1. Introduction to the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

   • Brian H. Davison
   • Charles E. Wyman

   EditorialNotes Pages: iii - vi

2. Introduction to session 1

   • Bruce E. Dale
   • Gene N. Petersen

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 3 - 4

3. Ammonia-recycled percolation process for pretreatment of biomass feedstock

   • H. H. Yoon
   • Z. W. Wu
   • Y. Y. Lee

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 5 - 19

4. Acid hydrolysis of cellulose in zinc chloride solution

   • N. J. Cao
   • Q. Xu
   • L. F. Chen

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 21 - 28

5. Conversion of biomass to ethanol

   • Ching-Yi Lee
   • Jingquan Wen
   • George T. Tsao

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 29 - 41

6. Ethanol production from enzymatic hydrolysates of AFEX-treated coastal bermudagrass and switchgrass

   • Sultan Reshamwala
   • Bahaa T. Shawky
   • Bruce E. Dale

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 43 - 55

7. Lactic acid production by pellet-formRhizopus oryzae in a submerged system

   • C. W. Yang
   • Zhongjing Lu
   • George T. Tsao

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 57 - 71

8. Purification process for succinic acid produced by fermentation

   • David A. Glassner
   • Ponnam Elankovan
   • Kris A. Berglund

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 73 - 82

9. Fermentation of xylose to glycerol byRhizopus javanicus

   • Zhongjing Lu
   • Chien-Wen Yang
   • George T. Tsao

   Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 83 - 95

10. Xylan hydrolysis in zinc chloride solution

    • N. J. Cao
    • Q. Xu
    • L. F. Chen

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 97 - 104

11. Pretreated sugar cane bagasse as a model for cattle feeding

    • José D. Fontana
    • Luiz P. Ramos
    • Francisco C. Deschamps

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 105 - 116

12. Limiting factors in the simultaneous saccharification and fermentation process for conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuel ethanol

    • George P. Philippidis
    • Tammy K. Smith

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 117 - 124

13. Anaerobic digestion of municipal solid waste

    • C. J. Rivard
    • J. B. Rodriguez
    • R. A. Nieves

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 125 - 135

14. Use of dyes in solid medium for screening ligninolytic activity of selective actinomycetes

    • D. S. Chahal
    • D. Kluepfel
    • D. Rouleau

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 137 - 144

15. Cellulase activity ofTrichoderma reesei (RUT-C30) on municipal solid waste

    • Sanjoy Silva
    • Bill B. Elmore
    • Houston K. Huckabay

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 145 - 153

16. Horsepower requirements for high-solids anaerobic digestion

    • C. J. Rivard
    • B. D. Kay
    • M. E. Himmel

    Session 1 Thermal, Chemical, and Biological Processing Pages: 155 - 162

17. Introduction to session 2

    • Arthur E. Humphrey
    • Charles E. Wyman

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 165 - 167

18. Cellulase lessons revealed through the microbe's perspective

    • D. E. Eveleigh
    • J. D. Bok
    • Y. -M. Wu

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 169 - 177

19. Comparative energetics of glucose and xylose metabolism in ethanologenic recombinantEscherichia coli B

    • Hugh G. Lawford
    • Joyce D. Rousseau

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 179 - 195

20. Screening ofBothrops snake venoms forl-amino acid oxidase activity

    • Marcos L. Pessatti
    • José D. Fontana
    • Madalena Baron

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 197 - 210

21. Quantitation ofAcidothermus cellulolyticus E1 endoglucanase andThermomonospora fusca E₃ exoglucanase using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)

    • Rafael A. Nieves
    • Yat-Chen Chou
    • Steven R. Thomas

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 211 - 223

22. Enhanced hydrolysis of soluble cellulosic substrates by a metallocellulase with veratryl alcohol-oxidase activity

    • Barbara R. Evans
    • Ruth Margalit
    • Jonathan Woodward

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 225 - 239

23. Enzymatic polymerizations using surfactant microstructures and the preparation of polymer-ferrite composites

    • Nagesh S. Kommareddi
    • Murthy Tata
    • David L. Kaplan

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 241 - 252

24. Stability of immobilized amyloglucosidase in the process of cassava starch saccharification

    • Gisella M. Zanin
    • Flavio F. de Moraes

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 253 - 262

25. Characterization of the cellulose-degrading bacterium NCIMB 10462

    • C. Dees
    • D. Ringelberg
    • T. J. Phelps

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 263 - 274

26. Yield and quality of cyanobacteriaSpirulina maxima in continuous culture in response to sodium chloride

    • M. G. Tadros
    • W. Smith
    • B. Joseph

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 275 - 281

27. Use of the electrically driven emulsion-phase contactor for a biphasic liquid-liquid enzyme system

    • T. C. Scott
    • J. M. Cosgrove
    • W. G. Sisson

    Session 2 Past, Present, and Emerging Concepts in Applied Biological Research Pages: 283 - 289

28. Introduction to session 3

    • William A. Weigand
    • Eric N. Kaufman

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 293 - 293

29. Bioelectronics and biometallocatalysis for production of fuels and chemicals by photosynthetic water splitting

    • James Weifu Lee
    • Elias Greenbaum

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 295 - 305

30. Development of xylose-fermenting yeasts for ethanol production at high acetic acid concentrations

    • Devaki V. Mohandas
    • Douglas R. Whelan
    • Chandra J. Panchal

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 307 - 318

31. Steady and dynamic shear characterization of cellulase-producingTrichoderma reesei suspensions

    • Mark R. Marten
    • Svetlana Velkovska
    • David F. Ollis

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 319 - 328

32. Predicting yields for autotrophic and cometabolic processes

    • G. Andrews

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 329 - 338

33. Modeling the dynamic response of an activated sludge process

    • Don-Hee Park
    • Andrew R. Witt
    • John A. Roth

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 339 - 346

34. The effects of agitation and aeration on the production of gluconic acid byAspergillus niger

    • Sundeep N. Dronawat
    • C. Kurt Svihla
    • Thomas R. Hanley

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 347 - 354

35. Steady-state shear characteristics ofAspergillus niger broths

    • C. Kurt Svihla
    • Sundeep N. Dronawat
    • Thomas R. Hanley

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 355 - 366

36. The cuticle of the cactusCereus peruvianus as a source of a homo-α-d-galacturonan

    • Mauro Alvarez
    • Silvio C. Costa
    • José D. Fontana

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 367 - 377

37. Temperature effect on production of hydrogen and oxygen byChlamydomonas cold strain CCMP1619 and wild-type 137c

    • James W. Lee
    • Stephen L. Blankinship
    • Elias Greenbaum

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 379 - 386

38. Cellulosic materials recovered from steam classified municipal solid wastes as feedstocks for conversion to fuels and chemicals

    • Michael H. Eley
    • Gerald R. Guinn
    • Joyita Bagchi

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 387 - 397

39. Optimization of a chemically defined, minimal medium forClostridium thermosaccharolyticum

    • Sunitha Baskaran
    • David A. L. Hogsett
    • Lee R. Lynd

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 399 - 411

40. Improvement of productivity in acetic acid fermentation withClostridium thermoaceticum

    • Minish M. Shah
    • Munir Cheryan

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 413 - 422

41. Fermentation of sugars in organe peel hydrolysates to ethanol by recombinantEscherichia coli KO11

    • K. Grohmann
    • R. G. Cameron
    • B. S. Buslig

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 423 - 435

42. Modeling the biological solubilization of coal in a liquid fluidized-bed reactor

    • Yong Wang
    • James N. Petersen
    • Eric N. Kaufman

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 437 - 448

43. Optimization for a recombinantE. coli fed-batch fermentation

    • Q. Chen
    • W. E. Bentley
    • W. A. Weigand

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 449 - 461

44. Processing and economic impacts of biomass delignification for ethanol production

    • R. T. Elander
    • T. Hsu

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 463 - 478

45. Process engineering of high-ethanol-tolerance yeast for the manufacture of ethanol

    • M. S. Krishnan
    • Y. Xia
    • R. G. Cooks

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 479 - 493

46. Solid-state fermentation of new substrates for production of cellulase and other biopolymer-hydrolyzing enzymes

    • D. K. Sharma
    • M. Tiwari
    • B. K. Behera

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 495 - 500

47. Formation and coalescence properties of microbubbles

    • M. D. Bredwell
    • M. D. Telgenhoff
    • R. M. Worden

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 501 - 509

48. Models for the biological production of glycerol and biosurfactants from potato-processing industry residuals

    • Kevin Polman
    • Greg A. Bala
    • Patricia St. Clair

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 511 - 518

49. A novel method for isolating and analyzing organic acids in biological cultures

    • Kevin Polman

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 519 - 525

50. Promising ethanologens for xylose fermentation

    • M. Zhang
    • M. A. Franden
    • S. Picataggio

    Session 3 Bioprocessing Research Pages: 527 - 536