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JBEI Participates at “Summer of Synbio”
JBEI collaborated with Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) at the launch of the “summer of synbio” at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose this past week. The activity was part of the Building with Biology project, a nationwide effort to bring synthetic biologists and the public together at science museums across the US this summer. JBEI volunteers Leanne Chan, Kosuke Iwai and Phil Gach connected with the public to de-mystify biological engineering and its growing relevance in everyday life. They shared synbio concepts through fun, hands-on learning kits and engaged in two-way conversations about building the future with…
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National Student Leadership Conference visits JBEI
High School students taking part in National Student Leadership Conference’s Biotechnology program hosted at Laney College visited JBEI for a series of lab tours, bioenergy overviews and career explorations. A total of 164 students visited JBEI during four visits in July and August. Read more on the JBEI website.
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Using Hydrogen Sulfide and CO2 to Drive Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals
In a Metabolic Engineering Communications paper entitled “Enhanced fatty acid production in engineered chemolithoautotrophic bacteria using reduced sulfur compounds as energy sources” researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have demonstrated a promising biological approach to convert nuisance chemicals in municipal wastewater (sewage) treatment plants into renewable fuels or chemicals. Read more on the JBEI website.
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JBEI Scientists Harness CO2 to Consolidate Biofuel Production Process
JBEI scientists have shown that adding carbon dioxide gas during the deconstruction phase of biofuel production successfully neutralized the toxicity of ionic liquids. The technique, which is reversible, allows the liquid to be recycled, representing a major step forward in streamlining the biofuel production process. Read more on the Berkeley Lab Newscenter
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ABPDU Featured in New Cyclotron Road Video
The Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) is featured in the new Cyclotron Road video. Cyclotron Road located at Berkeley Lab is a home for top entrepreneurial researchers to advance technologies until they can succeed beyond the research lab. The Visolis project led by Deepak Dugar which aims at the bio-based production of carbon-negative, high-performance polymers, proved its process at ABPDU’s 300 liter scale fermenters. Watch the video here.
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