Bioprospecting for Enzymes to Break Lignin-Hemicellulose Bonds
This research project will do the following: (1) Elucidate the synthetic pathways to models of non-glycosidic ether bonds between lignin and hemicellulose; (2) Isolate 3-5 potential sources of an enzyme that can specifically cleave those bonds and facilitate their identification; (3) Increase the efficiency in biofuel production from lignin-hemicellulose based biomass; and (4) Increase environmental friendliness of biorefineries.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program information: Advanced Research, Biobased Research
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Completed
- Funding: $300000
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Sponsor Organizations:
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avneue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Johnson, Shawn
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Principal Investigators:
Chang, Tom
- Start Date: 20110901
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20130831
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Biomass; Biomass fuels; Cellulose; Environmental impacts; Lignin; Production
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01575591
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 9 2015 10:46AM