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New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT-2019)20-24 November 2019

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology (NHBT-2019) November 20-24,2019; Trivandrum, Kerala, India

VENUE: Hotel Residency Towers, Press Road, Trivandrum

PROGRAM SCHEDULE November 20, 20190930-1700h Registration –BOARD ROOM (1st Floor)

1000-1500h Workshop on Scientific Writing- Dr Eldon Rene, Institute of Water Education, Delft, Netherlands (prior registration mandatory) (THE LUNA, Ground Floor)

1200-1500h Bioresource Technology and Bioresource Technology Report Editorial Boards meeting (The PLANET, 3rd Floor)

1500-1700h Workshop on ‘How to present Rapid Fire Presentation (RFP)- Prof Michael Sauer, BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria (only for RFP registered delegates) (THE LUNA, Ground Floor)

1530-1700h BRSI Board of Governors and Management Council meetings (The PLANET, 3rd Floor)

1730-1900h Opening session and BRSI award function (THE GALAXY, 2nd Floor)

1905-2005h CULTURAL PROGRAM (THE GALAXY, 2nd Floor)

2005-2100h DINNER

November 21, 20190800-0845h BRSI General Body Meeting (Only for BRSI members) (The PLANET, 3rd Floor)

0900-1000h Presentations by BRSI awards winners (Life-Time, Young Scientist, Woman Scientist, Industrial Medal awardees)Chairs: TP Singh, India & Alok Dhawan, India The GALAXY, 2nd Floor

1000-1100h Keynote lectures (The GALAXY, 2nd Floor)KL 1: Role of toxicology in environmental safety, Alok Dhawan, CSIR- Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India KL 2: Sustainable circular economy technologies development and applications, Rongsheng Roger Ruan, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA KL 3: Establishing a national lipid supply chain for biofuels, Anjan Ray, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India Chairs: Vijay Singh, USA & Kugenthiren Permaul, South Africa

1100-1130h TEA/COFFEE

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1130-1305h Session IA LUNA, Ground Floor

Session IBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session ICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session IDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Interdisciplinary Science and Future Biotechnology

Sustainability White Biotechnology Biogas

Chairs: Ganti S Murthy, USA & Daniel Tsang, Hong Kong

Chairs: Yen Wah Tong, Singapore &Nagendra Prabhu, India

Chairs: Volker WendischGermany& RBN Prasad, India

Chairs: Jo Shu Chang, Taiwan &Yonghong Wu, China

1130-1150h PL 1: Structurally stable poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogels with immobilized activated sludge Duu-Jong Lee National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

PL 2: Sustainable waste management in a circular economy Hiroshan Hettiarachi United Nations University, Germany

PL 3: Biomass and lipid production using crude and purified glycerol Rajeshwar Dayal Tyagi INRS, Quebec, Canada

PL 4: Optimal use of trace elements to stabilize the biogas process in mono-fermentation and to increase the biogas yield Hans Oeschner University of Hohenheim, Germany

1150-1205h IL 1: e-Soil ® - Electroactive artificial soils for soil-less agriculture Andrea Schievano University of Milan, Milan, Italy Via Skype

IL 2: Sustainable recovery and reuse of resource and energy in bioreactor landfills Surampalli Rao Y GIEES, Kansas, USA

IL 3: Quantification of drugs across bio-mimicking vesicles Harsha Bajaj CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India

IL 4: Biological methanation: biological and technological aspects Christophe Vial Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France

1205-1220h IL 5: Resource recovery, neural network modelling and practical applications of biofilters and biotrickling filters for H2S and methanol removal from waste gas Eldon Rene IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, Netherlands

IL 6: Microalgae torrefaction for sustainable material and solid fuel production Wei-Hsin Chen National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

IL 7: Microbial assisted production of nutraceuticals from organosolv pretreated forest biomass Ulrika Rova Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden

IL 8: Moving beyond biogas: converting wastes to high value products Irini Angeldaki Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

   

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1220-1235h IL 9: Nanobubble technology applications in environment and agriculture Samir Khanal University of Hawaii at Mãnoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

IL 10: Producing a broad spectrum of products through algae biorefinery

Keat Teong Lee UniversitiSains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

IL 11: Improvement of cellulose and cellobiose fermentation in one batch by a non-engineered cell factory of S. cerevisiae- a model for White Biotechnology A A Koutinas University of Patras, Patras, Greece

IL 12: Revisiting the potential of anaerobic digestion for the production of biomethane and high added value products Raul Munoz University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

1235-1250h IL 13: Thraustochytrid protists: Ecological roles and biotechnological implications Usha Muraleedharan Goa University, Goa, India

IL 14: Recent discovery of novel biotechnological innovations: A panacea for global sustainable growth Adetunji Charles Edo University Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria

IL 15: Pseudomonas putida: an alternative microbial cell factory for production of platform chemicals Sung Kuk Lee Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

IL 16: Effects of temperature and feedstock to inoculums ratio on methane production and partition of nutrientsin AD effluent supernatant and solids Fuqing Xu Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, China

1250-1305h IL 17: Electromicrobiology of the extreme environments Sunil Patil Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India

IL 18: Biochar: An effective and environment friendly material forsustainable carbon utilization Thallada Bhaskar CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India 

IL19: Production of second-generation itaconic acid: An alternative product to biorefinery? Julio C Carvalho Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

IL 20: Sludge disintegration with high pressure homogenization and further anaerobic digestion in an expanded granular sludge blanket reactor Panyue Zhang Beijing Forestry University, China

1305-1400h LUNCH

1305-1500h POSTER SESSION I (Venue: YMCA Hall, 50m from Venue )

   

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1500-1635h Session IIA Luna, Ground Floor

Session IIBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session IICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session IIDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Mini Symposium on Biotechnology for Health care Medical/Health Biotechnology

Algal Biotechnology Fermentation Technology Bioenergy & Bio-electrochemistry

Chairs: Duu Jong Lee, Taiwan & G Saucedo-Castaneda , Mexico

Chairs: Sang-Hyoun Kim, South Korea &D Madamwar, India

Chairs: Paul Christakopoulos, Sweden &Rintu Banerjee, India

Chairs: Sunita Varjani, India & Jonathan WC Wong, Hong Kong

1500-1520h PL 5: Deciphering the target and mechanism of action of anti-infective agents against microbial pathogens through proteomic approaches

S K Pandian Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

PL 6: Microfluidic-based high-throughput screening strategies for selection of highly productive microalgal strains

Sang Jun Sim Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

PL 7: Enhancement of polyhydroxy-(3)-butyrate production from lignin by Cupriavidusnecator

Mark Wilkins University of Nebraska- Lincoln, USA

PL 8: Microbial electrogenesis: Trends and potential applications

S Venkata Mohan CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India

1520-1535h IL 21: Role of functionalized nutra-nanoceuticals in regenerative medicine

Harishkumar Madhyastha University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

IL 22: Innovative process design for simultaneous microalgal biomass production and swine wastewater treatment using Chlorella sorokiniana AK-1

Jo-Shu Chang National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

IL 23: Description of microbial community associated with Brazilian coffee beans fermentation and their impacts on beverage quality

Carlos Ricardo Soccol Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

IL 24: Challenges and perspectives of electrobiofuels

Jin-Suk Lee Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon, Korea

1535-1550h IL 25: Efflux pumps and biofilm formation in MRSA and MSSA isolates of Staphylococcus aureus

Durg Vijay Singh Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India

IL 26: Whole conversion of microalgal biomass to biofuels through energy efficient pretreatment and fermentation

Byong-Hun Jeon Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea

IL 27: : Engineering cascade biotransformations for the synthesis of fine chemicals from renewable feedstock

Zhi Li National University of Singapore, Singapore

IL 28: Microbial fuel cells for simultaneous removal of U(VI) and nitrate

Meenu Chhabra Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, India

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1550-1605h IL 29: Enhanced intracellular translocation of human papilloma virus (HPV-R9) based cell penetrating peptide conjugated with gold nanoparticle and cytokines profiling in cancer cells

Pramod Ramteke Sam Higgin Bottom University of Agriculture, Allahabad, India

IL 30: Strategic Cultivation of oleaginous microalgae and biorefinery of microalgal biomass into biofuels and biochemicals

Benjamas Cheirsilp Prince of Songkla University, Thailand

IL 31: Biochemical characterization of Thalassiosira weissflogii for microalgae based biorefinery for high value biomolecule production

Thomas Kiran Marella International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India

IL 32: Township-based bioenergy systems for distributed energy supply and efficient household waste re-utilisation: Techno-economic and environmental feasibility

Siming You University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

1605-1620h: IL 33: Biotechnological and biomedical applications of 2’-deoxyribosyltransferases

Jesus Fernandez-Lucas Universidad Europa de Madrid, Spain

IL 34: Split mixotrophy: A novel mixotrophic cultivation strategy to improve mixotrophic effects in microalgae cultivation

Anil K Patel Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

IL 35: Alternatives for gibberellic acid production and stable formulations for different agriculture applications

Luciana Vandenberghe Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil

IL 36: Advanced bioenergy and bioproducts innovations for sustainable development

Vijay Singh University of Illinois, USA

1620-1630h OP 1: A 3D printed skin tissue engineering model for incorporating hair follicle derived stem cells

Sumathy Babitha Sree Chithra Institute for Medical Science & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India

OP 2: Marine diatom as highly efficient drug delivery system

Archana Tiwari Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Noida

OP 3: Potential use of agro-industrial products as support for fungal jasmonic acid production under solid-state fermentation

Jose L Martinez-Hernandez Universidade Autonoma de Coahuila, Coahuila, Mexico

OP 4: Pectin/CNT based electrochemical sensor for determination of ascorbic acid, uric acid and dopamine

Jose Cortes Sandoval Universidade Autonoma de Coahuila, Coahuila, Mexico

1635-1700h TEA/COFFEE

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1700-1800h Session IIIA Luna, Ground Floor

Session IIIBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session IIICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session IIIDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Plant Physiology &Biotechnology Waste Water Management White Biotechnology & Synthetic Biology

Mini Symposium –Biofuels and Biorefineries Fuels and Chemicals from Lignocellulosic Biomass

Chairs: Suzana Ferreira-Dias, Portugal &Suresh Kumar Dubey, India

Chairs: Sunil Kumar, India &Chi-Hwa Wang, Singapore

Chairs: Cristobal Aguilar, Mexico &Robin Anderson, USA

Chairs: Anil Kumar Patel, South Korea& Cheng-Di Dong, Taiwan

1700-1715h OP 5: Adenine sulphate (ADS) induces shoot proliferation and metabolite accumulation in Parkiaroxburghii G. Don in vitro Manas Ranjan Sahoo ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Imphal

IL 37: Effects of C/N ratio on protein production by photosynthetic bacteria from wastewater Guangming Zhang Renmin University of China, China

IL 38: Exploration of acetate as an alternative carbon feedstock for production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli Sunghoon Park Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

IL 39: Eco-friendly technologies for the processing of lignocellulosic materials (LCMs) Jose Antonio Teixeira University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

1715-1730h IL 40: Plant bio-nanomaterial interaction: An approach to plant disease management Aradhana Mishra CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

IL 41: Algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge: Potentials and challenges Zhongfang Lei University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

IL 42: Effect of substrates on physiological and metabolic properties in acetogenicbacterium, EubacteriumlimosumKIST612 In Seop Chang Gwangju Institute of Science & Technology, Gwangju, Korea

IL 43: Cellulases: the key player in bioethanol production technology Reeta R Singhania Centre for Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, India

1730-1745h IL 44: In vitro induction of root tubers: An advanced system for elicitation of colchicine production from Gloriosasuperba L T S Swapna University of Kerala, Trivandrum, India

IL 45: Scale up of acidogenic biohydrogen production from waste integrated with biorefinery and environmental sustainability analysis Omprakash Sarkar CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India

IL 46: Synthetic biology platforms for monoterpene production Nigel Scrutton University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

IL 47: Bioconversion of giant cane for integrated production of biohydrogen, carboxylicacid and PHAs in a multi-stage biorefinery approach Fabrizio Adani University of Milan, Milan, Italy

   

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1745-1800h IL 48: Recovery of α-tocopherol from tropical plant Carica papaya linn. leaves by supercritical fluid extraction method

Suzana Yusup UniversitiTeknologi Petronas, Malaysia

IL 49: Sponge membrane bioreactor for hospital wastewater treatment: Performance, fouling and microbial community

Xuan-Thanh Bui Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Viet Nam

IL 50: Membrane transport as crucial screw for metabolic engineering of microbial cell factories

Michael Sauer University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria

IL 51: Chemo enzymatic transformation of lignin from the enzymatic residue of acid pre-treated sugarcane bagasse for adhesive

Leena P Devendra

CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India

1805h TRANSFER TO GOLF CLUB BY BUS

1830-2030h CULTURAL PROGRAM AND DINNER

2030h TRANSFER TO HOTELS BY BUS

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November 22, 2019

0900-1020h

0830-1100h

GCRF, UK-INDIA workshop

Session IVBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session IVCThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session IVDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Bioremediation & Pollution Mitigation

Bioprocesses & Products Development

Mini Symposium –Biofuels and Biorefineries Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals

Chairs: Hiroshan Hettiarachi, Germany & Ajit Haridas, India

Chairs: Michael Sauer, Austria &Nigel Scrutton, UK

Chairs: SuzanaYusup, Malaysia &Giorgio Mannina, Italy

0900-0920h PL 9: Biochar-based catalytic degradation of environmental pollutants

Daniel Tsang The Hong-Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

PL 10: Using high throughput data and dynamic flux balance modeling techniques to identify points of constraint in xylose utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Ganti S Murthy Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

PL 11: Upstream approaches to biomass pyrolysis viain situupgrading with inexpensive catalytic materials

Jilian Goldfarb Cornell University, USA Via Zoom/Skype

0920-0935h IL 52: Applicability of carbonic anhydrase of the polyextremophilic bacterium Bacillus halodurans in mitigating global warming through carbon sequestration

T Satyanarayana Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India

IL 53: Conventional biofilters to air membrane bioreactors (aMBR): Scope, application and challenges

C Visvanathan Asian Inst of Technology, Klongluang, Thailand

IL 54: The microwave pyrolysis of biomass for the production of fine chemicals and carbon materials

Jianglong Yu University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia Via Skype

0935-0950h IL 55: Handling wet organic wastes in megacities from life cycle analysis to anaerobic digestion

Yen Wah Tong National University of Singapore, Singapore

IL 56: Design of a low cost culture media for utilization of lactic acid bacteria as a biological control agent against ocratoxinA production in coffee process

G M Rodríguez-Saucedo Metropolitan Autonomous University Iztapalapa, Mexico

IL 57: Microwave vacuum pyrolysis as innovative approach for conversion of cassava stem wasteinto value-added biochar for fluoride removal

Lam Su Shiung University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

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0950-1005h IL 58: Bioremediation and resource recovery for mitigation of persistent organic pollutants

Sunita Varjani Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, India

IL 59: Methanol as carbon source in biotechnology

Volker Wendisch Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany

IL 60: Utilisation of urban greening waste for energy purposes

Kikas Timo Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

1005-1020h IL 61: Pollution mitigation in rural area rivers through bioretention systems

Rajendra Prasad Singh Southeast University, Nanjing, China

IL 62: Comparative analysis of some models of mixed-substrate microbial growth in a chemostat under dual-limited conditions

Atul Narang Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

IL 63: Bio-based materials from biomass

Ivan Zorov Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

1020-1045h TEA/COFFEE

1045-1220h Session VA Luna, Ground Floor

Session VBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session VCThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session VDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Mini Symposium on Biotechnology for Health care

Biotechnology in Health Care, Pharma& Food

Waste Treatment Industrial Biotechnology and Microbiology

Mini Symposium –Biofuels and Biorefineries

Bioenergy and Biochemicals

Chairs: How Yong Ng, Singapore & A Sabu, India

Chairs: Xuan-Thanh Bui, Viet Nam &Zhongfang Lei, Japan

Chairs: Sunghoon Park, South Korea & Jose Antonio Teixeira, Portugal

Chairs: Reeta R Singhania, India &Zhi Li, Singapore

1045-1105h PL 12: Lactic acid bacteria as source of functional ingredients for health benefits

K Madhavan Nampoothiri CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, India

PL 13: Effect of biochar addition on VFA degradation and methane production infood waste/sludge co-digestion

Jonathan WC Wong Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

PL 14: Analysis of the adhesion of lactic acid bacteria to A. carbonarius spores as a biocontrol mechanism during coffee processing

G Saucedo-Castaneda Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico

PL 15: Improving lignin and hemicellulose processing in the biorefinery using a hybrid organosolv: Steam explosion fractionation technology

Paul Christakopoulos Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden

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1105-1120h IL 64: Unique linked thiol-based redox metabolism of parasitic liver flukes: Novel pathway for drug discovery

Timir Tripathi North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India

IL 65: Screening and utilization of bacterial potential for degradation of isoprene

Suresh K Dubey Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

IL 66: Biotechnology -Technology for pharmaceutical, renewable energy and environmental applications

Chi-Hwa Wang National University of Singapore, Singapore

IL67:Valorisation of agro-residue crude oils for lipase-catalyzed production ofbioactive structured lipids

Suzana Ferreira-Dias University of Lisbon, Portugal

1120-1135h IL68: Laccase-catalysed dimerization of eugenol improves antioxidant capacity

Tukayi Kudanga Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

IL 69: Revisit the role of biochar in anaerobic digestion

Fan Lu Tongji University, Shanghai, China

IL 70: Fungal biotransformation of procyanidin C1: characterization of the products

Cristobal Aguilar UniversidadeAutonoma de Coahuila, Mexico

IL 71: New fungal enzyme complex of Penicillium verruculosum in biorefinery processes

Aleksandra Rozhkova Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

1135-1150h IL 72 : Demonizing Oxyradicals- -a misuse of the word “Oxidative stress” - Beneficial tales from my Research

Malini Laloraya Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, India

IL 73: Microalgal wastewater treatment and bioenergy production with a biorefinery approach

Kaustubha Mohanty Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India

IL 74: Bacterial communities, metabolic functions and resistance genes to antibiotics in riverine systems in India

Preeti Chadurvedi CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India

IL 75: Risk assessment of 2,3-butanediol and methyl ethyl ketone production via fermentation from biodiesel industry by-products and very high polarity cane sugar

Dimitrios Ladakis Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

1150-1205h IL 76: Designing of responsive agent using in silico strategies: The way to eradicate HIV infection

Sanjeev K Singh Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

IL 77: Application of biological activated sludge-derived biochar for the remediationof PAHs-contaminated sediments

Cheng –Di Dong National Kaohsiung Univ of Science & Technology, Taiwan

IL 78: Advanced anaerobic membrane bioreactors: performance enhancers and challenges

Wenshan Guo University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

IL 79: Utilization of sulphured black strap molasses for the production of biobutanol using Clostridium acetobutylicumMTCC 11274

R Praveenkumar Arunai Engineering College,Tiruvannamalai, India

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   1205-1220h IL 80: Multifactorial plant growth promoting attributes of rhizosphere competent stress tolerant Paenibacillus lentimorbus NRRL B30488 Puneet Singh Chauhan CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India

IL 81: Recovery of the carbohydrate fraction from microalgal biomass grown in wastewater treatment photobioreactors using a biorefinery approach Silvia Bolado Rodríguez University of Valladolid, Spain

IL 82: Epigenetic signatures of development xenobiotic exposure: Role in adult onset disorders Vikas Srivastava CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India

IL 83: Optimisation of 2,3-butanediol production by Enterobacter ludwigii using sugarcane molasses Sofia Maina Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

1220-1300h LUNCH

1220-1400h POSTER SESSION II (YMCA Hall, 50m from venue)

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   1400-1605h Session VIA Luna, Ground Floor

Session VIBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session VICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session VIDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Biohydrogen Waste Valorization Biocatalysts Environmental Bioengineering and Membrane Bioreactors

Chairs: Claude-Gilles Dussap, France & Vivekanand, India

Chairs: Guangming Zhang, China &Aleksandra Rozhkova, Russia

Chairs: Guocheng Du, China&Moinak Banerjee, India

Chairs: Wenshan Guo, Australia & Silvia Bolado Rodríguez, Spain

1400-1420h PL 16: Optimal operating conditions for volatile fatty acids (VFAs) and biohydrogenproducts of anaerobic membrane bioreactors Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

PL 17: Waste not want not: Converting paper mill waste into chemical wealth Helen Toogood University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

PL 18: Oxydoreductase complex immobilized onto coal ash-based zeolite for catalyzing chlorophenol degradation Han S Kim Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea

PL 19: Membrane fouling mitigation in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating domestic wastewater by a facultative quorum quenching consortium: Applicability, stability and comprehensive mechanism study How Yong Ng National University of Singapore, Singapore

1420-1435h IL 84: Dark fermentative biohydrogen production and active microbial community in mesophilic (37 °C) and thermophilic (55-70 °C) fluidised bed reactors Piet Lens IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Netherlands

IL 85: Municipal solid waste to biofuels: potentials, challenges, and perspectives Keikhosro Karimi Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

IL 86: Occurrence, structure, function and evolution of starch-binding domains Stefan Janecek Institute of Molecular Biology, Bratislava, Slovakia

IL 87: Integrated fixed film activated sludge – membrane bioreactor (IFAS-MBR): Applications and perspectives Giorgio Mannina University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

1435-1450h IL 88: Impact of some engineering parameters onbiohydrogen production by dark fermentation: mass transfer, mixing Christian Larroche Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France

IL 89: Novel lignin based water soluble polymers Pedram Fatehi Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada

IL 90: New insights and tools for elucidation of reaction mechanism of the lipase-catalyzed esterification in n-hexane, and in a solvent-free system: The synthesis of ethyl butyrate Emmanuel M Papamichael University of Ioannina, Greece

IL 91: Enhanced nitrogen removal in dynamic membrane bioreactor (DMBR) through utilizing agricultural waste Zhang Junyu Southeast University, Nanjing, China

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   1450-1505h IL 92: High-rate continuous biohydrogen production from waste biomass Sang-Hyoun Kim Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

IL 93: Biocomposite material fabrication from biomineralized products of carbon dioxide sequestrating Serratiasp. ISTD04 for production of biofuel and biomaterials Indu S Thakur Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

IL 94: Innovative biocatalyst for sparkling wine making Agapi Dima University of Patras, Patras, Greece

IL 95: Aerobic granular sludge for saline wastewater treatment: Granulation of seawater microbes and nutrient removal Y V Nancharaiah Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Kalpakkam, India

1505-1520h IL 96: Biological biogas upgrading: the role of hydrogenotrophicmethanogenesis under different conditions Li Xie (Sally) Tongii University, Shanghai, China

IL 97: Performance and dispersion prediction in a hybrid anaerobic reactor treating pharmaceutical wastewater P Mullai Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, TN, India

IL 98: Mitigation of acrylamide in fried chips using fungal asparaginase G Baskar St Joseph’s College of Engineering, Chennai, India 

IL 99: Removal of pharmaceutical pollutant from hospital wastewater using combined processes membrane bioreactor and electrooxidation Patrick Drogui Université of Québec, Quebec, Canada

1520-1535h IL 100: Strategies to accumulate carotenoids in Dunaliellasalina and Chlorella pyrenoidosa

K M Gothandam Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

IL101: Conversion of sewage sludge into biochar for agri-enviro applications Abhay Raj CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India

OP 6: Microbial lipids rich in poly unsaturated fatty acids for isopropyl and 2-ethylhexyl esters production via enzymatic catalysis Tsouko Erminda Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

IL102: Construction of in-situ-FiBrous-Bed reactors (isFBB) using porous cellulose hydrogels to simulate human intestinal microbial ecosystem Carol Lin City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1535-1600h TEA/COFFEE

1610h TRANSFER TO KOVALAM BEACH BY BUS

1700-1845h ARRIVAL AT HOTEL SEA FACE- FREE TIME ON BEACH

1845-1945h DINNER

1950h TRANSFER TO HOTELS BY BUS

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November 23, 2019 0900-0955h Session VIIA

Luna, Ground Floor Session VIIBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session VIICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session VIIDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Environmental Biotechnology Environmental Biotechnology Mini Symposium –Biofuels andBiorefineries Biotechnologies & Biorefineries

Bioenergy

Chairs: Chairs: P Mullai, India& Rakesh Mishra, India

Chairs: S Venkata Mohan, India & R Jayachandran, India

Chairs: KM Gothandam, India &RS Jayasomu, India

Chairs: Thallada Bhaskar, India & Akhilesh Tiwari, India

0900-0915h IL 103: Sustainable management of waste as resource via circular biorefinery: Spent coffee grounds (SCG) as a case study Gopalakrishnan Kumar University of Stavanger, Norway

RFP- Four minutes short oral presentation (Young Scientist award completion)

IL 104: Valorization of agrowaste biomass derived nanometals for potential applications in crops, livestock and fisheries Kishore Kumar Krishnani ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, India

RFP - Four minutes short oral presentation (Young Scientist award competition)

0915-0930h IL 105: Integration of pyrolysis and biochar into bioenergy and biorefinery concepts Ondrej Masek Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK

IL 106: Integrated biorefinery approach for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass: Ethanol, xylitol, lipids Debashish Ghosh CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India

0930-0945h IL 107: Utilization of waste biomass from second-generation biofuel production process Merlin Raud Estonial University of Life Sciences, Estonia

IL 108: Filamentous fungi contributions to the establishment of new biorefineries

Jorge Ferreira University of Borås, Borås, Sweden

0945-1000h IL 109: A legume-based grassland in eastern Finland acts as a carbon sink: In adherence to the ‘4 per mille’ global initiative Narasinha Shurpali University of Eastern Finland, Finland

IL 110: Xylan-degrading and xylose-utilising enzymes in the thermophilic fungus Thermomyceslanuginosus Kugenthiren Permaul Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa

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1000-1100h

Session VIIIA Luna, Ground Floor

Session VIIIBThe NOVA, 1st Floor

Session VIIICThe GALAXY, 2nd Floor

Session VIIIDThe PLANET, 3rd Floor

Basic and Applied Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics

Solid Waste Management Genomics, Proteomics & Transcriptomics

Mini Symposium –Biofuels and Biorefineries Biorefineries

Chairs: AA Koutinas, Greece &RD Tyagi, Canada

Chairs: SN Upadhyay, India &Ramesh Shettar, India

Chairs: Emmanuel M Papamichael, Greece& G Pradeep Kumar, India

Chairs: Christian Larroche, France & Helen Toogood, UK

1000-1020h PL 20: Metabolic engineering strategies for improving N-acetylglucosamine production with Bacillus subtilis Guocheng Du Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China

PL 21: The opportunities and challenges of solid organic waste composting under the pressure of China`s environmental protection Zhengquiang Zhang Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China

PL 22: Antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water source and microbial source tracking of fecal contamination Ramaraj Boopathy Nicholls State University, USA

PL 23: Ionic liquid stable enzyme and microorganisms for sustainable biorefinery process Sunil K Khare Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India

1020-1035h IL 111: Systems biology and metabolic engineering for microbes engineering Pratyoosh Shukla Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India

IL 112: Challenges and opportunities in solid waste management in India Sunil Kumar CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India

IL 113: Genetic modification of cereal plants: A strategy to enhance bioethanol yields from agricultural waste Lisandra Meneses Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia

IL 114: The residues of olive oil production process as a source of renewable chemicals in a biorefinery approach Eulogio Castro University of Jaen, Jaen, Spain

1035-1050h IL 115: Systems evaluation of less-characterized transcription factors in Escherichia coli Donghyuk Kim Ulsan National Inst of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea

IL 116: Chinese Livestock manure generation and cleaner composting demand Mukesh K Awasthi Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China

IL 117: Effect of porcine fecal extracts on phenotypic expression of antimicrobialresistance by select Gram-positive pathogens Robin Anderson US Department of Agriculture, USA

IL 118: Comprehensive assessment of 2G biofuels production Claude-Gilles Dussap Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont Ferrand, France

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1050-1100h OP 7: Exploring C-terminal domain from gyrase A as a drug target in S.typhi Punit Kaur All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

OP 8: Evaluation of pine leaf biochar amendment on microbial dynamics and correlation of environmental factors during pig manure composting Jiao Li Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China

OP 9: Metagenomics aided augmentation of resident microbes and their metabolism to enhance oil recovery from depleted reservoirs Anupama S Engineer Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, India

OP 10: Input and output energy analysis of biodiesel produced from karanjaoil SK Shukla Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India

1100-1130h TEA/COFFEE

1130-1315h INDUSTRY WORKSOP ON START-UPS and INDUSTRY-YOUNG RESEARCHERS INTERACTIVE SESSION- GALAXY, 2nd floorModerator: Raghavendra Gaikaiwari, Hitech Biosciences, Pune Panelists: Vivek Agarwal, Centre for Development Communication, Jaipur; Vivek Morya & Nishi Morya, Adhita Biosciences Pvt. Ltd, Lucknow; Ramesh Shettar, Godwari Biorefineries, Mumbai

1315-1345h CLOSING SESSION (RFP &POSTERS AWARDS, DECLARATION OF VENUE FOR 17th BRSI CONF), GALAXY, 2nd floor

1345-1430h LUNCH

November 24, 2019 Technical visits

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