. Duarte

    Session 3 Pages: 501 - 513

44. Nisin production utilizing skimmed milk aiming to reduce process cost

    • Angela Faustino Jozala
    • Maura Sayuri de Andrade
    • Thereza Christina Vessoni Penna

    Session 3 Pages: 515 - 528

45. Bacterial cellulose production by Gluconacetobacter sp. PKY5 in a rotary biofilm contactor

    • Yong-Jun Kim
    • Jin-Nam Kim
    • Hwa-Won Ryu

    Session 3 Pages: 529 - 537

46. Biosurfactant production by cultivation of Bacillus atrophaeus ATCC 9372 in semidefined glucose/casein-based media

    • Luiz Carlos Martins das Neves
    • Kátia Silva de Oliveira
    • Attilio Converti

    Session 3 Pages: 539 - 554

47. Evaluation of the pH- and thermal stability of the recombinant green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the presence of sodium chloride

    • Marina Ishii
    • Juliana Sayuri Kunimura
    • Olivia Cholewa

    Session 3 Pages: 555 - 571

48. Carboxymethylcellulose obtained by ethanol/water organosolv process under acid conditions

    • Denise S. Ruzene
    • Adilson R. Gonçalves
    • Maria T. Pessoa de Amorim

    Session 3 Pages: 573 - 582

49. Response surface methodological approach for optimization of free fatty acid removal in feedstock

    • Gwi-Taek Jeong
    • Do-Heyoung Kim
    • Don-Hee Park

    Session 3 Pages: 583 - 593

50. Optimization of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of sorbitan acrylate using response surface methodology

    • Gwi-Taek Jeong
    • Don-Hee Park

    Session 3 Pages: 595 - 609