Feb., 2013
Present
University Department or Unit: Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes and Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
62901-6603
EDUCATION
B.S., Chemical
Engineering, University of Cincinnati; 1973.
Ph.D.,
Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; 1988.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2002 to present Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy
Processes and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Southern Illinois
University--Carbondale
Next generation green
decentralized sanitation and energy bioprocesses
1995-2002 Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Southern Illinois
University--Carbondale
Bioprocesses for
livestock wastes, basic and applied research into mitigation of greenhouse
gases, soil bioremediation processes and mechanisms, and chemical process
pollution prevention.
1991 to 1995 Principal Investigator and Sr. Staff Engineer;
Corporate Research, Exxon Research and Engineering Co.
1986 to 1991 Associate Director (89-91), Assistant Director (86-89),
Research Associate Professor; The University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Energy, Environment, and Resources Center,
Department of Chemical Engineering, Waste Management Research and Education
Institute
1985 to 1986 Adjunct Research Associate; Graduate Program in
Ecology; The University of Tennessee-Knoxville (a paid employee of IT
Corporation during this year).
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
Membership in
Professional Associations:
American
Institute of Chemical Engineers
Past
Member American Association of Microbiology
Past
Member American Chemical Society
Offices Held and
Honors Awarded in Professional Associations:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grantee
University representative to DOE/National Association of State
Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), Biomass and Solar Energy
workshops, NREL Golden, CO. August 3-4, 2004.
Co-chairman, Internal
Exxon Symposium, Environmental Performance--Pollution Prevention and Step-Out
Remediation, The Woodlands, TX, 1994.
Symposium
Coordinator, Environmental Biotechnology--Moving From the Flask to the Field,
October 17-19, 1990, Knoxville, Tennessee.
External Advisory
Committee, Rutgers ARPA-ONR University Research Initiative Center, In-situ
Bioremediation, 1992-1994.
Advanced Oil Spill
Bioremediation Products Protocol Panel, National Environmental Technologies
Application Corporation, University of Pittsburgh 1990-1993.
Participant, Second
EPA-Industry Meeting on Environmental Applications of Biotechnology, June 1991.
Member of the
Manufactured Gas Plant Biotreatment Review Panel, Gas
Research Institute, 1990.
Workshop on
Bioremediation Technologies for Marine Oil Spills, U.S. Congress, Office of
Technology Assessment, 1990.
Delegate to The First
World Congress on Biosensors, Biosensors '90, May, 1990, Singapore.
Governor's Award for
Excellence in Hazardous Waste Management, Selection Committee, 1990.
Bioremediation
Evaluation Panel, National Environmental Technology Applications Corporation,
1990.
Participation in the
Engineering Foundation Conference in Biochemical Engineering VI, Santa Barbara,
October, 1988.
Invited participation
in planning for the prediction rate of hazardous contaminants in municipal
sewage systems, Ontario Ministry for the Environment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
June 1986.
Participation in the
Gordon Conference in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 1985.
RESEARCH
Research Interests
and Specialties:
Decentralized
next generation sanitation for diarrheal pathogens. Energy bioprocesses, Biohydrogen from wastes, Ethanol processes, Aerobic thermophilic bioprocesses for odor removal and energy recovery from livestock wastes;
Current
Research Projects:
Autothermophilic aerobic digestion, pathogen
removal and energy recovery from human excreta in the developing world using
renewable energy
Research Grants
J. W.
Blackburn, PI,$11,000, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Exploration, 4-2011 to
12-2012, Pending
J. W.
Blackburn, PI, Decentralized Next Generation Sanitation for Diarrheal
Pathogens, $100,000, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Exploration, 4-2011 to 12-2012.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Development of Microbial Consortium for Biomass Flexible
Hydrogen Production Process with Simultaneous CO2 Utilization, $9000,
8/07-8-08, NSF.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Full Scale Demonstration for Odor Reduction at an Illinois Hog
Farm, $19,361, 6/2005, Ill. Attorney General’s Office
J.W. Blackburn,
PI, Heat Production from Air-Therm Treatment of Swine
Waste, $80,000, 1/2001-6/2003, DCCA and DOE
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced
from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 7/2002-6/2003, $95,000,
CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced
from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 7/2001-6/2002, $80,500,
CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced
from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 1/2001-6/2001, $61,171,
CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Bacterial Pathogen Content of Organic Food Fertilizer Produced
from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, 4/2000-12/2000, $32,778,
CFAR, Food Safety Strategic Research Initiative
J.W.
Blackburn, PI and E. Varsa, Co-PI, Collection and
Dissemination of Public Information on Non Point Pollution Related to Swine
Waste, 3/2000-6/2003, $219,186, IEPA and EPA.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production
from Swine Waste, 7/02-6/2003, $45,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management
Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production
from Swine Waste, 7/01-6/2002, $75,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management
Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production
from Swine Waste, 7/00-6/2001, $68,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management
Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W.
Blackburn, PI, Advances in Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production
from Swine Waste, 7/99-6/2000, $40,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management
Strategic Research Initiative.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Advances in
Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment for Energy Production from Swine Waste,
8/98-6/99, $19,000, CFAR, Swine Odor and Waste Management Strategic Research
Initiative.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, New Adsorbent
Materials Formed During Soil Bioremediation Leading to Enhanced Efficiency,
7/97-6-98, $21,219, Materials Technology Center, SIUC.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, New Adsorbent
Materials Formed During Soil Bioremediation Leading to Enhanced Efficiency,
11/96-6/97, $14,976, Materials Technology Center, SIUC.
J.W. Blackburn, PI; G.S. Sayler, Co-PI; P. Bienkowski,
Co-PI, Reliable Environmental Biotechnology for Town-Gas Site Cleanup, 3 years,
$622,313, Gas Research Institute.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental
Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $10,000, Air Force Office of Scientific
Research.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental
Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $15,000, IT Corporation.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental
Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $10,000, Lederle Laboratories.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Environmental
Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $4,000, Gas Research Institute.
J.W. Blackburn, PI,
Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, 1 year, $1000, Oak Ridge Waste
Management Association.
J.W. Blackburn, PI,
Organic Chemical Fate Prediction In Activated Sludge Treatment Processes, 3
years, $650,000, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.
J.W. Blackburn, Project Manager, E.
Donovan, PI, Fates of Chemicals in Anaerobic Reactors, 3 years, $350,000, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati.
J.W. Blackburn, PI, Treatability of
Organic Chemicals, 3 years, $500,000, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Cincinnati.
J.W. Blackburn, Various Corporate
Sponsored Research Projects, Spanning 10 years, est. $1,000,000, Contracts
through Hydroscience and IT Corp.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Yi Cui, James W. Blackburn, Yanna Liang, 2012.
Fermentation optimization for the production of lipid by Cryptococcus curvatus: Use of response surface methodology. Biomass and
Bioenergy 47:410-417.
Liang Y.-N., Yi Cui, Jesse Trushenski, James
Blackburn. 2010. Converting crude glycerol derived from yellow grease to lipids
through yeast fermentation. Bioresour. Technol. 101:
7581-6. PMID:20478702
Liang Y.-N., Nicolas Sarkany, Yi Cui, James
Blackburn. 2010. Batch stage study of lipid production from crude glycerol
derived from yellow grease or animal fats through microalgal fermentation. Bioresour. Technol. 101(17):6745-50.
PMID:20381345
Liang Y.-N., Sarkany N, Yesuf J., Cui Yi, Trushenski J., Blackburn, J. 2010. Use of
sweet sorghum juice for lipid production by Schizochytrium limacinum SR21. Bioresour.
Technol. 101, 3623-3627.
Liang Y.-N., Feng Z-S, Yesuf J.
Blackburn JW. 2010. Optimization of growth medium and enzyme assay conditions
for crude cellulases produced by a novel thermophilic and cellulolytic bacterium, Anoxybacillus sp. 527. Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol. 160, 1841-1852.
J. Blackburn, Y. Liang, D.Das.
2009. Biohydrogen from Complex Carbohydrates as Feedstocks—Cellulose
Degraders from a Unique Series Enrichment, Int J.Hydrogen Energy. 34, 7428-7434,
DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.04.014. A
top journal.
J. W. Blackburn, 2007, Heat
Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment—From Bench- to Full-Scale Design, J. Environ. Eng. Manage. 16(6):
421-426.
J. W. Blackburn and J.
Cheng, 2006, Heat Production Profiles from Batch Aerobic Thermophilic
Processing of High Strength Swine Waste, Environmental Progress, 24(3):323-333.
J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Effect of Swine Waste
Concentration on Energy Production Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, Biomass
and Bioenergy, 21:43-51.
J.W. Blackburn, 1999, Electrodialysis Applications for Pollution Prevention
in the Chemical Industry, J. Air Waste
Man. Assoc., 49:934-942.
T. Si and J.W.
Blackburn, 1998, Importance of Reaction Structure in the Periodic Operation of
Six Industrial Chemical Reactions, Chem.
Eng. Commun., 169:111-136.
J.W. Blackburn, 1998,
Bioremediation Scaleup Effectiveness—A Review, Bioremediation J., 1(3): 265-282.
J.W. Blackburn and
W.R. Hafker, 1993, The Impact of Biochemistry,
Bioavailability and Bioactivity on Bioremediation Treatment Selection, Trends in Biotechnology, 11:328-333.
J.W. Blackburn, E.J. Harner, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince, J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas
an J.B. Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Linkage Issues of Petroleum Site
Bioremediation, Biodegradation, 4:207-230.
P.M. DiGrazia, J.M.H. King, J.W. Blackburn, B.A. Applegate, P.R. Bienkowski, B.L. Hilton, and G.S. Sayler,
1990, Dynamic Systems Analysis of Naphthalene Biodegradation in a Continuous
Soil Slurry Reactor, Biodegradation, 2:81-91.
P.M.DiGrazia, J.W. Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, B. Hilton, G. Reed, J.M.H. King, and G.S. Sayler, 1990, Development of a Systems Analysis
Approach for Resolving the Structure of Biodegrading Soil Systems, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 24/25:237-252.
J.W. Blackburn, 1990,
Frequency Response Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Activity, Annals
New York Acad. Sci., 589:580-592.
J.W. Blackburn, 1989,
Improved Understanding and Application of Hazardous Waste Biological Treatment
Processes Using Microbial Systems Analysis Techniques, Haz. Wastes and Haz. Materials, 6(2):173-193.
R. Moore, J.W.
Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, and G.S. Sayler, 1988, Bioreactor Sensors Based on Nucleic Acid
Hybridization Reactions, Appl. Biochem. Biotechnol., 17-18:325-334.
J.W. Blackburn, R.K.
Jain and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial
Ecology of a Naphthalene-Degrading Genotype in Activated Sludge, Env. Sci. Technol., 21(9):884-890.
J.W. Blackburn, 1987,
Prediction of Organic Chemical Fates in Biological Treatment Systems, Env. Prog., 6(4):217-223.
J.W. Blackburn and
W.L. Troxler, 1984, Prediction of the Fates of
Organic Chemicals in a Biological Treatment Process—An Overview, Env. Prog.,
3(3):163-176.
K.N. Truong and J.W.
Blackburn, 1984, The Stripping of Organic Chemicals in Biological Treatment Processes, Env. Prog.,
3(3):143-152.
G.S. Sayler, A. Breen, J.W. Blackburn and O. Yagi,
1984, Predictive Assessment of Priority Pollutant Bio-Oxidation Kinetics in
Activated Sludge, Env. Prog., 3(3):153-163.
J.W. Blackburn, 1982,
Organic Emission Control Devices, Env. Prog., 1(3):182-188.
J.W. Blackburn, 1977, Removal of Salts from
Process Wastewaters, Chem. Engr. Oct.
17:33-41.
J.W. Blackburn, U.S. Patent Number 6,730,224, May 4, 2004, Advanced
Aerobic Thermophilic Methods and Systems for Treating
Organic Materials.
J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler,
U.S. Patent 4,792,519, December 20,
1988, Method for the Monitoring and Control of Microbial Populations.
J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler,
Based on U.S. Patent 4,792,519, Foreign Patents, Method for the Monitoring and
Control of Microbial Populations.
Books
and Dissertation
G.S. Sayler, R. Fox, and J.W. Blackburn, Eds., 1991,
“Environmental Biotechnology for Waste Treatment,” Plenum, New York.
J.W. Blackburn, 1988,
“Frequency Response Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Activity in a
Biological Treatment System”, Ph.D. Dissertation, University Microfilms, Ann
Arbor.
M.L. Rochkind-Dubinsky, G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1987, “Microbiological Decomposition of Chlorinated
Aromatic Hydrocarbons,” Marcel Dekker, New York.
M.L. Rochkind, J.W. Blackburn and G.S. Sayler,
1986, “Microbiological Decomposition of Chlorinated Aromatic Compounds,” U.S.
EPA, HWERL, Ci.
J.W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, M. Mudragaddam,
2006. Offgas Recycle for Increased Heat Production
from Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste—Pilot Studies and Full-Scale
Design, in Progress in Biomass and Bioenergy Research, Nova Publishers.
J.W. Blackburn, 1996, Sources of Limitations
in Bioremediation Removal Rates and Extents, “Organic Pollutants in the
Environment,” Clay Minerals Society, pp. 137-172.
J.W. Blackburn, M.K. Lee, and W.C. Horn,
1995, Enhanced Treatment of Refinery Soils with “Open System” Slurry Reactors,
“Biological Unit Processes for Hazardous Waste Treatment,” Battelle Press,
Columbus, pp. 137-144.
M.J. McFarland, R.C. Sims and J.W. Blackburn,
1991, Use of Treatability Studies in Developing Remediation Strategies for
Contaminated Soils, “Environmental Biotechnology,” Plenum Press, New York, 163-174.
G.S. Sayler and J. W. Blackburn, 1990, Biodegradative Processes and Biological Waste Treatment—Analysis and Control, “Agricultural
and Synthetic Polymers: Biodegradability and Utilization,” American Chemical
Society, Washington, D.C., pp.13-31.
J.W. Blackburn, 1989,
Is There an ‘Uncertainty Principle’ in Microbial Waste Treatment? “Biotreatment of Agricultural Wastewater,” CRC Press, Boca
Raton, pp. 149-161.
G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Modern Biology Methods:
The Role of Biotechnology, “Biotreatment of
Agricultural Wastewater,” CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp.53-71.
J.W. Blackburn, 1979,
Salt Separation/Recovery and Liquid Solid Waste Management, “Water 1978,”
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New York, pp. 111-118.
J. W. Blackburn, D. Das,
Y., Liang, 2008, Invited lecture, Biohydrogen from
Wastes, International Workshop on Biohydrogen Production Technology, February 2008, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
J. W. Blackburn, 2005, Heat
Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, The 2005 Biohydrogen Technology Symposium
and the 3rd International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic
Technology, Dec. 9-11, 2005, Feng Chia University,
Taiwan
J.W.
Blackburn, J. Cheng, Z. Wang, M. Mudragaddam, D. Ricca, K. Sunga, B. Swar, J. May, 2003, Aerobic Thermophilic Digestion: A
Technical and Practical Option for Swine Manure Management, Proc. Pork Industry
Conference, Dec. 11-12, 2003, Champaign, IL.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2003, Comparison of Pilot-scale Batch and Semi-Continuous Aerobic
Thermophilic Swine Waste Reactor Energy Production, Ninth International
Symposium on Animal Agricultural and Food Processing Waste, October 12-15,
2003, Research Triangle Park, NC.
J.
W. Blackburn, Z, Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten,
and E. Storment, 2001, Operating Results from a
1,000-gallon Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste System, International
Symposium on Addressing Animal Production and Environmental Issues, Raleigh,
NC, October 4, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2000, Energy Production and Use from Non-Biogas Aerobic
Thermophilic Treatment of Swine Waste, International Pittsburgh Coal
Conference, September 11-15, 2000. Pittsburgh, PA.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Reduction and Heat Production from Swine
wastes Using Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, Eighth International
Symposium on Animal Agricultural and Food Processing Waste, October 9-11, 2000,
Des Moines, IA.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1997, Open System Slurry Reactors for High Efficiency Remediation of
Fresh or Aged Contaminated Soils, “Gas, Oil and Environmental Biotechnology
IX”, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago.
J.W.
Blackburn, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince, E.J. Harner,
J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas and J.B. Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Comparisons in
Petroleum Site Remediation, Preprints,
Symposia, Bioremediation and Bioprocessing, Division of Petroleum
Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C., pp. 254-259.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1990, Microbial Systems Analysis for Increased Predictive
Reliability in Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon
Bioremediations, “Gas, Oil, and Coal Biotechnology I”, Institute of Gas
Technology, Chicago, pp. 429-444.
G.S. Sayler, R.K.
Jain, L. Houston, A. Ogram, C.A. Pettigrew, J.W.
Blackburn and W.S. Riggsby, 1988, Applications for
DNA Probes in Biodegradation Research, “Perspectives in Microbial Ecology”, 4th ISME, Yugoslavia, pp. 499-508.
J.W. Blackburn, 1998, Problems in and
Potential for Biological Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, Proceedings, 1988
National Meeting of the Air Pollution Control Association, Pittsburgh, pp.
1-15.
D.J. Sikes, M.N. McCulloch, and J.W.
Blackburn, 1984, The Containment and Mitigation of a Formaldehyde Rail Car
Spill Using Novel Chemical and Biological In-Situ Treatment Techniques, “Proc. Hazardous Material Spills Conference,”
Nashville, pp. 38-44.
Invited Papers and Seminars
J. W. Blackburn, 2008, Invited, Biohydrogen from Waste Emphasis on Aerobic Organisms, International Workshop on Biohydrogen Production Technology, IIT Khragpur, India.
J. W. Blackburn and S. Kamatam,
2007, Invited, Renewable Energy Use in Ethanol Production. Advancing Renewable Energy—An American Rural
Renaissance, Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture, St. Louis, Mo.
J. W. Blackburn, 2005, Heat
Production from Renewable Livestock Wastes Using Aerobic Thermophilic Treatment, The 2005 Biohydrogen Technology Symposium
and the 3rd International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic
Technology, Dec. 9-11, 2005, Feng Chia University,
Taiwan
J.
W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2002
Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept., 2002.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2002, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment,
Illinois State University, 2002.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment,
University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten,
E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic
Swine Waste Pilot Plant, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana,
August 29, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2001
Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten,
E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic
Swine Waste Pilot Plant, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL,
Sept. 6-7, 2001.
D.
M. Ricca, E. Storment, Z.
Wang, and J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Reduction of Fecal Bacteria in Benchtop and Large-Scale Aerobic-Thermophilic Batch Reactors,
2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.
J.W.
Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste,
Workshop—Evaluation of Comprehensive Approaches Needed to Improve the Handling
of Farm Animal Manure and Benefit the Environment and the Farming Industry,
Joint Institute for Energy and Environment, Knoxville, TN
J.W.
Blackburn, 1999, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, PorkExpo, Illinois Pork Producers Association,
Peoria, IL.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1998, Agreement Between Lab and Field Bioremediation Results,
Seminar in Microbiology, SIUC.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1997, Separation of Salts from Organics Using Electrodialysis,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Processes and Products Group,
Cincinnati.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1995, Substrate Limitations in Bioremediation Removal Rates and
Extents, Clay Minerals Society Workshop, Baltimore.
J.W.
Blackburn, M.K. Lee and W.C. Horn, 1994, Perturbations for Pollution Prevention
and Profit, Pollution Prevention and Step-Out Remediation, Exxon Internal
Symposium, The Woodlands.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1991, Dynamic Systems Analysis to Improve Understanding and
Performance of Biological Wastewater Treatment, Pulp and Paper Research
Institute of Canada, Vancouver.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1990, Dynamic Microbial Systems Analysis to Improve Understanding
and Performance of Wastewater Treatment Applications, “Colloquium on Microbial Degradation of Organochlorine Compounds,” Pulp and Paper Centre,
University of Toronto.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1989, Systems Analysis for the Development, Optimization and
Application of Environmental Biotechnical Processes, Chevron Biotechnology
Symposium, Richmond, CA.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1989, Improved Understanding and Performance of Biological Treatment
Processes Through Microbial Systems Analysis, TCM Bioreact Chapter, Monsanto Co., St. Louis.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1989, Improved Understanding of PAH Biological Degradation Using
Gene Probes and Microbial Systems Analysis Techniques, EEI, EPRI, GRI
Technology Transfer Seminar for Management of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites,
Pittsburgh.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1988, Problems in and Potential for Biological Treatment of
Hazardous Wastes, 1988 National Meeting of the Air Pollution Control
Association, Dallas.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1987, Is There an Uncertainty Principle in Microbial Waste
Treatment? Scripps Institute of
Oceanography, La Jolla.
J.W.
Blackburn, 1985, Biochemistry vs. Process Scaleup,
Biological Detoxification/Destruction of Organic Contaminants Workshop, U.S.
EPA, Cincinnati.
Yi Cui, Yanna Liang, James W. Blackburn, Southern Illinois
University, 2010, Biofuel
Production From Industrial Waste Crude Glycerol Through Yeast Fermentation, 374bi Poster Session: Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Blackburn J.W. and S. Kamatam,
2007, Invited, Renewable Energy Use in Ethanol Production. Advancing Renewable Energy—An American Rural
Renaissance, Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture, St. Louis, Mo.
J.W. Blackburn
and M. Mahesh (2004) Aerobic Thermophilic Hog Waste Digester for
Coulterville. Joint Annual Meeting on
Food Safety, Ill. Dept of Public Health and Ill. Department of Agriculture,
Peoria.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment,
University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana, August 29, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten,
E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic
Swine Waste Pilot Plant, University of Illinois Field Day, Champaign-Urbana,
August 29, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic Swine Waste Treatment, 2001
Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7, 2001.
J.
W. Blackburn, Z. Wang, D. Ricca, J. May, M. Mudraggadam, D. Reynolds, S. Kasten,
E. Storment, 2001, Advanced Aerobic Thermophilic
Swine Waste Pilot Plant, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL,
Sept. 6-7, 2001.
D.
M. Ricca, E. Storment, Z.
Wang, and J. W. Blackburn, 2001, Reduction of Fecal Bacteria in Benchtop and Large-Scale Aerobic-Thermophilic Batch
Reactors, 2001 Illinois Food Safety Symposium, St. Charles, IL, Sept. 6-7,
2001.
J.W.
Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste,
Workshop—Evaluation of Comprehensive Approaches Needed to Improve the Handling
of Farm Animal Manure and Benefit the Environment and the Farming Industry,
Joint Institute for Energy and Environment, Knoxville, TN
J.W. Blackburn, 1999, Profitable Odor
Control, Energy and Products from Swine Waste, PorkExpo,
Illinois Pork Producers Association, Peoria, IL.
J. W. Blackburn, 2000, Profitable Odor
Reduction and Heat Production from Swine wastes Using Advanced Aerobic
Thermophilic Treatment, Eighth International Symposium on Animal Agricultural
and Food Processing Waste, October 9-11, 2000, Des Moines, IA.
J.W.Blackburn, 1998, Problems with
the Agreement Between Lab and Field Bioremediation Studies, 98th General Meeting, American Society for Microbiology, Atlanta.
J.W. Blackburn and J. Cheng, 1998,
Bioremediation of Petroleum Products on Artificial Soils, Materials Research
Symposium, Carbondale.
J.W. Blackburn, 1996, Open System Slurry
Reactors for High Efficiency Remediation of Fresh or Aged Contaminated Soils,
IGT Symposium for Gas, Oil and Environmental Biotechnology IX, Boulder.
J.W. Blackburn, 1995, Limitations in
Bioremediation Removal Rates and Extents, Clay Minerals Society Workshop,
Baltimore.
J.W. Blackburn, M.K. Lee, and W.C. Horn,
1995, Enhanced Treatment of Refinery Soils with “Open System” Slurry
Reactors, Third International In Situ
and On-Site Bioremediation Symposium, San Diego.
J.W. Blackburn, W.K. Robbins, R.C. Prince,
E.J. Harner, J.R. Clark, R.M. Atlas and J.B.
Wilkinson, 1993, Experimental Comparisons in Petroleum Site Remediation, 1993 National Meeting, American
Chemical Society, Denver.
J.W. Blackburn and P.M. DiGrazia,
1991, Comparison of the Dynamic Naphthalene Biotransformation Response in
Wastewater Activated Sludge and Continuous Soil Slurry Reactors, 41st Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, Vancouver.
J.W. Blackburn, P.M. DiGrazia and O. Webb, 1989, Systems Analysis/Identification for Disclosing Metabolic
Structure in Microbial Waste Treatment Systems, 197th National
Meeting, American Chemical Society, Dallas.
J.W. Blackburn, 1989, Problems in the
Selection of Biological Rate Expressions and Parameters for Fate Predictions in
Microbial Treatment, Society of Environ. Toxicology and Chemistry, Toronto.
P.M. DiGrazia, J.W.
Blackburn, P.R. Bienkowski, B. Hilton, G.D. Reed,
J.M.H. King, and G.S. Sayler, 1989, Development of a
Systems Analysis Approach for Resolving the Structure of Biodegrading Soil
Systems, 11th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals,
Boulder.
J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Microbial Systems
Analysis of Naphthalene Biotransformation Using Frequency Response Techniques,
American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Miami Beach.
Feldhake, D.J., J.M.H. King
and J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Phenotypic and Genotypic Screening of Naphthalene
Degrading Bacteria, American Society for
Microbiology National Meeting, Miami Beach.
J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Naphthalene
Biotransformation Kinetics in a Dynamically Perturbed Biological Treatment
System, HMCRI National Conference on Hazardous Waste Treatment by Genetically
Engineered or Adapted Organisms, Washington D.C.
J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Microbial Systems
Analysis for Increased Predictive Reliability in Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Bioremediations, Symposium on Gas, Oil and Coal Biotechnology,
Institute of Gas Technology, New Orleans.
J.W. Blackburn, 1988, Reliable Environmental
Biotechnology through Microbial Systems Analysis, Biochemical Engineering VI,
Engineering Foundation, Santa Barbara.
J.W. Blackburn, R.K. Jain and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial Ecology of a
Catabolic Genotype in a Biological Treatment Process, American Society for
Microbiology National Meeting, Atlanta.
J.W. Blackburn, G.S. Sayler and R.K. Jain, 1987, Variability of Biotransformation Rates in Complex
Ecosystems, American Society for Microbiology National Meeting, Atlanta.
J.W. Blackburn, T.L. Donaldson, R.K. Jain,
and G.S. Sayler, 1987, The Molecular Microbial
Ecology of a Catabolic Genotype in Activated Sludge, EPA Symposium on
Biological Treatment of Hazardous Waste, Seattle.
R.K. Jain, J.W. Blackburn, and G.S. Sayler, 1986, The Use of Gene Probes to Monitor Catabolic
Genotypes in a Continuous Mixed Culture Microbial System, Southern Symposium on
In-Situ Treatment and Immobilization of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste,
Knoxville.
J.W. Blackburn, 1986, Competitive Physical
and Chemical Processes in Biological Waste Treatment, Southern Symposium on
In-Situ Treatment and Immobilization of Hazardous and Radioactive Waste,
Knoxville.
M.L. Rochkind, G.S. Sayler and J.W. Blackburn, 1985, Microbial Pathways
of Chlorinated Aromatic Compound Dissimilation, National Meeting, American
Society for Microbiology, Las Vegas.
J.W. Blackburn, W.L.Troxler,
and G.S. Sayler, 1984, Prediction of the Fate of
Organic Chemicals in a Biological
Treatment Process--An Overview, Winter National Meeting, American Institute of
Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.
K.N. Truong and J.W. Blackburn, 1984, The
Stripping of Organic Chemicals in Biological Treatment Processes, Winter
National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.
J.W. Blackburn, W.L. Troxler,
R.P. Zink and S.C. Meckstroth, 1984, The Adsorption
of Organic Chemicals onto Biomass in Activated Sludge Processes, Winter
National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.
G.S. Sayler, A.
Breen, J.W. Blackburn, O. Yagi, 1984, Predictive
Assessment of Priority Pollutant Bio-Oxidation Kinetics on Activated Sludge,
Winter National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Atlanta.
J.W. Blackburn, 1981, Organic Emission
Control Devices, Fall National Meeting, American Institute of Chemical
Engineers, New Orleans.
J.W. Blackburn, 1979, Salt
Separation/Recovery and Liquid-Solid Waste Management, Summer National Meeting
of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Philadelphia.