18 June 202413 June 2024 Engineered Bacteria for Sustainable Biorefining from Sorghum Biomass Converting lignin into valuable products is one of the keys to making plant-based products a cost-competitive alternative to fossil fuels and petrochemicals
14 June 20229 June 2022 Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy MSU researchers find an integrated approach to land management practices can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates
11 May 202118 June 2021 “Dominating” fungus could provide solution to producing more biofuels and valuable chemicals Researchers have discovered an enzyme in a fungus which can act as a catalyst to bring about a biochemical reaction that breaks down lignocellulose
14 May 201913 May 2019 Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars Affordable, industry-compatible process produces high yields of the versatile chemical HMF
13 March 20198 March 2019 Engineered microbe may be key to producing plastic from plants Microbe converting lignin to PDC – a building block for bioplastics
29 October 201828 October 2018 Red-hued yeasts hold clues to producing better biofuels A compound that has scientists seeing red may hold the key to engineering yeasts that produce better biofuels
15 August 201810 August 2018 Modeling research identifies potentially profitable bioproducts GLBRC researchers developed and used a multi-scale modeling process to identify 32 biochemicals as economically promising if maximum yields can be achieved
22 March 201820 March 2018 Better solvents = better biomass conversion for biofuels and bioproducts Better use of solvents could improve the economics of biorefineries
28 February 201826 February 2018 The new bioenergy research center: building on ten years of success US biofuels centre to develop sustainable alternatives to transportation fuels and products currently derived from petroleum
1 February 201831 January 2018 Bio-renewable process could help ‘green’ plastic Plastics are often derived from petroleum, but scientists are developing new and renewable ways of creating them from biomass
1 August 201725 July 2017 Cellulosic Biofuels Can Benefit the Environment If Managed Correctly Cellulosic biofuels are routinely factored into future climate mitigation scenarios because of their potential to displace petroleum use and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions
24 July 201721 July 2017 In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products
23 April 201720 March 2018 Termite gut holds a secret to breaking down plant biomass The study of fungus-cultivating termites led UW-Madison researchers to discover a highly efficient natural system for breaking down the lignin in woody biomass
22 January 201619 January 2016 Study: Bacteria attack lignin with enzymatic tag team Team from Rice, University of Wisconsin-Madison shows how nature handles lignin
5 May 20153 May 2015 Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods
10 November 201410 November 2014 New process transforms wood, crop waste into valuable chemicals Wisconsin University researchers found cost effective way to generate value from lignin
4 November 20143 November 2014 Critics respond to study claiming poor GHG performance of cellulosic biofuels GCR notifying that using corn crop residue to make ethanol under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline
29 August 20142 September 2014 A bug’s leaf Leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens transform during biomass degradation—findings give bioenergy-relevant information
8 August 20147 August 2014 Mining bacterial blueprints yields novel process for creation of fuel and chemical compounds Promising compound has a variety of potential uses as a biological alternative
13 June 201412 June 2014 How much fertilizer is too much for the climate? Helping farmers around the globe apply more-precise amounts of nitrogen-based fertilizer can help combat climate change
10 April 20149 April 2014 The Siege of Ligningrad Jim Lane about latest transformational breakthroughs in new cellulosic biofuels technology
9 April 20147 April 2014 Michigan State University: ‘Unzipping’ poplars’ biofuel potential Research shows a much more energy- and cost-efficient way to convert biomass into fuel
8 April 20146 April 2014 Researchers design trees that make it easier to produce pulp UBC researchers to modify lignin in wood, making it easier to break down
1 April 201430 March 2014 Advanced Biofuel Producers Are Reaching Milestones in Commercial Development BIO announces speakers at 2014 World Congress in Philadelphia
23 January 201422 January 2014 UW researchers: Renewable chemical ready for biofuels scale-up GVL from biomass as solvent for conversion to furan chemicals
19 June 2013 Less is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production
13 June 2013 Researchers unearth bioenergy potential in leaf-cutter ant communities Study identifying new fungal enzymes that could help break down cellulosic-or non-food-biomass for processing to fuel
23 April 2013 New ‘green’ method to help upgrade biomass waste into valuable chemicals Wisconsin researchers to use selective catalysts separating lignin by oxidation
15 March 2013 Beyond Alternative Fuels: Biobased Chemicals Deliver Serious Solutions to Utility Fleets Today's Biodegradable Alternatives Do Not Have Tradeoffs in Performance
26 February 2013 ‘Fat worms’ inch scientists toward better biofuel production Michigan State University researchers engineering plants with algae gene involved in oil production
16 January 2013 Marginal lands are prime fuel source for alternative energy First study to show that natural growing non-woody plants are sufficiently productive to make ethanol
