APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass conversion for biofuels and renewable chemicals ADVANTAGES: Ionic liquid does not need to be removed to saccharify cellulose after pretreatment Efficient “one pot” pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and fermentation process ABSTRACT: Industries such as biofuels and renewable chemicals have turned to ionic liquids as … [Read more...] about Switchable Ionic Liquids for Biomass Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis 2014-064
Biomass Deconstruction
Engineered Microorganisms Resistant to Ionic Liquids 2013-120
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Renewable chemical production ADVANTAGES: Improves the commercial viability of microbially produced biofuels Approximately doubles the yield of Soluble sugars from biomass Biofuels from fermentation reactions ABSTRACT: Many biofuel companies pretreat biomass with an ionic liquid (IL) to separate … [Read more...] about Engineered Microorganisms Resistant to Ionic Liquids 2013-120
Broadly pH-tolerant Cellulase Enzymes EJIB-3264
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Enables ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification with a washing step Thermophilic Tolerates broad range of pH levels ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have enabled the combination of pretreatment and saccharification steps for processing lignocellulosic biomass … [Read more...] about Broadly pH-tolerant Cellulase Enzymes EJIB-3264
EIO-2667
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrolysis of pretreated biomass for biofuels production Paper recycling and pulp processing for paper manufacturing Any application involving recovery of sugars from biomass ADVANTAGES: Compatible with ionic liquid pretreatment More efficient than naturally occurring enzymes More stable than commercially available … [Read more...] about EIO-2667
Multi-functional Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Glucan, Mannan and Xylan EJIB-3057
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biofuel production Paper manufacturing and recycling Improvements in efficiency of existing enzymes while decreasing complexity of enzyme “cocktails” ADVANTAGES: Reduced enzyme loading for lower operating cost Reduces number of enzymes to liberate C5/C6 sugars from biomass ABSTRACT: Researchers at the DOE … [Read more...] about Multi-functional Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Glucan, Mannan and Xylan EJIB-3057