This winter, you can carve the fresh powder of the backcountry on a pair of high-performance skis made from a material produced by microscopic algae. The skis, made by Bay Area biotech company Checkerspot, are a new addition to the long list of products currently being made from chemicals and compounds produced by specially engineered microbes – a field known as biomanufacturing. Driven to offer smarter, more sustainable materials, fuels, foods, and medicines, more and more companies are turning to biomanufacturing over traditional methods.
ABPDU Hosts Industry Listening Day
The Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) hosted an Industry Listening Day on Oct. 28th in Emeryville, CA. Twenty four companies participated in the event and provided valuable feedback.
This event gave ABPDU the unique opportunity to generate a thorough understanding of industry-wide issues. This feedback will guide ABPDU in further supporting the biomanufacturing community and the greater bioeconomy.
Trash to Treasure: Scientists Convert Municipal Waste to Biofuel Precursors
As the need for energy security grows, scientists are investigating nonfood biomass sources that can be used to create valuable biofuels and bioproducts. Among these sources is municipal solid waste (MSW) — in other words, trash that’s produced every day around the world in significant amounts.
In a new study published in the journal ChemSusChem, researchers at Berkeley Lab created six blends that combined MSW items (non-recyclable paper and grass clippings) with biomass (corn stover and switchgrass). Using an ionic liquid-based process, they converted these blends into methyl ketones, which are chemical compounds that can be used as diesel fuel precursors.
Deepti Tanjore to Head ABPDU
Deepti Tanjore has been selected to be the next Program Head of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU). She has served as the Interim Program Head of the ABPDU since March 2019. She will also lead the Process Engineering and Analytics Department of the Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE) Division.
Scientists Develop Higher-performance Fuels, Biofuels and Bioproducts
Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) and the Advanced Biofuels & Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU), part of the Biological Systems and Engineering (BSE) Division, have developed a new polyketide synthase-based platform and prototyped efficient production of potential biofuels, gasoline additives, and commodity chemicals.
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