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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Lignocellulosic biofuel"”.
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Sugar, biomass and biofuel potential of temperate by tropical maize crosses
… to replace 30% of petroleum based fuels with biofuel by the year 2030. This has produced an unprecedented interest in producing biofuels such as ethanol from plant biomass. A wide variety of potential biomass sources are currently under consideration, including grass species that employ the C4 …
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Rust Disease Resistance in the Bioenergy Plant Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
… being developed for use as a second generation lignocellulosic biofuel crop. For switchgrass to be fully utilized as a bioenergy crop, large-scale plantings of elite switchgrass germplasm, possibly in monoculture, are likely to occur. This practice may increase the selection pressure on plant …
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Protein Engineering for Biomedicine and Beyond
… liquid fuel. However, processing costs have kept lignocellulosic fuels from competing commercially with starch-based biofuels. In recent years a strategy to protect processing enzymes with synergistic proteins emerged to reduce the amount of enzyme necessary for lignocellulosic biofuel production. …
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Engineering Zymomonas mobilis for the production of biofuels and other value-added products
Zymomonas mobilis is a promising organism for lignocellulosic biofuel production as it can efficiently produce ethanol from simple sugars using unique metabolic pathways. Z. mobilis displays what is known as the “uncoupled growth” phenomenon, meaning cells will rapidly convert sugars to ethanol …
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Biomass yield potential and nitrogen use efficiency of the photoperiod-sensitive energy sorghum
… L. Moench) have great potential to be dedicated lignocellulosic biofuel feedstocks. Nitrogen (N), the key nutrient for plant growth and development, is the primary input and cost for an energy sorghum production system. In order to maximize the biomass yield with reasonable N inputs, it is …
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Characterization of Cellulase Enzyme Inhibitors Formed During the Chemical Pretreatments of Rice Straw
… a renewable and inexpensive resource such as lignocellulosic biomass is a lucrative and sustainable option for the advanced biofuel and bio-based chemical platform. Agricultural residues constitute the bulk of potential feedstock available for cellulosic fuel production. On a global scale, …
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Identifying candidate genes/loci influencing barley secondary cell wall properties
… efficiency of conversion of plant biomass for biofuel production. Bioethanol, a form of biofuel, refers to ethanol generated by fermentation of sugars extracted from plants. Second generation lignocellulosic biofuel is produced from the sugars sequestered in the secondary plant cell wall as …
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Improving barley for biofuel production – investigating the role of 4CL and CCR in the lignin biosynthesis pathway
… of lignocellulose for the production of liquid biofuels. Lignin is one of the key factors in this recalcitrance. Grasses such as Miscanthus and switchgrass could become major sources of lignocellulose. Barley has potential as a genetically-tractable research model for such novel bioenergy crops …
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Development and application of computational tools for metabolic engineering
… this phenotype. Xylose is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass, one of the most abundant feedstocks for biofuel production. Therefore, efficient and rapid conversion of xylose to ethanol is crucial in the viability of lignocellulosic biofuel plants. Here, RNAi Assisted Genome Evolution …