1. Introduction

   • Mark Finkelstein
   • Brian H. Davison

   Report Pages: iii - iv

2. Introduction to session 1

   • Michael R. Ladisch
   • Lynn Wright

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 2

3. Comparison of SO₂ and H₂SO₄ impregnation of softwood prior to steam pretreatment on ethanol production

   • Charlotte Tengborg
   • Kerstin Stenberg
   • Bärbel Hahn-Hägerdal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 15

4. Pretreatment of softwood by acid-catalyzed steam explosion followed by alkali extraction

   • Daniel Schell
   • Quang Nguyen
   • Brian Boynton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 24

5. Comparison of yellow poplar pretreatment between NREL digester and sunds hydrolyzer

   • M. P. Tucker
   • J. D. Farmer
   • Q. A. Nguyan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 35

6. Shrinking-bed model for percolation process applied to dilute-acid pretreatment/hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass

   • Rongfu Chen
   • Zhangwen Wu
   • Y. Y. Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 49

7. Cost estimates and sensitivity analyses for the ammonia fiber explosion process

   • Lin Wang
   • Bruce E. Dale
   • I. Goldwasser

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 66

8. Selective polarity- and adsorption-guided extraction/purification ofAnnona sp. Polar acetogenins and biological assay against agricultural pests

   • J. D. Fontana
   • F. M. Lanças
   • L. A. Foerster

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 76

9. Dilute acid pretreatment of softwoods

   • Q. A. Nguyen
   • M. P. Tucker
   • D. J. Schell

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 87

10. Pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysate for xylitol production byCandida guilliermondii

    • Lourdes A. Alves
    • Maria G. A. Felipe
    • Arnaldo M. R. Prata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 98

11. Continuous pH monitoring during pretreatment of yellow poplar wood sawdust by pressure cooking in water

    • Joseph Weil
    • Mark Brewer
    • Michael R. Ladisch

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 111

12. Introduction to session 2

    • Tom Jeffries
    • Mike Himmel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 114

13. Fuel ethanol production from corn fiber current status and technical prospects

    • Badal C. Saha
    • Bruce S. Dien
    • Rodney J. Bothast

    OriginalPaper Pages: 115 - 125

14. Xylose reductase production by candida guilliermondii

    • S. M. A. Rosa
    • M. G. A. Felipe
    • M. Vitolo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 135

15. Yeast adaptation on softwood prehydrolysate

    • Fcred A. Keller
    • Delicia Bates
    • Quang Nguyen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 148

16. Production of xylitol byCandida mogii from rice straw hydrolysate

    • Z. D. V. L. Mayerhoff
    • I. C. Roberto
    • S. S. Silva

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 159

17. Improving fermentation performance of recombinant zymomonas in acetic acid-containing media

    • Hugh G. Lawford
    • Joyce D. Rousseau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 172

18. Conditions that promote production of lactic acid byZymomonas mobilis in batch and continuous culture

    • Hugh G. Lawford
    • Joyce D. Rousseau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 185

19. A novel fermentation pathway in anEscherichia coli mutant producing succinic acid, acetic acid, and ethanol

    • Mark I. Donnelly
    • Cynthia Sanville Millard
    • Jerome W. Rathke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 198

20. ClonedBacillus subtilis alkaline protease (aprA) gene showing high level of keratinolytic activity

    • Taha I. Zaghloul

    OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 205

21. Isolation, identification, and keratinolytic activity of several feather-degrading bacterial isolates

    • Taha I. Zaghloul
    • M. Al-Bahra
    • H. Al-Azmeh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 213

22. Acetamide degradation by a continuous-fed batch culture ofBacillus sphaericus

    • F. Ramirez
    • O. Monroy
    • F. Cruz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 223

23. Use of hemicellulose hydrolysate for β-glucosidase fermentation

    • K. Réczey
    • A. Brumbauer
    • G. Zacchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 235

24. Production of a novel pyranose 2-0xidase by basidiomyceteTrametes multicolor

    • Christian Leitner
    • Dietmar Haltrich
    • Klaus D. Kulbe

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 248

25. Broad spectrum and mode of action of an antibiotic produced byScytonema sp. TISTR 8208 in a seaweed-type bioreactor

    • Aparat Chetsumon
    • Fusako Umeda
    • Yoshiharu Miura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 256

26. Comparative study of xylanase kinetics using dinitrosalicylic, arsenomolybdate, and ion chromatographic assays

    • Thomas W. Jeffries
    • Vina W. Yang
    • Mark W. Davis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 265

27. Production and purification of CGTase of alkalophylicBacillus isolated from Brazilian soil

    • Graciette Matioli
    • Gisella M. Zanin
    • Flávio f. De moraes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 275

28. Submerged culture screening of two strains ofStreptomyces sp. with high keratinolytic activity

    • O. Garcia-Kirchner
    • Ma. E. Bautista-Ramirez
    • M. Segura-Granados

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 284

29. Cofermentation of glucose, xylose, and arabinose by mixed cultures of two genetically engineeredZymomonas mobilis strains

    • Ali Mohagheghi
    • Kent Evans
    • Min Zhang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 299

30. Improvement of substrate conversion to molecular hydrogen by three-stage cultivation of a photosynthetic bacterium,Rhodovulum sulfidophilum

    • Isamu Maeda
    • Wasimul Q. Chowdhury
    • Yoshiharu Miura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 301 - 310

31. Effect of drying on bioremediation bacteria properties

    • F. Weekers
    • Ph. Jacques
    • Ph. Thonart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 322

32. Production of l-lactic acid byRhizopus oryzae in a bubble column fermenter

    • Jianxin Du
    • Ningjun Cao
    • George T. Tsao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 323 - 329

33. Factors that affect the biosynthesis of xylitol by xylose-fermenting yeasts

    • Silvio S. Suva
    • Maria G. A. Felipe
    • Ismael M. Mancilha

    OriginalPaper Pages: 331 - 339

34. Cloning and sequence analysis of the poly(3-hydroxyalkanoic acid)-synthesis genes ofPseudomonas acidophila

    • Fusako Umeda
    • Yoshiharu Kitano
    • Tadashi Mizoguchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 352

35. Continuous culture studies of xylose-fermentingZymomonas mobilis

    • Hugh G. Lawford
    • Joyce D. Rousseau
    • James D. McMillan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 367

36. Effect of surfactants and zeolites on simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-exploded poplar biomass to ethanol

    • I. Ballesteros
    • J. M. Oliva
    • M. Ballesteros

    OriginalPaper Pages: 369 - 381

37. Thermal stability and energy of deactivation of free and immobilized amyloglucosidase in the saccharification of liquefied cassava starch

    • Giselia M. Zanin
    • Flavio F. De Moraes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 394

38. Hydrolysis of cellulose using ternary mixtures of purified celluloses

    • John O. Baker
    • Christine I. Ehrman
    • Michael E. Himmel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 395 - 403

39. The production and properties of a new xylose reductase from fungus

    • Xin Zhao
    • Peiji Gao
    • Zunong Wang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 405 - 414

40. Introduction to session 3

    • Rakesh Bajpai
    • David A. Glassner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 415

41. An integrated bioconversion process for production of l-lactic acid from starchy potato feedstocks

    • S. P. Tsai
    • S. H. Moon

    OriginalPaper Pages: 417 - 428

42. Production of ethanol from starch by co-immobilizedZymomonas mobilis-glucoamylase in a fluidized-bed reactor

    • May Y. Sun
    • Nhuan P. Nghiem
    • Paul R. Bienkowski

    OriginalPaper Pages: 429 - 439

43. Ethanol production from AFEX-treated forages and agricultural residues

    • Khaled Belkacemi
    • Ginette Turcotte
    • Philippe Savoie

    OriginalPaper Pages: 441 - 462

44. Adaptive optimal control of fed-batch alcoholic fermentation

    • T. L. M. Alves
    • A. C. Costa
    • E. L. Lima

    OriginalPaper Pages: 463 - 478

45. Nonisothermal simultaneous saccharification and fermentation for direct conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol

    • Zhangwen Wu
    • Y. Y. Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 479 - 492

46. Comparison between experimental and theoretical values of effectiveness factor in cephalosporin C production process with immobilized cells

    • M. Lucia G. C. Araujo
    • Roberto C. Giordano
    • Carlos O. Hokka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 493 - 504

47. Downstream processing of inulinase

    • Adalberto Pessoa
    • Michele Vitolo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 505 - 511

48. Improvement of lactic cell production

    • S. Desmons
    • H. Krhouz
    • P. Thonart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 513 - 526

49. In Situ global method for measurement of oxygen demand and mass transfer

    • K. Thomas Klasson
    • Karin M. O. Lundbäck
    • James L. Gaddy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 527 - 533

50. Improvement of oxygen transfer coefficient duringPenicillium canescens culture

    • A. Gaspar
    • L. Strodiot
    • Ph. Thonart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 535 - 545