APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gasoline replacement ADVANTAGES: Higher energy content than ethanol and butanol Compatible with standard vehicles and engines Potential for lower cost, less energy-intensive production than other fuels Low water solubility enables distribution via pipeline ABSTRACT: Jay Keasling and Howard Chou of Berkeley Lab and the Joint … [Read more...] about 5-Carbon Alcohols for Drop-in Gasoline Replacement EIB-2392, EIB-3112
Biotechnology
Renewable Chemicals Produced from Lignin EIO-3265
APPLICATIONS Produces high value commodity and specialty chemicals derived from lignin, including Benzene Toluene Xylene Styrene Biphenols Cyclohexane Syringaldehyde Vanillin and vanillic acid ADVANTAGES Derives valuable chemicals from renewable sources Utilizes waste lignin from biofuels production, paper pulping and agriculture Potential to … [Read more...] about Renewable Chemicals Produced from Lignin EIO-3265
Engineered Bacterium with Resistance to Ionic Liquid EJIB-3127
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: May reduce the need to dilute or remove ionic liquid between pretreatment and biofuel production stages May allow for fermentation under septic conditions ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have determined the genes responsible for the molecular mechanism of ionic liquid … [Read more...] about Engineered Bacterium with Resistance to Ionic Liquid EJIB-3127
Rapid Discovery and Optimization of Enzyme Solutions Using Tagged Biomass and Mass Spectrometry EJIB-3262
APPLICATIONS Biofuel production Glycobiology Drug discovery Enzyme bioengineering ADVANTAGES Allows native substrates to screen for specific enzymatic activities Small sample volume, high throughput Potential to aid explanation of enzyme catalytic mechanism ABSTRACT Creating optimal enzymes to improve the efficiency of converting biomass into sugars … [Read more...] about Rapid Discovery and Optimization of Enzyme Solutions Using Tagged Biomass and Mass Spectrometry EJIB-3262
Mixed Bioenergy Feedstock Processing Using Ionic Liquids EJIB-3078
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass pretreatment to extract 6C sugars from mixed feedstocks for Lignocellulosic biofuel production High value biomaterials production ADVANTAGES: Works on a wide range of biomass feedstock types Enables increased conversion of biomass per acre where intercropping and similar cultivation methods are used Compatible with … [Read more...] about Mixed Bioenergy Feedstock Processing Using Ionic Liquids EJIB-3078