Toward lower cost cellulosic biofuel production using ammonia based pretreatment technologies

Inside Cover: Co-solvent Pretreatment Reduces Costly Enzyme Requirements for High Sugar and Ethanol Yields from Lignocellulosic Biomass (ChemSusChem 10/2015)

(2015) Thanh Yen Nguyen et al.   ChemSusChem

A comparative study of ethanol production using dilute acid, ionic liquid and AFEX™ pretreated corn stover

(2014) Nirmal Uppugundla et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Studying the rapid bioconversion of lignocellulosic sugars into ethanol using high cell density fermentations with cell recycle

(2014) Cory Sarks et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Engineering and Two-Stage Evolution of a Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate-Tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strain for Anaerobic Fermentation of Xylose from AFEX Pretreated Corn Stover

(2014) Lucas S. Parreiras et al.   PLoS One

Nonenzymatic Sugar Production from Biomass Using Biomass-Derived  -Valerolactone

(2014) J. S. Luterbacher et al.   SCIENCE

Probing the nature of AFEX-pretreated corn stover derived decomposition products that inhibit cellulase activity

(2013) James F. Humpula et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Enzymatic hydrolysis of pelletized AFEX™-treated corn stover at high solid loadings

(2013) Bryan D. Bals et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Phenotypic selection of a wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation of AFEX™ pretreated corn stover

(2013) Mingjie Jin et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Increased enzyme binding to substrate is not necessary for more efficient cellulose hydrolysis

(2013) D. Gao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In-house cellulase production from AFEX™ pretreated corn stover using Trichoderma reesei RUT C-30

(2013) Alan Culbertson et al.   RSC Advances

Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) of AFEXTM pretreated corn stover for ethanol production using commercial enzymes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)

(2012) Mingjie Jin et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Quantitatively understanding reduced xylose fermentation performance in AFEXTM treated corn stover hydrolysate using Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A (LNH-ST) and Escherichia coli KO11

(2012) Mingjie Jin et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

High titer ethanol production from SPORL-pretreated lodgepole pine by simultaneous enzymatic saccharification and combined fermentation

(2012) T.Q. Lan et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Continuous SSCF of AFEX™ pretreated corn stover for enhanced ethanol productivity using commercial enzymes andSaccharomyces cerevisiae424A (LNH-ST)

(2012) Mingjie Jin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of AFEX™-pretreated corn stover for ethanol production using Clostridium phytofermentans at a high solids loading

(2012) Mingjie Jin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Controlled adsorption of cellulase onto pretreated corncob by pH adjustment

(2012) Ruoyu Du et al.   CELLULOSE

An integrated paradigm for cellulosic biorefineries: utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as self-sufficient feedstocks for fuel, food precursors and saccharolytic enzyme production

(2012) Ming W. Lau et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

A novel integrated biological process for cellulosic ethanol production featuring high ethanol productivity, enzyme recycling and yeast cells reuse

(2012) Mingjie Jin et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Biomass pretreatment: Fundamentals toward application

(2011) Valery B. Agbor et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) performance ofClostridium phytofermentanson AFEX-treated corn stover for ethanol production

(2011) Mingjie Jin et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Advances in ethanol production

(2011) Claudia C Geddes et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Multi-scale visualization and characterization of lignocellulosic plant cell wall deconstruction during thermochemical pretreatment

(2011) Shishir P. S. Chundawat et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Advances on biomass pretreatment using ionic liquids: An overview

(2011) Haregewine Tadesse et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Comparative life cycle assessment of centralized and distributed biomass processing systems combined with mixed feedstock landscapes

(2011) PRAGNYA L. ERANKI et al.   Global Change Biology Bioenergy

Restructuring the Crystalline Cellulose Hydrogen Bond Network Enhances Its Depolymerization Rate

(2011) Shishir P. S. Chundawat et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Multifaceted characterization of cell wall decomposition products formed during ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) and dilute acid based pretreatments

(2010) Shishir P.S. Chundawat et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Alkali-based AFEX pretreatment for the conversion of sugarcane bagasse and cane leaf residues to ethanol

(2010) Chandraraj Krishnan et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Cellulose hydrolysis in evolving substrate morphologies III: Time-scale analysis

(2010) Wen Zhou et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Biofuels Done Right: Land Efficient Animal Feeds Enable Large Environmental and Energy Benefits

(2010) Bruce E. Dale et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mixture optimization of six core glycosyl hydrolases for maximizing saccharification of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreated corn stover

(2009) Dahai Gao et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

The impacts of pretreatment on the fermentability of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: a comparative evaluation between ammonia fiber expansion and dilute acid pretreatment

(2009) Ming W Lau et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Yield-determining factors in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose

(2009) Jan B Kristensen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

‘Cradle-to-grave’ assessment of existing lignocellulose pretreatment technologies

(2009) Leonardo da Costa Sousa et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cellulosic ethanol production from AFEX-treated corn stover using Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST)

(2009) M. W. Lau et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Pretreatment: the key to unlocking low-cost cellulosic ethanol

(2007) Bin Yang et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr