Fundamental enzyme study leads to increased access to bioenergy feedstocks and improves ethanol yield by modifying plant cell wall structures

"We have to solve the problem of breaking down cellulose fibrils before biomass can be considered an economically viable source of renewable energy,” researcher says

Analysis of bacteria shows efficient ways we might mimic their abilities to tear up cellulose to make fuel from otherwise unusable plant material

The group will explore the fundamental ways plants produce and store energy, how to potentially optimize those metabolic processes, and then compile the vast amounts of information collected

JBEI researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost

Using a microwave and catalyst-coated beads, scientists have devised a new way to convert waste cooking oil into biodiesel that could make it more affordable

Comparative analysis highlights impacts of previous breeding programs on cassava genome

Study could enable scientists to use the enzyme in a plant to make large amounts of fuel-grade oil

Findings could help inform the design and engineering of new nanotechnologies to improve crop yields and biomass production

Berkeley Lab scientist Ee-Been Goh thrives on re-engineering bacteria and mentoring students