APPLICATIONS: Biorefineries Ionic liquid manufacturing ADVANTAGES: Potential to reduce capital costs of lignocellulosic biorefineries Improves ability to create high-valued ionic liquids from biomass ABSTRACT: Researchers led by Blake Simmons and Seema Singh at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have demonstrated that mucic acid – the aldaric acid of … [Read more...] about Derivitization of Sugars into Ionic Liquids 2015-059
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Toaster Software: Optimizing CRISPR Technologies for Genome Editing 2016-056
APPLICATIONS: Synthetic biology Biotechnology research ADVANTAGES: Design tool for both guide RNA and for CRISPR sequences Models secondary structures ABSTRACT: Researcher Sarah Richardson of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed Toaster, a software program that designs Cas9 targeting reagents for non-human model organisms. Given a genome … [Read more...] about Toaster Software: Optimizing CRISPR Technologies for Genome Editing 2016-056
Synthesized Adipic Acid for Renewable Chemical Production 2015-106
APPLICATIONS: Renewable commodity chemical production ADVANTAGES: Environmentally friendly and sustainable pathway to commodity chemicals Reduces dependence on petroleum products The polyketide synthases can be modified to tailor make a variety of dicarboxylic acids ABSTRACT Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a technology … [Read more...] about Synthesized Adipic Acid for Renewable Chemical Production 2015-106
Artificial Metalloproteins For Producing New Chemicals and Materials 2015-184
APPLICATIONS Catalysis for the synthesis of fine chemicals and specialty chemicals Production of new chemicals and materials Stereoselective synthesis, including enantioselective synthesis ADVANTAGES More diverse range of reaction specificity than for small-molecule catalysts Increased speed and selectivity of enzymatic reactions Creation of abiological … [Read more...] about Artificial Metalloproteins For Producing New Chemicals and Materials 2015-184
Shock Injector Enabling Clinical Use of Electron Beam Therapy – Low-Laser Energy Electron Injection into Laser Plasma Accelerators 2015-150
APPLICATIONS: Clinical use of electron beam therapy Electron source for ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) Compact Bremsstrahlung source ADVANTAGES: Produces stable electrons using low laser energy Allows for highly controlled electron beam placement Shortens cancer treatment time and increases efficacy Enables positionable electron beam … [Read more...] about Shock Injector Enabling Clinical Use of Electron Beam Therapy – Low-Laser Energy Electron Injection into Laser Plasma Accelerators 2015-150