APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass pretreatment for biofuel production Recovery of products using biphasic liquid-liquid extraction Recovery and recycle of ionic liquids ADVANTAGES: Facilitates cost effective use of ionic liquids for pretreatment by enabling easy ionic liquid recovery Sugars can be released in situ and then … [Read more...] about Sugar Extraction and Ionic Liquid Recycling Using Alkaline Solutions EJIB-3117
Biotechnology
Ligninolytic Enzyme Production CIB-2835
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Bioconversion of plant residues used in the following industries: Pulp and paper Biofuel production Food processing Textile Dye Cosmetics Bioremediation of environments polluted with xenobiotics Biosensors Analytical biochemistry ADVANTAGES: Very low production costs Very high yield of laccase and … [Read more...] about Ligninolytic Enzyme Production CIB-2835
Acid Hydrolysis of Biomass and Increased Sugar Recovery by Solvent Extraction EJIB-3030
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biofuel production Paper pulping ADVANTAGES: Selective production and extraction of sugars Over 80% yield of C6 and C5 sugars Eliminates the need for high cost cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes to liberate monomeric sugars from biomass Facilitates ionic liquid recycling to reduce process … [Read more...] about Acid Hydrolysis of Biomass and Increased Sugar Recovery by Solvent Extraction EJIB-3030
NIMS-based Multiplexed Enzymatic Assays EJIB-2926
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel development Industrial enzyme manufacturing ADVANTAGES: Enables evaluation of several enzymatic reactions in parallel Can be used directly with crude environmental samples Potential for rapid parallel analysis with low sample volumes ABSTRACT: Trent Northen and colleagues at Berkeley Lab and JBEI have developed a rapid … [Read more...] about NIMS-based Multiplexed Enzymatic Assays EJIB-2926
Fractionation and Removal of Solutes from Ionic Liquids EJIB-2729
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Ionic liquid recovery from biomass pretreatment Lignin recovery from ionic liquid Fractionation of biomass and specialty chemicals Separation technologies and chemical synthesis involving ionic liquids ADVANTAGES: Over 90% ionic liquid recovery Minimizes energy, reagents, and equipment required Does not require addition of salts … [Read more...] about Fractionation and Removal of Solutes from Ionic Liquids EJIB-2729