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Genetically Modified Yeast Can Ferment 5-carbon Sugars from Biomass to Ethanol
Professor Eckhard Boles at the Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany and his colleagues have genetically modified the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to express a newly identified enzyme to enable the fermentation of xylose (a 5-carbon sugar) as well 6-carbon sugars (e.g., glucose). A paper on their work appeared online 13 February in the journal Applied Environmental Microbiology. - Read More
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Novozymes price of enzymes for cellulosic ethanol
The company said that they will sell 30-50 cents of enzymes per gallon of cellulosic ethanol, up from 3.5-6 cents per gallon for first generation ethanol. - Read More
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Microbes masters of manufacturing
The true masters of manufacturing on this planet are microbes!
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Topics : Bio Technology
Brewery Waste Turned into Fish food, Thanks to Microbes
Sludge from Brewery waste can be turned into bacterial protein rich fish food?We can convert 30,000 to 35,000 pounds of bacterial protein everyday," says Logan. "Regular fish meal has 40 percent protein?ours has 65 percent protein.? Best of all, the entire set-up to accomplish this task is incredibly low cost and low maintenance for the brewery....interesting stuff...what was earlier waste is not turned into a value-added product, and at a super low cost, using microbes! - Read More
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Micro-organisms produce methane
Micro-organisms living inside ruminant animals, in termites, and in peat bogs produce more than 1 billion T of methane per year
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Microbes hold the key to energy - Synthetic Genomics
More than 99% of Earth’s genetic and metabolic diversity resides in the microbial universe of bacteria, fungi, archaea, protozoa and microalgae. These microbial communities affect the structure & function of ecosystems, regulate the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients throughout the environment and sustain all life on Earth. We believe the natural diversity of microorganisms hold the keys to clean energy solutions - Synthetic Genomics - Read More
Microbially enhanced hydrocarbon recovery
From what I read, there is a lot of interest in using microbes to facilitate the generate a range of biofuels - be it in the form of fermentation, or anaerobic digestion or more. We might need to have a special research focus on what is happening in this area to get a full hang of the whole thing!
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Topics : Oil Oil and Gas Bio Technology