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Biomass Sugars to Hydrocarbon Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Enzymatic Hydrolysis Development  Efforts

Biomass Sugars to Hydrocarbon Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Enzymatic Hydrolysis Development Efforts

February 25, 2020 |

Reducing cost and improving manufacturability of the biomass sugar platform through Continuous Enzymatic Hydrolysis (CEH) technology is one of the goals for NREL. James D. McMillan from NREL shared the latest research developments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) 2019 Project Peer Review on how CEH is essential to realize economical […]

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Switchgrass advance: JBEI’s ionic liquid pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis scales effectively

Switchgrass advance: JBEI’s ionic liquid pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis scales effectively

December 16, 2013 |

In California, researchers from the DOE-Office of Science funded Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), in conjunction with staff from the DOE-Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funded Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, published the paper, “Scale-Up and Evaluation of High Solid Ionic Liquid Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Switchgrass,” in […]

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Enzymatic Depolymerization, Catalysts, Reactive Extrusion: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Circular Plastics

Enzymatic Depolymerization, Catalysts, Reactive Extrusion: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Circular Plastics

April 29, 2021 |

Enymatic hydrolysis, thermomechanical pretreatment, bioconversion and other ways to recycle plastic waste can change the way we look at plastics and polymers. Check out this illuminating slide guide from the University of Massachusetts on waste-to-energy, advanced recycling methods, and more.

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Brazilian researchers to fungi to understand enzymes for 2G ethanol hydrolysis

Brazilian researchers to fungi to understand enzymes for 2G ethanol hydrolysis

April 16, 2018 |

In Brazil, production of second-generation (2G) ethanol from sugarcane requires enzymatic hydrolysis, in which enzymes from microorganisms act together to break down and convert the carbohydrates in sugarcane straw and bagasse into sugars capable of undergoing fermentation. Understanding the genetic mechanisms that regulate the control and production of hydrolytic enzymes by microorganisms is considered fundamental […]

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ICGEB researchers identify fungal gene that produces key CBH1 enzyme for hydrolysis

ICGEB researchers identify fungal gene that produces key CBH1 enzyme for hydrolysis

April 12, 2017 |

In India, researchers at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology have identified a gene in the P. funiculosum fungus that produces GH7 cellobiohydrolases (CBH1) to break down cellulose, similar to its cousin Trichoderma reesei commonly used in enzymatic hydrolysis for cellulosic ethanol production. The discovery is expected to help further develop processes that reduce […]

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Unlocking the Future with Biofuels: A Pathway to Sustainable Mobility Transformation

Unlocking the Future with Biofuels: A Pathway to Sustainable Mobility Transformation

November 14, 2023 |

By Shrikant Rathi, Executive Director, Praj Americas Special to The Digest In an era defined by environmental concerns and the urgent need to transition towards renewable energy sources, ethanol has emerged as a key contender in shaping the future of sustainable energy. Its multifaceted role in ensuring energy security, its transformative capacity as a biorefinery, […]

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The key to a successful cellulosic ethanol project

The key to a successful cellulosic ethanol project

December 27, 2021 |

By Mallikarjun Navalgund, President, Advanced Biofuels and Chemicals, Praj Industries Special to The Digest The need From the World Energy Outlook Report, 2021 it is clear that the pledges made so far in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are grossly inadequate to stay under the 2 °C, let alone the 1.5 °C target. Humankind, more […]

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On the Move – Protera appoints Novozymes Exec, Transform Materials new CEO, Stora Enso VP & RSB Executive Director leave, AgBiome new board members, renewable energy lawyers move, 10 new bioeconomy additions to Lee Enterprises, Biotalys, Eagle Genomics

On the Move – Protera appoints Novozymes Exec, Transform Materials new CEO, Stora Enso VP & RSB Executive Director leave, AgBiome new board members, renewable energy lawyers move, 10 new bioeconomy additions to Lee Enterprises, Biotalys, Eagle Genomics

May 20, 2021 |

As birds migrate in the spring, we see many transitions going on in the bioeconomy right now too. From a new CEO for Transform Materials (a company that uses microwave plasma technology to convert natural gas into acetylene and hydrogen), some departures from Stora Enso and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, new board members at […]

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University of Kentucky researchers show dual-purpose hemp cultivars best for bioenergy

University of Kentucky researchers show dual-purpose hemp cultivars best for bioenergy

August 13, 2020 |

In Kentucky, dual-purpose industrial hemp cultivars show the best potential for coproduction of biofuel and bioproducts, according to University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment study. Researchers evaluated 11 hemp cultivars from all over the world. They planted cultivars at UK’s Spindletop Farm and at Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability under the […]

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$73 Million, 35 Projects, who won, for what and why: The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office 2019 Project Selections

$73 Million, 35 Projects, who won, for what and why: The DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office 2019 Project Selections

October 1, 2019 |

In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy has selected 35 projects totaling $73 million for bioenergy research and development support. Funded through the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, these projects will help reduce the price of drop-in biofuels, lower the cost of biopower, and enable high-value products from biomass or waste resources. […]

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