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

   • Charles D. Scott

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 3

2. Introduction to session I

   • T. A. Milne
   • J. R. Hightower

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 5 - 5

3. Preparation of bio-based polymers for materials applications

   • Ramani Narayan

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 7 - 22

4. Thermochemical conversion of polysaccharides in concentrated alkali to glycolic acid

   • John M. Krochta
   • Sandra J. Tillin
   • Joyce S. Hudson

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 23 - 32

5. SO₂ prehydrolysis for high yield ethanol production from biomass

   • Morris Wayman
   • Sarad R. Parekh

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 33 - 43

6. Glycerol from the tubers of Jerusalem artichoke

   • R. Narayan
   • T. Kiessling
   • G. T. Tsao

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 45 - 54

7. Effect of diffusion in solid acid catalyzed inulin hydrolysis

   • S. B. Kim
   • Y. Y. Lee

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 55 - 72

8. High pressure solids feeding using a lockhopper system: Design and operating experience

   • Daniel Schell

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 73 - 87

9. Initial design of a dilute sulfuric acid pretreatment process for aspen wood chips

   • R. Torget
   • M. Himmel
   • K. Grohmann

   Session 1 Original Papers Pages: 89 - 104

10. A process study of the biothermal conversion of water hyacinths to methane

    • R. S. Butner
    • D. C. Elliott
    • D. P. Chynoweth

    Session 1 Scientific Notes Pages: 105 - 116

11. Extracted sweet sorghum substrates as a source of fermentable sugars

    • R. L. Cunningham
    • K. D. Carlson
    • M. O. Bagby

    Session 1 Scientific Notes Pages: 117 - 124

12. Treatment of municipal solid wastes by steam classification for recycling and biomass utilization

    • Michael H. Eley
    • Clifford C. Holloway

    Session 1 Scientific Notes Pages: 125 - 135

13. Comparison of colorimetric and HPLC techniques for quantitating the carbohydrate components of steam-treated wood

    • T. J. Irick
    • K. West
    • J. N. Saddler

    Session 1 Scientific Notes Pages: 137 - 149

14. Hydrodeoxygenation of lignins and model compounds

    • M. A. Ratcliff
    • D. K. Johnson
    • H. L. Chum

    Session 1 Scientific Notes Pages: 151 - 160

15. Introduction to session 2

    • K. Grohmann
    • A. Antonopoulos

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 161 - 162

16. Mutants ofEscherichia coli defective in acid fermentation

    • David P. Clark
    • Philip R. Cunningham
    • Charling R. Williams

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 163 - 173

17. Response ofClostridium Acetobutylicum to the presence of mixed extractants

    • P. J. Evans
    • H. Y. Wang

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 175 - 192

18. Improvement of inulin hydrolysis yeast cell reactor by mutants selection

    • Ph. Thonart
    • D. Roblain
    • R. Rikir

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 193 - 202

19. A new approach to improving the performance ofZymomonas in continuous ethanol fermentations

    • Hugh G. Lawford

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 203 - 219

20. Continuous xylose fermentation byCandida shehatae in a two-stage reactor

    • M. A. Alexander
    • T. W. Chapman
    • T. W. Jeffries

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 221 - 229

21. The metabolism of aromatic compounds by thermophilicBacilli

    • D. Adams
    • D. W. Ribbons

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 231 - 244

22. Effects of addition of soluble oxidants on the thermophilic anaerobic digestion of biomass to methane

    • Christopher J. Rivard
    • Francis Bordeaux
    • Paul H. Smith

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 245 - 262

23. Production of cellulase on mixtures of xylose and cellulose

    • Ali Mohagheghi
    • Karel Grohmann
    • Charles E. Wyman

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 263 - 277

24. Thermotolerant yeast for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose to ethanol

    • Diane D. Spindler
    • Charles E. Wyman
    • Karel Grohmann

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 279 - 293

25. Production of propionic acid using a xylose utilizingPropionibacterium

    • M. J. T. Carrondo
    • J. P. S. G. Crespo
    • M. J. Moura

    Session 2 Original Papers Pages: 295 - 312

26. Cloning the yeast xylulokinase gene for the improvement of xylose fermentation

    • Sue-Feng Chang
    • Nancy W. Y. Ho

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 313 - 318

27. Use of anaerobic bacteria in generating fuels and chemicals from coal

    • A. K. Misra
    • N. K. Bose
    • J. Johnson

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 319 - 324

28. Bioreactor sensors based on nucleic acid hybridization reactions

    • R. C. Moore
    • J. W. Blackburn
    • G. S. Sayler

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 325 - 334

29. Effect of enzyme microheterogeneity and distribution of initial states on first-order deactivation and on conversion in a fixed-bed reactor

    • Arun Malhotra
    • Ajit Sadana

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 335 - 346

30. Amylase activity and L-phenylalanine overproduction from starch by an analog resistant mutant ofBacillus polymyxa

    • K. Shetty
    • D. L. Crawford
    • A. L. Pometto

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 347 - 355

31. Production of ethanol from sugar cane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolyzate byPichia stipitis

    • Carina Van Zyl
    • Bernard A. Prior
    • James C. Du Preez

    Session 2 Scientific Notes Pages: 357 - 369