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Finally, the sustainable production of biomass has been supported as well.
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EPA-R831421
Cost-effective Production of Baculovirus Insecticides (PIs:
Murhammer, University of Iowa; Bonning, Iowa State University)
5. TSE Contributions to the Development of Bioenergy and Biofuels
Bioethanol is one of the most promising biofuels, and the TSE Program has supported
numerous projects that have addressed its primary challenges in the development of novel
feedstocks, biomass pretreatment technologies, metabolic pathways to allow simultaneous
fermentation of xylose and glucose resulting from lignocellulose hydrolysis, and alcohol
tolerance of fermentative microbes.
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NSF-9613342
Conversion of Paper Sludge to Ethanol and Potentially Recyclable
Minerals (PI: Lynd, Dartmouth College)
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NSF-9727096
Cellulose Conversion Using Aqueous Pretreatment and Cellulose
Enzyme Mimetic (PI: Ladisch, Purdue University)
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NSF-9817069
Novel Compressed Solvent Extraction Processes for Enhanced
Biomass Conversion by Thermophilic Bacteria (PI: Knutson, University of
Kentucky)
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EPA-R826118
Development of Biotechnology to Sustain the Production of
Environmentally Friendly Transportation Fuel Ethanol from Cellulosic Biomass (PI:
Ho, Purdue University)
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NSF-9911231; EPA-R828562
Metabolic Engineering of Solvent Tolerance in
Anaerobic Bacteria (PI: Papoutsakis, Northwestern University)
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NSF-9985351
Dissolution and Kinetic Fundamentals Underlying Novel Cellulosic
Biomass Pretreatment Technologies (PI: Wyman, Dartmouth College)
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EPA-R831645
Pretreatment of Agricultural Residues Using Aqueous Ammonia for
Fractionation and High Yield Saccharification (PI: Lee, Auburn University)
In addition, the TSE Program has supported projects addressing both fermentative
and photosynthesis-based H
2
production, as well as one investigating whole-cell biocatalysis with
relevance to biodiesel production.
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NSF-0124674
Biological Hydrogen Production as a Sustainable Green Technology
for Pollution Prevention (PI: Logan, Pennsylvania State University)
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NSF-0124821
Combinatorial Mutagenesis of a Bidirectional Hydrogenase in
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (PI: Ahmann, Colorado School of Mines)
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NSF-0327902
Modulating Cell Permeability for Whole-Cell Biocatalysis in
Chemical Synthesis (PI: Chen, Virginia Commonwealth University)
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NSF-0328187
Functional and Structural Analysis of Algal Hydrogenase
Combinatorial Mutants (PI: Ahmann, Colorado School of Mines)
