1. Session 1: Advances in Bioenergy Feedstocks and Plant Science

   • C. Neal Stewart Jr.
   • Timothy Tschaplinski

   EditorialNotes 28 March 2009 Pages: 1 - 3

2. The Effect of Drying Temperature on the Composition of Biomass

   • Tracy P. Houghton
   • Daniel M. Stevens
   • Corey W. Radtke

   OriginalPaper 20 November 2008 Pages: 4 - 10

   

3. Sessions 2 and 7: Advances in Microbial Science and Technology

   • Joy Doran-Peterson
   • David Hogsett
   • Mark H. Emptage

   EditorialNotes 25 March 2009 Pages: 11 - 12

4. Butanol Tolerance in a Selection of Microorganisms

   • Eric P. Knoshaug
   • Min Zhang

   OriginalPaper 17 December 2008 Pages: 13 - 20

   

5. Engineering Escherichia coli for Fermentative Dihydrogen Production: Potential Role of NADH-Ferredoxin Oxidoreductase from the Hydrogenosome of Anaerobic Protozoa

   • Phi Minh Do
   • Alexander Angerhofer
   • K. T. Shanmugam

   OriginalPaper 27 January 2009 Pages: 21 - 33

   

6. Total Soluble Solids from Banana: Evaluation and Optimization of Extraction Parameters

   • Giovani B. M. Carvalho
   • Daniel P. Silva
   • João B. Almeida e Silva

   OriginalPaper 14 December 2008 Pages: 34 - 43

   

7. Effect of Nutrients on Fermentation of Pretreated Wheat Straw at very High Dry Matter Content by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

   • Henning Jørgensen

   OriginalPaper 18 December 2008 Pages: 44 - 57

   

8. Bioremediation of Marine Sediments Impacted by Petroleum

   • Aike C. da Silva
   • Fernando J. S. de Oliveira
   • Francisca P. de França

   OriginalPaper 16 January 2009 Pages: 58 - 66

   

9. Study on Mass Transfer of Isopropylbenzene and Oxygen in a Two-Phase Partitioning Bioreactor in the Presence of Silicone Oil

   • Jean-Marc Aldric
   • Jean-Paul Lecomte
   • Philippe Thonart

   OriginalPaper 21 January 2009 Pages: 67 - 79

   

10. Sessions 3 and 8: Pretreatment and Biomass Recalcitrance: Fundamentals and Progress

    • Y.-H. Percival Zhang
    • Eric Berson
    • Bruce E. Dale

    EditorialNotes 26 March 2009 Pages: 80 - 83

    

11. Wheat Straw Autohydrolysis: Process Optimization and Products Characterization

    • Florbela Carvalheiro
    • Talita Silva-Fernandes
    • Francisco M. Gírio

    OriginalPaper 10 December 2008 Pages: 84 - 93

    

12. Protein Extraction and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Ammonia-Treated Cassava Leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

    • Lauris Urribarrí
    • David Chacón
    • Alexis Ferrer

    OriginalPaper 06 December 2008 Pages: 94 - 102

    

13. Enzymatic Saccharification and Viscosity of Sawdust Slurries Following Ultrasonic Particle Size Reduction

    • Samin Rezania
    • Zhuoliang Ye
    • R. Eric Berson

    OriginalPaper 09 January 2009 Pages: 103 - 115

    

14. Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Wheat Straw Oligosaccharides

    • Luís C. Duarte
    • Talita Silva-Fernandes
    • Francisco M. Gírio

    OriginalPaper 01 December 2008 Pages: 116 - 126

    

15. Acid Hydrolysis of Hemicellulose in Green Liquor Pre-Pulping Extract of Mixed Northern Hardwoods

    • Byung-Hwan Um
    • G. Peter van Walsum

    OriginalPaper 01 April 2009 Pages: 127 - 138

    

16. Lime Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse for Bioethanol Production

    • Sarita C. Rabelo
    • Rubens Maciel Filho
    • Aline Carvalho Costa

    OriginalPaper 03 December 2008 Pages: 139 - 150

    

17. Sweet Sorghum as Feedstock for Ethanol Production: Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Steam-Pretreated Bagasse

    • Bálint Sipos
    • Jutka Réczey
    • Kati Réczey

    OriginalPaper 18 November 2008 Pages: 151 - 162

    

18. Biotechnological Production of Xylitol: Enhancement of Monosaccharide Production by Post-Hydrolysis of Dilute Acid Sugarcane Hydrolysate

    • Boutros Fouad Sarrouh
    • Ricardo de Freitas Branco
    • Silvio Silvério da Silva

    OriginalPaper 12 February 2009 Pages: 163 - 170

    

19. Pretreatment and Fractionation of Corn Stover by Soaking In Ethanol and Aqueous Ammonia

    • Tae Hyun Kim
    • Nhuan P. Nghiem
    • Kevin B. Hicks

    OriginalPaper 29 January 2009 Pages: 171 - 179