Closing the Loop: Ionic Liquids from Biomass Waste Could Pretreat Plants Destined for Biofuels
Recycling waste from biofuel production could lower cost for future biorefineries.
Recycling waste from biofuel production could lower cost for future biorefineries.
A novel E. coli fatty acid biosynthesis system could more efficiently convert biomass to desired products.
New findings will help extend the lifetime of catalysts used to process bio-oils in liquid systems.
Identifying enzyme instigators will speed the ability to manipulate plant cell wall structures for renewable feedstocks.
Advances in simulating biogeochemical processes in permafrost will improve predictions of potential impacts on climate.
Glaciers in cold, dry ecosystems respond differently to changes in climate than glaciers in warmer climates.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost.
Microbes often evolve and work together to thrive in no oxygen situations, hinting at how carbon and energy flow just below soils and sediments.
Findings could aid contaminant management efforts at former weapons production and industrial processing sites.
Discovery of a new enzyme system sheds further light on a microbe’s ability to efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.