Forward-looking and authoritative, Biotechnology for Fuels and Cells: The Thirty-First 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.

SESSION 3: BIOMASS PRETREATMENT AND FRACTIONATION The Effect of Varying Organosolv Pretreatment Chemicals on the Physicochemical Properties and Cellulolytic Hydrolysis of Mountain Pine Beetle-Killed Lodgepole Pine L.F. Del Rio I R.P. Chandra I J.N. Saddler Optimizing Dilute-Acid Pretreatment of Rapeseed Straw for Extraction of Hemicellulose T.-S. Jeong I B.-H. Um I J.-S. Kim I K.-K. Oh Compositional Changes in Sugarcane Bagasse on Low Temperature, Long-term Diluted Ammonia Treatment M. Kim I G. Aita I D.F. Day Production of Sugars and Levulinic Acid from Marine Biomass Gelidium amansii G.-T. Jeong I D.-H. Park Bioconversion of Kraft Paper Mill Sludges to Ethanol by SSF and SSCF L. Kang I W. Wang I Y.Y. Lee Dilute Ammonia Pretreatment of Sorghum and Its Effectiveness on Enzyme Hydrolysis and Ethanol Fermentation D.A. Salvi I G.M. Aita I D. Robert I V. Bazan SESSION 6: MICROBIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Development of Real-Time PCR Primer and Probe Sets for Detecting Degenerated and Non-degenerated Forms of the Butanol-Producing Bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 S.-M. Lee I M.O. Cho I Y. Um I B.-I. Sang Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysate Using Pichia stipitis L. Canilha I W. Carvalho I M.d. de Almeida Felipe I J.B. de Almeida e Silva I, M. Giulietti Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse by Zymomonas mobilis Using Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) Process D. da Silveira dos Santos I A.C. Camelo I K.C.P. Rodrigues I L.C. Carlos I N. Pereira Jr. Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genes Involved in the Resistance to Phenolic Fermentation Inhibitors L. Sundström I S. Larsson I L.J. Jönsson Phenotype MicroArray Profiling of Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 B. Bochner I V. Gomez I M. Ziman I S. Yang I S.D. Brown Performances of Lactobacillus brevis for Producing Lactic Acid from Hydrolysate of Lignocellulosics W. Guo I W. Jia I Y. Li I S. Chen Optimization of Lactic Acid Production by Pellet-Form Rhizopus oryzae in 3-L Airlift Bioreactor Using Response Surface Methodology T. Maneeboon I W. Vanichsriratana I C. Pomchaitaward I V. Kitpreechavanich Toward Plant Cell Wall Degradation Under Thermophilic Condition: A Unique Microbial Community Developed Originally from Swine Waste Y. Liang I J. Yesuf I Z. Feng SESSION 9: BIOPROCESSING AND SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGY Production of Acetone–Butanol–Ethanol (ABE) in Direct Fermentation of Cassava by Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 V.H. Thang I K. Kanda I G. Kobayashi Characterization of Commercial Amylases for the Removal of Filter Cake on Petroleum Wells N. Kyaw I R.F. de Mesquita I E. Kameda I J.C. de Queiroz Neto I M.A.P. Langone I, M.A.Z. Coelho Optimization of Biodiesel Production Catalyzed by Fungus Cells Immobilized in Fibrous Supports J.-P. Chen I G.-H. Lin Synthesis of Rapeseed Biodiesel Using Short-Chained Alkyl Acetates as Acyl Acceptor G.-T. Jeong I D.-H. Park Ethanol Production by Fermentation Using Immobilized Cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Cashew Apple Bagasse A.M. Pacheco I D.R. Gondim I L.R.B. Gonçalves Light Regime Characterization in an Airlift Photobioreactor for Production of Microalgae with High Starch Content B.D. Fernandes I G.M. Dragone I J.A. Teixeira I A.A. Vicente Production of Lactic Acid from Sucrose: Strain Selection, Fermentation, and KineticModeling B.H. Lunelli I R.R. Andrade I D.I.P. Atala I M.R. Wolf Maciel I F. Maugeri Filho I R. Maciel Filho Production of Biodiesel via Enzymatic Ethanolysis of the Sunflower and SoybeanOils: Modeling F.L.P. Pessoa I S.P. Magalhães I P.W. de Carvalho Falcão Biodiesel Production from Integration Between Reaction and Separation System: Reactive Distillation Process N. de Lima da Silva I C.M.G. Santander I C.B. Batistella I R.M. Filho I M.R.W. Maciel SESSION 10: ENZYME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Evaluation of Oxalate Decarboxylase and Oxalate Oxidase for Industrial Applications P. Cassland I A. Sjöde I S. Winestrand I L.J. Jönsson I N.-O. Nilvebrant The Family 1 Glycoside Hydrolase from Clostridium cellulolyticum H10 is a Cellodextrin Glucohydrolase W. Liu I D.R. Bevan I Y.-H.P. Zhang Potential Enzyme Cost Reduction with the Addition of Surfactant during the Hydrolysis of Pretreated Softwood M. Tu I J.N. Saddler Partitioning of Porcine Pancreatic Lipase in a Two-Phase Systems of Polyethylene Glycol/Potassium Phosphate Aqueous R.L. de Souza I J.M.P. Barbosa I G.M. Zanin I M.W.N. Lobão I C.M.F. Soares I Á.S. Lima Directed Evolution of a Thermophilic ?-glucosidase for Cellulosic Bioethanol Production E. Hardiman I M. Gibbs I R. Reeves I P. Bergquist Determination of Product Inhibition of CBH1, CBH2, and EG1 Using a Novel Cellulase Activity Assay F. Du I E. Wolger I L. Wallace I A. Liu I T. Kaper I B. Kelemen Production of Ethanol and Feed by High Dry Matter Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Palm Kernel Press Cake H. Jørgensen I A.R. Sanadi I C. Felby I N.E.K. Lange I M. Fischer I S. Ernst Screening and Production Study of Microbial Xylanase Producers from Brazilian Cerrado H.F. Alves-Prado I F.C. Pavezzi I R.S.R. Leite I V.M. de Oliveira I L.D. Sette I R. DaSilva Characterisation of Specific Activities and Hydrolytic Properties of Cell-Wall-Degrading Enzymes Produced by Trichoderma reesei Rut C30 on Different Carbon Sources B. Sipos I Z. Benk? I D. Dienes I K. Réczey I L. Viikari I M. Siika-aho Development of Batch and Continuous Processes on Biodiesel Production in a Packed-Bed Reactor by a Mixture of Immobilized Candida rugosa and Rhizopus oryzae Lipases J.H. Lee I S.B. Kim I C. Park I B. Tae I S.O. Han I S.W. Kim Packed-Bed Reactor Running on Babassu Oil and Glycerol to Produce Monoglycerides by Enzymatic Route using Immobilized Burkholderia cepacia Lipase L. de Freitas I J.C. dos Santos I G.M. Zanin I H.F. de Castro Production of Cellulase from Kraft Paper Mill Sludge by Trichoderma Reesei Rut C-30 W. Wang I L. Kang I Y.Y. Lee ?-D-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium: Role of Glutamate 186 in Catalysis Revealed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Alternate Substrates, and Active-Site Inhibitor D.B. Jordan I J.D. Braker Nitrogen Source Optimization for Cellulase Production by Penicillium funiculosum, using a Sequential Experimental Design Methodology and the Desirability Function R.N. Maeda I M.M.P. da Silva I L.M.M. Santa Anna I N. Pereira Jr. Ethanol Production from the Organic Fraction Obtained After Thermal Pretreatment of Municipal Solid Waste M. Ballesteros I F. Sáez I I. Ballesteros I P. Manzanares I M.J. Negro I J.M. Martínez I R. Castañeda I J.M. Oliva Dominguez Evaluation of Enzyme Mixtures in Releasing Fermentable Sugars from Pre-pulping Extracts of Mixed Northeast Hardwoods B.-H. Um I G.P. van Walsum Production of Cellulolytic Enzymes by Fungi Acrophialophora nainiana and Ceratocystis paradoxa Using Different Carbon Sources R.R.O. Barros I R.A. Oliveira I L.M.F. Gottschalk I E.P.S. Bon Immobilization and Stabilization of Xylanase byMultipoint Covalent Attachment on Agarose and on Chitosan Supports A. Manrich I A. Komesu I W.S. Adriano I P.W. Tardioli I R.L.C. Giordano Empirical Evaluation of Inhibitory Product, Substrate, and Enzyme Effects During the Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocellulosic Biomass B.T. Smith I J.S. Knutsen I R.H. Davis SESSION 11: EMERGING BIOFUELS AND CHEMICALS Marine Diatom, Navicula sp. Strain JPCC DA0580 and Marine Green Alga, Chlorella sp. Strain NKG400014 as Potential Sources for Biodiesel Production M. Matsumoto I H. Sugiyama I Y. Maeda I R. Sato I T. Tanaka I T. Matsunaga Microbial Fed-batch Production of 1,3-Propanediol Using Raw Glycerol with Suspended and Immobilized Klebsiella pneumoniae S.-A. Jun I C. Moon I C.-H. Kang I S.W. Kong I B.-I. Sang I Y. Um Effect of Biodiesel-derived Raw Glycerol on 1,3-Propanediol Production by Different Microorganisms C. Moon I J.-H. Ahn I S.W. Kim I B.-I. Sang I Y. Um Maximizing Algal Growth in Batch Reactors Using Sequential Change in Light Intensity S. Wahal I S. Viamajala Chlorella minutissima—A Promising Fuel Alga for Cultivation in Municipal Wastewaters A Bhatnagar I M. Bhatnagar I S. Chinnasamy I K.C. Das