APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of sustainable blue dyes and colorings from renewable lignin carbon streams ADVANTAGES: Reached 77% of maximum theoretical yield of indigoidine from para-coumarate and 7.3 g/L. Does not require that cells enter stationary phase before product can accumulate BACKGROUND: Production of synthetic dyes in the textile … [Read more...] about Production of Indigoidine from Metabolically Engineered Pseudomonas putida 2023-064
Bio-based products
Metabolically Engineered Pseudomonas putida for the Bioproduction of Shinorine, a Natural Sunscreen 2021-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Sunscreen cream ADVANTAGES: Environmentally-friendly sunscreen compound High product titer and yield Fast-growing microbe host Eliminates the use of agricultural plants as feedstocks for Shinorine production BACKGROUND: Compounds such as Oxybenzone, Zinc Oxide (ZnO), and Titanium Dioxide, (TiO2) are ubiquitous in many … [Read more...] about Metabolically Engineered Pseudomonas putida for the Bioproduction of Shinorine, a Natural Sunscreen 2021-119
Materials Technologies
Strong, Long-Range, Aligned Lamellar Structures for Biomedical (Synthetic Bone) and Energy Applications 2015-018 This invention addresses traditional freeze casting issues by creating a second temperature gradient to align the freeze fronts and produce lamellar sheets with long-range orientation. Applications include a wide range of composite materials such as Synthetic … [Read more...] about Materials Technologies
Biomanufacturing Technologies & Tools
Engineering S. cerevisiae to Produce Isoprenol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Chemicals 2020-086 This invention incorporates both the original mevalonate pathway and isopentenyl diphosphate-bypass pathway for isoprenol production. By constructing a knockout strain of a key endogenous gene, the strain achieved 380 mg/L titer. Inventors: Taek Soon Lee, Jinho … [Read more...] about Biomanufacturing Technologies & Tools
Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Schiff-base Ionic Liquids 2020-149
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Conversion of waste biomass into biofuels and/or bioproducts BENEFITS: Provides an approach to employ under-utilized lignin fractions Cost-effective production of fermentable sugars and lignin fractionation (a major hurdle for producing commercially viable bioenergy from waste biomass) Efficient processing of a wide … [Read more...] about Fractionation of Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Schiff-base Ionic Liquids 2020-149