Photo credit: Ritesh Melawal APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Laboratory and field study of plant microbiomes for improved plant sustainability and yield ADVANTAGES: Cost effective and easy to use Enables non-destructive, reproducible experiments Can be sealed during experiment cycle to decrease possibility of contamination Requires very small volume of … [Read more...] about EcoFAB Plant Growth Chambers for Microbiome Research 2017-048
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Metal-organic Frameworks for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Derivatives to Renewable Platform Chemicals such as HMF 2014-138
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biobased fuel and chemical production ABSTRACT: The production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulose-derived 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) is important to the biobased fuel and chemical industry because HMF can be further converted to C9-C15 alkanes, 2,5-dimethylfuran, ethyl levulinate, 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals, and … [Read more...] about Metal-organic Frameworks for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Derivatives to Renewable Platform Chemicals such as HMF 2014-138
HMF Production via Enzymatic Conversion of Glucose and Fructose and the Use of ILs to Catalyze Fructose to HMF 2014-136
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biobased fuel and chemical production ABSTRACT: The production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulose-derived 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) is important to the biobased fuel and chemical industry because HMF can be further converted to C9-C15 alkanes, 2,5-dimethylfuran, ethyl levulinate, 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals, and … [Read more...] about HMF Production via Enzymatic Conversion of Glucose and Fructose and the Use of ILs to Catalyze Fructose to HMF 2014-136
Efflux Pump Variants to Improve Tolerance and Production of Alpha-Olefin 2013-181
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biobased fuel and chemical production ADVANTAGES: Addresses limits, due to toxicity of the final product, for microbial production levels of chemicals ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified host cells with genetic modifications to an AcrB gene, or homolog, that result in improved … [Read more...] about Efflux Pump Variants to Improve Tolerance and Production of Alpha-Olefin 2013-181
High-Level Production of Fatty Alcohols from Engineered Yeast 2017-097
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial lubricants and surfactants Personal care products Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Sustainable sourcing for fatty alcohols Highest titers and yields for fatty alcohols produced from cerevisiae yeast to date Allows for specific chemical modifications of fatty alcohols ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) … [Read more...] about High-Level Production of Fatty Alcohols from Engineered Yeast 2017-097