Oct

20

Super Yeast Doubles Biofuel Production Efficiency

October 20, 2016 | Leave a Comment

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found a way to nearly double the efficiency that a commonly used industrial yeast strain converts plant sugars to biofuel. The newly engineered “super yeast” could boost the economics of making ethanol, specialty biofuels and bioproducts. Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been the baker’s and brewer’s yeast of choice for centuries, but […]

Apr

8

A Breakout Biomass to Hydrogen Process

April 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

A Virginia Tech research team has discovered a way to create hydrogen fuel using a biomass feedstock. The biological method greatly reduces the time and money it takes to produce the zero-emissions fuel. This research method uses abundantly available corn stover, made up of plant’s stalks, cobs, and husks to produce the hydrogen. The team […]

Apr

4

Extracting Large Quantities of Hydrogen From Plants

April 4, 2013 | 1 Comment

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant.  The team believes their breakthrough that has the potential to bring a low-cost, environmentally friendly hydrogen fuel source to the world. Y.H. Percival Zhang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering in the College of Agriculture […]

Dec

30

Ferment Two Sugars at the Same Time

December 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Xylose comes from woody plant structures, its a five-carbon atom sugar and is a primary target in lignin and cellulose biomass fermentation.  But most yeast cannot ferment xylose sugar.  Now a collaboration led by researchers at the University of Illinois, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of California and the oil company BP are […]

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