The use of wood products and biofuels to substitute for fossil fuel–intensive nonwood products or fossil fuels directly reduces the oneway flow of fossil fuel carbon emissions to the atmosphere. The focus of this article is on characterizing the hierarchy of alternative uses of biomass that reduce global warming potential measured by greenhouse gas emissions and on characterizing the impact of liquid biomass fuels that can also directly reduce energy dependence. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.forestprod.org/assets/FPJ_articles_62_4/fpro-62-04-247.pdf
Author: william.herring
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Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Using Isobutanol–diesel Fuel Blends
The aim of this study is to investigate the suitability of isobutanol–diesel fuel blends as an alternative fuel for the diesel engine, and experimentally determine their effects on the engine performance and exhaust emissions, namely break power, break specific fuel consumption (BSFC), break thermal efficiency (BTE) and emissions of CO, HC and NOx. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960148108004230
High-flux Isobutanol Production using Engineered Escherichia coli: A Bioreactor Study with in situ Product Removal
Promising approaches to produce higher alcohols, e.g., isobutanol, using Escherichia coli have been developed with successful results. This research translates the isobutanol process from shake flasks to a 1-L bioreactor in order to characterize three E. coli strains. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.springerlink.com/content/j73277243p668870/
Engineering Bacillus subtilis for Isobutanol Production by Heterologous Ehrlich Pathway Construction and the Biosynthetic 2-ketoisovalerate Precursor Pathway Overexpression
In this research article, Bacillus subtilis was engineered as the cell factory for isobutanol production due to its high tolerance to isobutanol. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.springerlink.com/content/aq3588xwr152265x/
Engineering the Isobutanol Biosynthetic Pathway in Escherichia coli by Comparison of Three Aldehyde Reductase/Alcohol Dehydrogenase Genes
This research compares the effect of various alcohol dehydrogenases (ADH) for the last step of the isobutanol production. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.springerlink.com/content/326485018556vu25/
Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum for isobutanol production
Using 2-keto acid pathways and genetic modification, this research shows how malleable bacterial production of isobutanol can be. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886118/
Transgenic Microbe Converts Cellulose to Isobutanol Fuel
In the quest for inexpensive biofuels, U.S. scientists have created a genetically engineered microbe and used it to convert plant matter directly into isobutanol. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/mar2011/2011-03-08-091.html
Metabolic Engineering of Clostridium cellulolyticum for Production of Isobutanol from Cellulose
Producing biofuels directly from cellulose, known as consolidated bioprocessing, is believed to reduce costs substantially compared to a process in which cellulose degradation and fermentation to fuel are accomplished in separate steps. This research presents a metabolic engineering example for the development of a Clostridium cellulolyticum strain for isobutanol synthesis directly from cellulose. Follow this link to learn more: http://aem.asm.org/content/77/8/2727.short
Biofuels from Cellulosic Feedstocks
In this article, the development of the various key technologies significant to industrial cellulosic ethanol production is reported. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080885049001550