Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals : proceedings of the Nineteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, held May 4-8, 1997, at Colorado Springs, Colorado (1998)

Introduction. Mark Finkelstein and Brian Davison . Session 1: Feedstock Supply and Processing. Introduction to Session 1, Michael R. Ladisch and Lynn Wright . Comparison of SO2 and H2SO4 Impregnation of Softwood Prior to Steam Pretreatment on Ethanol Production, Charlotte Tengborg, Kerstin Stenberg, Mats Galbe, Guido Zacci,* Simona Larsson, Eva Palmqvist, and Barbel Hahn-Hagerdahl . Pretreatment of Softwood by Acid-Catalyzed Steam Explosion Followed by Alkali Extraction, Daniel Schell,* Quang Nguyen, Melvin Tucker, and Brian Boynton . Comparison of Yellow Poplar Pretreatment Between the NREL Digester and Sunds Hydrolyzer, M. P. Tucker,* J. D. Farmer, F. A. Keller, D. J. Schell, and Q. A. Nguyen . Shrinking-Bed Model for Percolation Process Applied to Dilute-Acid Pretreatment/Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Biomass, Rongfu Chen, Zhangwen Wu, and Y. Y. Lee*. Cost Estimates and Sensitivity Analyses for the Ammonia Fiber Explosion Process, Lin Wang, Bruce E. Dale,* Lale Yurttas, and I. Goldwasser. Selective Polarity- and Adsorption-Guided Extraction/Purification of Annona sp. Polar Acetogenins and Biological Assay Against Agricultural Pests, J. D. Fontana,* F. M. Lancas, M. Passos, E. Cappelaro, J. Vilegas, M. Baron, M. Noseda, A. B. Pomillo, A. Vitale, A. C. Weber, A. A. Maul, W. A. Peres, and L. A. Foerster . Dilute Acid Pretreatment of Softwoods: Scientific Note, Q. A. Nguyen,* M. P. Tucker, B. L. Boynton, F. A. Keller, and D. J. Schell . Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse Hemicellulose Hydrolysate for Xylitol Production by Candida guilliermondii. Lourdes A. Alves,* Maria G. A. Felipe, Joao B. Almeida E. Silva, Silvio S. Silva, and Arnaldo M. R. Prata. Continuous pH Monitoring During Pretreatment of Yellow Poplar Wood Sawdust by Pressure Cooking in Water, Joseph Weil, Mark Brewer, Richard Hendrickson, Ayda Sarikaya, and Michael R. Ladisch* . Session 2: Applied Biological Research. Introduction to Session 2, Tom Jeffries and Mike Himmel . Fuel EthanolProduction from Corn Fiber: Current Status and Technical Prospects,Badal C. Saha,* Bruce S. Dien, and Rodney J. Bothast. Xylose Reductase Production by Candida guilliermondii, S. M. A. Rosa, M. G. A. Felipe, S. S. Silva, and Michele Vitolo* . Yeast Adaptation of Softwood Prehydrolysate, Fred A. Keller,* Delicia Bates, Ray Ruiz, and Quang Nguyen . Production of Xylitol by Candida mogii from Rice Straw Hydrolysate: Study of Environmental Effects Using Statistical Design, Z. D. V. L. Mayerhoff, I. C. Roberto,* and S. S.Silva. Improving the Fermentation Performance of Recombinant Zymomonas in Acetic Acid-Containing Media, Hugh G. Lawford* and Joyce D. Rousseau . Conditions that Promote the Production of Lactic Acid by Zymomonas mobilis in Batch and Continuous Culture.Hugh G. Lawford* and Joyce D. Rousseau . A Novel Fermentation Pathway in an Escherichia coli Mutant Producing Succinic Acid, Acetic Acid, and Ethanol, Mark I. Donnelly,* Cynthia S. Millard, David P. Clark, Michael J. Chen, and Jerome W. Rathke . Cloned Bacillus subtilis Alkaline Protease (apr A) Gene Showing High Level of Keratinolytic Activity. Taha I. Zaghloul . Isolation, Identification, and Keratinolytic Activity of Several Feather-Degrading Bacterial Isolates,Taha I. Zaghloul,* M. Al-Bahra, and H. Al-Azmeh. Acetamide Degradation by a Continuous-Fed Batch CultureBacillus Sphaericus, F. Ramirez, O. Monroy,* E. Favela, J. P. Guyot, and F. Cruz . Use of Hemicellulose Hydrolysate for b-Glucosidase Fermentation, K. Reczey, A. Brumbauer, M. Bollok, Zs. Szengyel,* and G. Zacchi . Production of a Novel Pyranose 2-Oxidase by the Basidiomycete Trametes multicolor, Christian Leitner, Dietmar Haltrich,* Bernd Nidetzky, Hansjorg Prillinger, Klaus D. Kulbe . Broad Spectrum and Mode of Action of an Antibiotic Produced by Scytonema sp. TISTR 8208 in a Seaweed-Type Bioreactor,Aparat Chetsumon, Fusako Umeda, Isamu Maeda, Kiyohito Yagi,* Tadashi Mizoguchi, and Yoshiharu Miura .