APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Deconstruction of biomass into fermentable sugars and lignin Biofuels, bioproducts, valuable chemicals BENEFITS: Readily implementable and no large barrier to entry (i.e. reactors, chemicals) Effective pretreatment solvents with several leverageable key properties Achieves a high concentration of fermentable sugars while leaving … [Read more...] about Cost-effective Biomass Pretreatment Via Diamines and Polyamines 2020-034
Biomass Deconstruction
Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Adhesives Biodegradable polyesters Performance-advantaged polymers Antibacterial agents Water decontamination agents Co-product in bioenergy crops BENEFITS: Reduced production costs in comparison to previous methods Adds value to future bioenergy crops (PDC is a co-product) BACKGROUND: 2-pyrone-4-6-dicarboxylic … [Read more...] about Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069
Economical “In Situ” Ionic Liquid and Deep Eutectic Solvent Synthesis 2019-104
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biomass conversion BENEFITS: Less expensive route to synthesizing ILs Minimizes impurity formation and the need for IL purification When using choline-based ILs, the water produced during the synthesis does not need to be removed and is a component of the pretreatment solvent Minimizes IL losses due to transfer … [Read more...] about Economical “In Situ” Ionic Liquid and Deep Eutectic Solvent Synthesis 2019-104
Ensiled Biomass to Increase Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Efficiency 2019-102
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biomass conversion BENEFITS: Reduced feedstock recalcitrance to enzymatic hydrolysis Reduced IL loading required for effective pretreatment Higher sugar conversion efficiencies Elimination of several previously required critical steps (e.g. pH adjustment) BACKGROUND: While silage has been investigated as a … [Read more...] about Ensiled Biomass to Increase Ionic Liquid Pretreatment Efficiency 2019-102
Use of Alkanolamines for Lignin Extraction in the Pretreatment of Biomass 2019-148
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Waste biomass conversion (e.g. agricultural residues, wood/paper/pulping, grasses) into biofuels and/or bioproducts BENEFITS: Less expensive than currently used solvents Can be distilled at low temperatures achieving near complete recovery for reuse … [Read more...] about Use of Alkanolamines for Lignin Extraction in the Pretreatment of Biomass 2019-148