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
Biotechnology
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
ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Genome sequencing ABSTRACT: Increased sequencing of microbial genomes has revealed that prevailing prokaryotic species assignments can be inconsistent with whole genome information for a significant number of species. The long-standing need for a systematic and scalable species assignment technique can be met by the genome-wide Average … [Read more...] about ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
Selective Complexation and Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions from Other Ions 2017-107
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Nuclear energy or nuclear fuel reprocessing plants Pharmaceutical isotope production Pharmaceutical companies using lanthanide or actinide drugs Chemical industry ADVANTAGES: Highly selective Improved performance and reliability Versatile process Fewer steps ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Rebecca Abergel and … [Read more...] about Selective Complexation and Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions from Other Ions 2017-107