APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Renewable fuels Flavors, fragrances, and cosmetics ADVANTAGES: Consolidated, bio-based route eliminates multiple synthetic steps and purifications Utilizes readily available reagents to reduce production costs Enables production of a wide variety of alkyl lactones from a single renewable feedstock ABSTRACT: A team of … [Read more...] about Enzymatic Activation and Cyclization of Hydroxy Fatty Acids for the Production of Alkyl Lactones 2016-054
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Converting Lignin to Ionic Liquids without Reductive Amination 2014-166
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Ionic liquid manufacturing Biorefinery and biomass pretreatment Paper and pulp production Heat transfer and electrolyte liquids ADVANTAGES: Reduces the cost of synthesizing ionic liquids Provides a route to manufacture ionic liquids from renewable resources Widely applicable to lignin, hemicellulose, and their … [Read more...] about Converting Lignin to Ionic Liquids without Reductive Amination 2014-166
Converting Depolymerized Lignin into Value-added Products 2015-057
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel/chemical production from lignocellulosic feedstocks ADVANTAGES: Reduces capital costs at a lignocellulosic biorefinery Efficient low-carbon emission ABSTRACT: Efficient conversion of lignocellulose requires the utilization of all its primary components (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin), yet no microbe in commercial … [Read more...] about Converting Depolymerized Lignin into Value-added Products 2015-057
Host Cell Modified to Produce Lactams 2016-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial biotechnologies, fermentation industry, renewable chemical companies ADVANTAGES: Occurs at lower temperature and pressure ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a technology for the microbial production of lactams from renewable sources. The JBEI technology uses in vitro enzyme … [Read more...] about Host Cell Modified to Produce Lactams 2016-119
Producing Hydroxytyrosol in Engineered Escherichia Coli 2016-118
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dietary supplements Animal feed Antioxidant containing functional food ADVANTAGES: Stable and sustainable formation of antioxidants with high purity Provides a renewable microbial platform for production of a wide range of chemicals ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers led by Taek Soon Lee have developed a … [Read more...] about Producing Hydroxytyrosol in Engineered Escherichia Coli 2016-118