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.
Community composition is vital to managing native grasslands amid climate and precipitation variations.
Genetic approaches will aid development of higher biomass-yielding, sustainable trees for bioenergy feedstocks.
“Master regulator” gene will facilitate management and breeding of trees better adapted to changing environments.
Better understanding could lead to more cost-effective production of cellulosic biofuels.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Advances in simulating biogeochemical processes in permafrost will improve predictions of potential impacts on climate.
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.
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