APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gasoline replacement ADVANTAGES: Higher energy content than ethanol and butanol Compatible with standard vehicles and engines Potential for lower cost, less energy-intensive production than other fuels Low water solubility enables distribution via pipeline ABSTRACT: Jay Keasling and Howard Chou of Berkeley Lab and the Joint … [Read more...] about 5-Carbon Alcohols for Drop-in Gasoline Replacement EIB-2392, EIB-3112
Biofuels
Engineered Bacterium with Resistance to Ionic Liquid EJIB-3127
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: May reduce the need to dilute or remove ionic liquid between pretreatment and biofuel production stages May allow for fermentation under septic conditions ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have determined the genes responsible for the molecular mechanism of ionic liquid … [Read more...] about Engineered Bacterium with Resistance to Ionic Liquid EJIB-3127
Ligninolytic Enzyme Production CIB-2835
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Bioconversion of plant residues used in the following industries: Pulp and paper Biofuel production Food processing Textile Dye Cosmetics Bioremediation of environments polluted with xenobiotics Biosensors Analytical biochemistry ADVANTAGES: Very low production costs Very high yield of laccase and … [Read more...] about Ligninolytic Enzyme Production CIB-2835
Production of 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) EIO-3006
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of Isoprenoid-based biofuels Pharmaceuticals Neutraceuticals Flavors and fragrances Rubber (isoprene) ADVANTAGES: Improves isoprenoid production rates Conserves metabolic materials (carbon) and energy Significantly higher pathway theoretical yield compared to wild type DXP pathway (particularly using feedstocks … [Read more...] about Production of 1-deoxyxylulose-5-phosphate (DXP) EIO-3006
Production of Fatty-Acid-Derived Biofuels and Chemicals in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2013-113
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Green source of Biofuels Polymers Lubricants Cosmetics, flavors, fragrances Pharmaceuticals ADVANTAGES: S. cerevisiae more genetically tractable than microalgae or oleaginous yeast Mutant strains easy to generate, isolate, analyze Proven track record of S. cerevisiae in industrial applications Readily … [Read more...] about Production of Fatty-Acid-Derived Biofuels and Chemicals in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2013-113