6 August 20149 September 2021 Nanostructured metal-oxide catalyst efficiently converts CO2 to methanol Highly reactive sites at interface of two nanoscale components could help overcome hurdle of using CO2 as a starting point in producing useful products
30 June 201428 June 2014 The JBEI GT Collection: A New Resource for Advanced Biofuels Research Functional genomic resource for researchers to convert sugars in plant biomass and synthesize them into clean, green and renewable transportation fuels
Researchers make fuel production breakthrough New UGA study shows the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii
2 April 20141 April 2014 Engineered Bacteria Produce Biofuel Alternative for High-Energy Rocket Fuel More dramatic improvement to be needed before pinene dimers can compete with petroleum-based JP-10
Microbial Synthesis of Pinene Georgia Tech researchers engineered Escherichia coli for pinene production
13 January 201411 January 2014 NREL Finds a New Cellulose Digestion Mechanism by a Fast-eating Enzyme CelA digests cellulose faster than enzymes from commercial preparations
13 August 2013 One-Pot to Prep Biomass for Biofuels: Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Combine Pretreatment and Saccharification into Single Vat Process
25 July 201324 October 2013 Microbial Who-Done-It For Biofuels New Technique Identifies Populations Within a Microbial Community Responsible for Biomass Deconstruction
16 June 2013 Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting Berkeley Lab Researchers Report First Fully Integrated Artificial Photosynthesis Nanosystem
9 May 2013 New advance in biofuel production Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers develop enzyme-free Ionic liquid pre-treatment
24 April 2013 Recipe for Low-Cost, Biomass-Derived Catalyst for Hydrogen Production Promising results are a step toward a range of renewable energy strategies fueled by Nature
12 November 2012 A Better Route to Xylan Joint BioEnergy Institute Researchers Find New Access to Abundant Biomass for Advanced Biofuels
9 August 2012 Ames Laboratory: Finding new research frontiers in a single cell New technique yields never-before-seen information critical to biofuels research
14 December 2010 Champion Hydrogen-Producing Microbe Cyanobacteria are known for releasing the oxygen that made Earth an hospitable planet, but some strains also have hidden talent for producing hydrogen