APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production — diesel and kerosene Commodity chemical production Electrofuels research CO2 mitigation Bioplastics ADVANTAGES: Direct conversion of H2 and CO2 into fuels More efficient than photosynthesis Not reliant on plant sugars; unaffected by commodity crop prices Recycles carbon from atmosphere and waste … [Read more...] about Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production IB-3131
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Fast Scintillation Detectors Using Direct-Gap Semiconductors IB-1833
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Detection of ionizing radiation (e.g. x-rays, gamma rays, neutrons) Nuclear materials detection Nondestructive materials evaluation Nuclear medical imaging Electromagnetic shower counters for high energy physics and astrophysics Oil well logging ADVANTAGES: Doping strategy is designed to transform a direct-gap … [Read more...] about Fast Scintillation Detectors Using Direct-Gap Semiconductors IB-1833
j5: Automated DNA Assembly Design Software ECRB-2836, EIB-2928
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biotechnology research and development Biofuels research and development ADVANTAGES: Reduces the labor associated with current technologies Determines cost-minimizing DNA assembly strategies Condenses multiple projects for use with high-throughput platforms ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have … [Read more...] about j5: Automated DNA Assembly Design Software ECRB-2836, EIB-2928
Improving Long Term Storage of Biofuels with Structure-based Engineering of Geranylgeranyl Reductases EIB-2867
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Other fermentative processes used for chemical production ADVANTAGES: Efficiently addresses long term storage issues of isoprenoid-based biofuels Regenerates NAD+ more cost effectively to maintain redox balance in biofuel-producing host strains Could increase product yield ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint … [Read more...] about Improving Long Term Storage of Biofuels with Structure-based Engineering of Geranylgeranyl Reductases EIB-2867
Biosynthetically Produced Pinene for Jet Fuel or Chemical Applications EJIB-2895
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biosynthetic jet fuel Fragrance manufacturing ADVANTAGES: Sustainable process Platform for cost effective, large scale biosynthetic fuel and chemical production ABSTRACT: A Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) research team has constructed a metabolic pathway to produce the monoterpene pinene, an immediate chemical precursor to a … [Read more...] about Biosynthetically Produced Pinene for Jet Fuel or Chemical Applications EJIB-2895