Feedstocks

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production Aromatics production Pulp and paper manufacturing Forage ADVANTAGES: Optimizes lignin reduction, sugar yield Targeted to specific tissues Dominant approach Maintains vessel function, pathogen resistance, plant growth Reduces waste from biofuels processing Applicable to other processes that convert … [Read more...] about Engineering Competitive Pathways for Tissue-Specific Lignin Reduction EIB-3266

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Feedstocks for biofuel production Paper production ADVANTAGES: Resulting feedstocks yield soluble sugars with a high hexose content Resulting feedstocks may demonstrate improved digestibility ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a suite of technologies to engineer feedstock plants with … [Read more...] about Improved Crops with Increased Galactan Content EIB-3144

APPLICATIONS Biofuel production ADVANTAGES Pathway to more efficient saccharification in bioenergy plants Increases soluble sugar extraction compared to wild type plants ABSTRACT Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a glycosyltransferase encoded by a rice gene that is critical for xylose biosynthesis in plant cell walls. … [Read more...] about Improving Saccharification Efficiency by Inhibiting a Xylosyltransferase EJIB-3136

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels: reduced cell wall recalcitrance and lignin polymerization in feedstocks (e.g., poplar, eucalyptus, switchgrass, miscanthus) Paper production: reduced pulping cost associated with delignification Forage: increased digestibility of crops used as animal feed (e.g., alfalfa) ADVANTAGES: Increased saccharification efficiency with … [Read more...] about Lignification Stoppers EIB-2929

APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Facilitates xylan extraction ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a rice acyltransferase gene that, with increased expression, improves both the extraction of xylan and saccharification without significant changes in plant health, seed mass and biomass, compared … [Read more...] about Improved Xylan Extraction EJIB-2915