All Joint BioEnergy Institute articles
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NewsPretreatment methods deploying microbes bring second-gen biofuels from oilcane closer to commercialization
In collaboration with other Bioenergy Research Centers (BRCs), researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) are developing industrially feasible techniques for second-generation biofuel production from oilcane, an oil-rich variety of sugarcane, to help meet our growing societal demand for fuels. Source: April Wendling/CABBI CABBI ...
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NewsScientists engineer promising microorganism to produce isoprenol - a step towards greener jet fuel
Researchers used advanced computing techniques to engineer the bacteria Pseudomonas putida to optimize its production of isoprenol using carbon from plant material. Isoprenol has a potential role in the production of jet biofuel blendstocks.
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NewsInside look at how plants and mycorrhizal fungi cooperate
A new view into a symbiosis could offer benefits to address climate change: pulling atmospheric carbon into soil and boosting biofuel feedstocks with less fertilizer.
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NewsTeselaGen Biotechnology renews partnership with Joint BioEnergy Institute
TeselaGen Biotechnology has announced that it is extending its relationship with Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) through 2027 via a new multi-year contract.
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NewsEngineered microbes can make ingredients for infinitely recyclable plastic
Scientists have engineered microbes to make the ingredients for recyclable plastics – replacing finite, polluting petrochemicals with sustainable alternatives.
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NewsNew-to-nature reaction could decarbonize industry
Researchers have engineered bacteria to produce new-to-nature carbon products that could provide a powerful route to sustainable biochemicals.