APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels Precursors of industrial chemicals ADVANTAGES: Improves isopentenol production at fermentor scale Allows for improved isopentenol generation under anaerobic or microaerobic conditions Provides a screening platform with enhanced efficiency for screening various mutant libraries ABSTRACT: A research team led by Taek … [Read more...] about Enzyme Screening Platform for phosphomevalonate decarboxylase 2016-110
Biotechnology
Enzymes Enabling Toluene Biosynthesis and Tailoring of Aromatic Compounds 2017-126
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: “Green” production of toluene, ethylbenzene, or other aromatic hydrocarbons ADVANTAGES: Enables production of commodity chemicals from non-petroleum feedstocks Uses self-regenerating catalysts ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified an enzyme to biochemically synthesize renewable … [Read more...] about Enzymes Enabling Toluene Biosynthesis and Tailoring of Aromatic Compounds 2017-126
Synthesis of Renewable Deep Eutectic Solvents from Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds 2017-060
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of biofuels and biomass-based products Biomass processing and pretreatment Synthesis of renewable deep eutectic solvents (DESs) ADVANTAGES: Utilizes sustainable solvents for biomass processing Decreases costs of biomass processing Reduces steps required for DES synthesis ABSTRACT: Inexpensive and renewable … [Read more...] about Synthesis of Renewable Deep Eutectic Solvents from Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds 2017-060
Parallel Droplet Manipulation and Digital Microfluidic Droplet Generation, Transport, Splitting and Merging 2017-053
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Improved digital microfluidic (DMF) technologies to enable chip-based synthetic biology and biological assays Automation of droplet manipulation ADVANTAGES: Facilitates manufacturing and operation of chips for synthetic biology and biological assays Automates aqueous drop generation and manipulation Reduces production … [Read more...] about Parallel Droplet Manipulation and Digital Microfluidic Droplet Generation, Transport, Splitting and Merging 2017-053
Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Semi-synthetic drug synthesis Flavor and fragrance production ADVANTAGES: Enables diverse functionalization of terpenoid structures Increases the diversity of chemicals available Reduces costs of chemical production ABSTRACT: A Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) research team led by Jay Keasling has … [Read more...] about Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119