APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biofuel production Paper manufacturing and recycling Improvements in efficiency of existing enzymes while decreasing complexity of enzyme “cocktails” ADVANTAGES: Reduced enzyme loading for lower operating cost Reduces number of enzymes to liberate C5/C6 sugars from biomass ABSTRACT: Researchers at the DOE … [Read more...] about Multi-functional Enzymes for Hydrolysis of Glucan, Mannan and Xylan EJIB-3057
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Halophilic and Thermostable Cellulases Tolerant to Ionic Liquids EJIB-3028
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lignocellulosic biofuel production Pulp, paper and textile applications Detergent additive ADVANTAGES: Increases monomeric sugar yield from biomass pretreatment Can tolerate high salt levels and ionic liquids better than current fungal CBH enzymes Supports the use of recyclable ionic liquids for biomass pretreatment May … [Read more...] about Halophilic and Thermostable Cellulases Tolerant to Ionic Liquids EJIB-3028
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
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
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