Twenty-Second Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-4612-6667-9
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 797 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1504 g

Reihe: ABAB Symposium

lysts using enzyme, microbial, and plantbiochemistriesand genetic engi neeringand "ProcessingResearch" describedtheconversionofplantcom ponentsviaintegrationofmicrobiology,biochemistry,andchemistrywith engineering, separations, and hybrid systems. The "Enzymatic Processes and Enzyme Production" session focused on the manufacture and use of enzymes. The"IndustrialChemicals"sessionemphasizedrecentdevelop mentsintheintegratedproductionandscale-upofchemicalsfrombiologi cal rather than petrochemical routes. Special interest was on separation methods and their integrationintonew fermentation orhybrid processes. 35 oral presentations, a roundtable The technical program consisted of forum, two special topic discussions, and a poster session of 135 posters. Wecontinuedasuccessfulinformalroundtableserieswith"Bioenergy and Bioproducts: Forum on Recent Government Initiatives," which dis cussedthePresident'sExecutiveOrder, the BioenergyInitiative, the Tech nology Roadmap for Renewables Vision 2020, and other thrusts. These eventscontinuethe strongindustrial focus and activeindustrialparticipa tionintheorganizingcommittee. Thishasbecomeverypopularbecauseit allows industrialand government participants to speakmore openly. AspecialTopicsDiscussionGroupwasheldon"C0 Sequestration," 2 ledby James W. Lee. Another onwas held on "Commercializationof Bio mass-to-Ethanol" where chairs Jack N. Saddler and David J. Gregg made thegoal ofthisworkshop to showparticipantsthatweare close to demon stratingthe technicalviability ofanintegratedbiomass-to-ethanolprocess and that progressive technical advances and policy decisions will likely greatly enhance the economic attractiveness of the process.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davison, Brian H.

Finkelstein, Mark

McMillan, James D.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Session 1—Feedstocks Production, Modification, and Characterization.- Session 2—Applied Biological Research.- Session 3—Bioprocessing Research.- Session 4—Bioenergy and Bioproducts Forum on Recent Government Initiatives.- Session 5—Industrial Chemicals.- Session 6—Enzymatic Processes and Enzyme Production.- Author Index.