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Volume 8, Issue 3

September 2015

The US Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers: The First 7 Years

Issue Editors:

Steven C. Slater,
Blake A. Simmons,
Shawn Kaeppler,
Brian H. Davison,
Christos Maravelius,
Intawat Nookeaw

51 articles in this issue

The DOE Bioenergy Research Centers: History, Operations, and Scientific Output
Steven C. Slater
Blake A. Simmons
Brian H. Davison
OriginalPaper Open access 20 August 2015 Pages: 881 - 896
Life Cycle Assessment of Switchgrass Cellulosic Ethanol Production in the Wisconsin and Michigan Agricultural Contexts
Julie C. Sinistore
Douglas J. Reinemann
Xuesong Zhang
OriginalPaper Open access 25 April 2015 Pages: 897 - 909
Field Evaluation of Transgenic Switchgrass Plants Overexpressing PvMYB4 for Reduced Biomass Recalcitrance
Holly L. Baxter
Charleson R. Poovaiah
C. Neal Stewart Jr.
OriginalPaper 07 January 2015 Pages: 910 - 921
A Novel Delivery System for the Root Symbiotic Fungus, Sebacina vermifera, and Consequent Biomass Enhancement of Low Lignin COMT Switchgrass Lines
Prasun Ray
Takako Ishiga
Kelly D. Craven
OriginalPaper 12 June 2015 Pages: 922 - 933
Naturally p-Hydroxybenzoylated Lignins in Palms
Fachuang Lu
Steven D. Karlen
John Ralph
OriginalPaper Open access 27 February 2015 Pages: 934 - 952
High-Throughput Prediction of Acacia and Eucalypt Lignin Syringyl/Guaiacyl Content Using FT-Raman Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Modeling
Jason S. Lupoi
Adam Healey
Robert J. Henry
OriginalPaper Open access 16 January 2015 Pages: 953 - 963
High-Throughput Method for Determining the Sugar Content in Biomass with Pyrolysis Molecular Beam Mass Spectrometry
Robert W. Sykes
Erica L. Gjersing
Mark F. Davis
OriginalPaper 15 April 2015 Pages: 964 - 972
How Alkyl Chain Length of Alcohols Affects Lignin Fractionation and Ionic Liquid Recycle During Lignocellulose Pretreatment
Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh
Manali Sawant
Anthe George
OriginalPaper Open access 15 July 2015 Pages: 973 - 981
Scale-Up of Ionic Liquid-Based Fractionation of Single and Mixed Feedstocks
Chenlin Li
Deepti Tanjore
Seema Singh
OriginalPaper 17 February 2015 Pages: 982 - 991
Lignin Structural Alterations in Thermochemical Pretreatments with Limited Delignification
Yunqiao Pu
Fan Hu
Arthur J. Ragauskas
OriginalPaper 02 August 2015 Pages: 992 - 1003
Impact of Pretreatment Technologies on Saccharification and Isopentenol Fermentation of Mixed Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
Jian Shi
Kevin W. George
Seema Singh
OriginalPaper 28 February 2015 Pages: 1004 - 1013
Fermentation of Dilute Acid Pretreated Populus by Clostridium thermocellum, Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, and Caldicellulosiruptor obsidiansis
Kelsey L. Yee
Miguel Rodriguez Jr
Jonathan R. Mielenz
OriginalPaper 25 July 2015 Pages: 1014 - 1021
Modeling Microbial Growth Curves with GCAT
Yury V. Bukhman
Nathan W. DiPiazza
Trey K. Sato
OriginalPaper 08 February 2015 Pages: 1022 - 1030
Genomic Analysis of Xylose Metabolism in Members of the Deinoccocus-Thermus Phylum from Thermophilic Biomass-Deconstructing Bacterial Consortia
Yu-Wei Wu
Chijioke Joshua
Steven W. Singer
OriginalPaper 12 March 2015 Pages: 1031 - 1038
Complete Genome Sequence of Geobacillus strain Y4.1MC1, a Novel CO-Utilizing Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius Strain Isolated from Bath Hot Spring in Yellowstone National Park
Phillip Brumm
Miriam L. Land
David A. Mead
OriginalPaper Open access 10 February 2015 Pages: 1039 - 1045
An Investigation on the Economic Feasibility of Macroalgae as a Potential Feedstock for Biorefineries
N. V. S. N. Murthy Konda
Seema Singh
Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer
OriginalPaper Open access 06 March 2015 Pages: 1046 - 1056
Carbon Sequestration by Perennial Energy Crops: Is the Jury Still Out?
Francesco Agostini
Andrew S. Gregory
Goetz M. Richter
ReviewPaper Open access 15 January 2015 Pages: 1057 - 1080
Stress-Tolerant Feedstocks for Sustainable Bioenergy Production on Marginal Land
Lauren D. Quinn
Kaitlin C. Straker
Thomas B. Voigt
ReviewPaper Open access 03 February 2015 Pages: 1081 - 1100
Wet Explosion: a Universal and Efficient Pretreatment Process for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries
Rajib Biswas
Hinrich Uellendahl
Birgitte K. Ahring
ReviewPaper 17 February 2015 Pages: 1101 - 1116
Black Locust as a Bioenergy Feedstock: a Review
Kaitlin C. Straker
Lauren D. Quinn
Gary J. Kling
ReviewPaper 12 March 2015 Pages: 1117 - 1135
Effect of Increased Soil Fertility on the Yield and Energy Value of Short-Rotation Woody Crops
Mariusz J. Stolarski
Michał Krzyżaniak
Janusz Gołaszewski
OriginalPaper Open access 28 December 2014 Pages: 1136 - 1147
Optimizing Acid Hydrolysis of Jerusalem Artichoke-Derived Inulin for Fermentative Butanol Production
Tahereh Sarchami
Lars Rehmann
OriginalPaper 28 December 2014 Pages: 1148 - 1157
A Promising Low Beta-Glucan Barley Mutation of m351 for Better Bioethanol Production Use
Gongshe Hu
Sabrina Trupia
Sherry R. Ellberg
OriginalPaper 28 December 2014 Pages: 1158 - 1164
Cell Wall Composition and Bioenergy Potential of Rice Straw Tissues Are Influenced by Environment, Tissue Type, and Genotype
Paul Tanger
Miguel E. Vega-Sánchez
Jan E. Leach
OriginalPaper 11 January 2015 Pages: 1165 - 1182
Effects of Biochar on Yield, Nutrient Recovery, and Soil Properties in a Canola (Brassica napus L)-Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) Rotation Grown under Controlled Environmental Conditions
Hasan Pervej Ahmed
Jeff J. Schoenau
OriginalPaper 11 January 2015 Pages: 1183 - 1196
Quantitative Trait Variation in Self- and Cross-Fertilized Seeds of Jatropha curcas L.: Parental Effects of Genotypes and Genetic Pools
Juan M. Montes
Anna Bulach
Elisa Senger
OriginalPaper 16 January 2015 Pages: 1197 - 1202
Technical Assessment of Cellulosic Ethanol Production Using β-Glucosidase Producing Yeast Clavispora NRRL Y-50464
Z. Lewis Liu
Michael A. Cotta
OriginalPaper 16 January 2015 Pages: 1203 - 1211
Production and Characterization of Bio-Oil Produced from Ipomoea carnea Bio-Weed
Prasenjit Saikia
Upendra N. Gupta
Bimala P. Baruah
OriginalPaper 16 January 2015 Pages: 1212 - 1223
Fractionation and Improved Enzymatic Deconstruction of Hardwoods with Alkaline Delignification
Ryan J. Stoklosa
David B. Hodge
OriginalPaper 18 January 2015 Pages: 1224 - 1234
Potential of Poplar Bark Phytochemicals as Value-Added Co-products from the Wood and Cellulosic Bioethanol Industry
Rakshit K. Devappa
Sudip K. Rakshit
Robert F. H. Dekker
OriginalPaper 22 January 2015 Pages: 1235 - 1251
Cattle Slurry Fertilization to Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.): Biomass Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency
Enrico Ceotto
Fabio Castelli
Mario Di Candilo
OriginalPaper 23 January 2015 Pages: 1252 - 1262
Selective Production of Levoglucosenone from Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass Mechanically Mixed with Solid Phosphoric Acid Catalysts
Zhi-bo Zhang
Qiang Lu
Chang-qing Dong
OriginalPaper 05 February 2015 Pages: 1263 - 1274
Bioenergy Crops and Natural Enemies: Host Plant-Mediated Effects of Miscanthus on the Aphid Parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes
G. Doury
J. Pottier
A. Couty
OriginalPaper 13 February 2015 Pages: 1275 - 1283
Nitrogen and Tillage Management Affect Corn Cellulosic Yield, Composition, and Ethanol Potential
Aaron J. Sindelar
John A. Lamb
Jeffrey A. Vetsch
OriginalPaper 13 February 2015 Pages: 1284 - 1291
High Solid Loading in Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Orange Peel Waste Improves Ethanol Production
Guglielmo Santi
Julia Jasiulewicz
Mauro Moresi
OriginalPaper 17 February 2015 Pages: 1292 - 1302
Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam) as a High-Potential Bio-Ethanol Resource
Masahide Yasuda
Yuka Takenouchi
Kazuyoshi Ohta
OriginalPaper 24 February 2015 Pages: 1303 - 1309
Sustainability of Corn Stover Harvest Strategies in Pennsylvania
Paul R. Adler
Benjamin M. Rau
Gregory W. Roth
OriginalPaper 28 February 2015 Pages: 1310 - 1320
Aboveground Yield and Biomass Quality of Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) as Affected by Harvest Time and Frequency
Federico Dragoni
Nicoletta Nassi o Di Nasso
Giorgio Ragaglini
OriginalPaper 04 March 2015 Pages: 1321 - 1331
Allometric Biomass, Biomass Expansion Factor and Wood Density Models for the OP42 Hybrid Poplar in Southern Scandinavia
Anders Taeroe
Thomas Nord-Larsen
Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen
OriginalPaper 04 March 2015 Pages: 1332 - 1343
Quantification of Biomass Production Potentials from Trees Outside Forests—A Case Study from Central Germany
Dominik Seidel
Gerald Busch
Christoph Kleinn
OriginalPaper 06 March 2015 Pages: 1344 - 1351
Maize Stover and Cob Cell Wall Composition and Ethanol Potential as Affected by Nitrogen Fertilization
Aaron J. Sindelar
Craig C. Sheaffer
Carl J. Rosen
OriginalPaper 08 March 2015 Pages: 1352 - 1361
Impact of Altered Cell Wall Composition on Saccharification Efficiency in Stem Tissue of Arabidopsis RABA GTPase-Deficient Knockout Mutants
Daniel Lunn
Roger Ibbett
Grantley W. Lycett
OriginalPaper Open access 13 March 2015 Pages: 1362 - 1370
Phenotypic and Biomass Yield Variations in Natural Populations of Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata Link) in the USA
Jia Guo
Santanu Thapa
D. K. Lee
OriginalPaper 15 March 2015 Pages: 1371 - 1383
Computer-Assisted Rational Modifications to Improve the Thermostability of β-Glucosidase from Penicillium piceum H16
Zhiyou Zong
Le Gao
Dongyuan Zhang
OriginalPaper 15 March 2015 Pages: 1384 - 1390
Incorporation of Flavonoid Derivatives or Pentagalloyl Glucose into Lignin Enhances Cell Wall Saccharification Following Mild Alkaline or Acidic Pretreatments
John H. Grabber
Nicholas Santoro
Xuejun Pan
OriginalPaper 17 March 2015 Pages: 1391 - 1400
Nondestructive Estimation of Biomass Yield for Short-Rotation Woody Crops Is Reliable and Shows High Yields for Commercial Stands in Bavaria
Sebastian Hauk
Katja Skibbe
Thomas Knoke
OriginalPaper 17 March 2015 Pages: 1401 - 1413
Influence of Bark on the Physical and Thermal Decomposition Properties of Short-Rotation Eucalyptus
Bruna Goncalves
Dustin Till
Tom Gallagher
OriginalPaper 22 March 2015 Pages: 1414 - 1423
Assumptions Made in Protocols for Shoot Biomass Estimation of Short-Rotation Willow Clones Underlie Differences in Results Between Destructive and Non-destructive Methods
Theo Verwijst
Johannes Albertsson
OriginalPaper 22 March 2015 Pages: 1424 - 1432
Economic and Environmental Analysis for Corn Stover and Switchgrass Supply Logistics
Nalladurai Kaliyan
R. Vance Morey
Douglas G. Tiffany
OriginalPaper 31 March 2015 Pages: 1433 - 1448
Potential Analysis of Agro-Municipal Residues as a Source of Renewable Energy
Susanne Frühauf
Molly K. Saylor
Alexander Bauer
OriginalPaper 31 March 2015 Pages: 1449 - 1456