Elementary mode (EM) analysis based on the constraint-based metabolic network modeling was applied to elucidate and compare complex fermentative metabolisms of Escherichia coli for obligate anaerobic production of n-butanol and isobutanol.
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What are the issues surrounding the US biofuels industry? Find out about taxes, tariffs, incentives, and regulations on biofuels that the US government has enacted.
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This document provides an overview of the social responsibility landscape and how existing tools and methodologies can be mobilized in business.
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This article presents a petroleum refinery-process-based approach to allocating energy use in a petroleum refinery to petroleum refinery products according to mass, energy content, and market value share of final and intermediate petroleum products as they flow through refining processes within a refinery.
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EIA gives an overview of the production and use of energy in the US for the year 2011 with graphs and data.
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U.S. domestic crude-oil production exceeded imports last week for the first time in 16 years. What does this mean for the global economy?
Follow this link to learn more: http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/06/05/u-s-crude-output-exceeds-imports-for-first-time-in-16-years/

This report represents the discussions and findings of the workshop, the goal of which was to bring together scientific leaders in microbiology, plant biology, metabolic engineering, systems biology, bioinformatics, computational modeling, and other relevant disciplines to examine fundamental aspects of biosystems design from molecules to organisms to communities.
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This report considers the environmental, logistical, and financial implications of introducing alternative jet fuels to airports.
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Bio-jet fuels currently represent the only viable option for significantly reducing emissions from aviation without cutting the number of flights flown. Policy Exchange explores ways to develop and commercialize these bio-jet fuels.
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What are the levelized costs for generating various types of energy? This paper compares coal, natural gas, nuclear and various renewable energies by cost.
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