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
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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
Sugar Extraction and Ionic Liquid Recycling Using Alkaline Solutions EJIB-3117
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
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
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