Oxidative and reductive catalyses of lignin

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Diana Cedeno, Joseph J Bozell, Trenton Parsell, Mahdi Abu-Omar, Ben Owen, Hilkka Inkeri Kenttamaa, Clint Chapple

Lignin comprises as much as 25% of terrestrial biomass, but remains one of the most underused carbon sources in the biosphere. The main obstacle in utilizing lignin is its irregular, heterogeneous …

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Multimodal imaging and modeling of lignocellulosic biomass

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Lee Makowski, Peter Ciesielski, michael francis crowley, Shi-You Ding, Bryon Donohoe, Mike Himmel, Jeremy Madden, Garth Simpson, Ian McNulty

Recalcitrance of biomass to physical and chemical conversion is a major obstacle for biomass utilization as a feedstock for fuel or chemical production. Multiple imaging modalities are being used to …

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Modeling the cellulose microfibril and designing its deconstruction

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): James Matthews, Peter Ciesielski, Mike Himmel, Melvin Tucker, Bryon Donohoe, michael francis crowley, Nathan Mosier, Craig E Barnes, Mahdi Abu-Omar

Nanoscale structure of plant cellulose is difficult to determine through direct experimental methods. Crystal structures determined for model systems may not transfer to the small microfibrils found …

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Mechanisms of glycosyl tranfer in the cellulose synthase complex

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Nicholas C Carpita, Anna Teresa Olek, Lee Makowski, Shi-You Ding, Peter Ciesielski, Mike Himmel

Cellulose is the most abundant biopolymer on Earth and a principal feedstock component of biomass for conversion to biofuels. Cellulose is a para-crystalline array of about two to three dozen …

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Gaining molecular control over cell wall assembly.

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Bryon Donohoe, Dan Szymanski, Takeshi Fujino, Chunhua Zhang, Eileen L Mallery, Chris Staiger, Jessica Lynn Henty, Peter Ciesielski

A critical hurdle to developing sustainable biofuels is to engineer plant cell walls so that they more easily disassemble, reducing the energy costs of thermochemical biomass conversion. Another …

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Fast-hydropyrolysis of cellulose

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Piotr Gawecki, Harshavardhan Choudhari, Vinod Venkatakrishnan, Dhairya Mehta, Matt Hurt, Dave J Borton, Rakesh Agrawal, Fabio H Ribeiro, Nick Delgass, Hilkka Inkeri Kenttamaa, John J Nash

The typical pyrolysis product, a viscous liquid referred to as bio-oil, contains thousands of compounds that degrade over time. Identification of the primary products is highly desired, but analysis …

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Enzymatic and chemical catalysis of lignin for the production of hydrocarbon fuels

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Ashley M Frank, Jim Daleiden, Diana Cedeno, Clint Chapple, Hilkka Inkeri Kenttamaa, Tiffany Mae Jarrell, Mahdi Abu-Omar, Trenton Parsell, Joseph J Bozell, Alison Buchan

Lignin is among the most abundant sources of aromatic carbon on earth, offering a promising future as a renewable feedstock. However, due to its inherent recalcitrance, the lignin component of plant …

http://c3bio.org/resources/674

Engineering transition metal catalysts for preferred cell wall conversion processes

21 Mar 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Angus Murphy, Haibing Yang, Hui Wei, Joseph Michael Cox, Guojie Ma, Xiping Liu, Melvin Tucker, Mike Himmel, Maureen C McCann, Wendy Peer

Conversion of biomass into liquid fuel is a sustainable approach to energy demands as global populations increase. Furthermore, low-cost lignocellulosic biomass can be converted into high-value …

http://c3bio.org/resources/672

Nanostructured Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Materials

27 Feb 2012 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Joshua G Abbott, Craig E Barnes

http://c3bio.org/resources/650

Researchers look to replace fossil fuels with green energy

24 Feb 2012 | Publications | Contributor(s): Ben Owen

http://www.purdueexponent.org/campus/article_9a227543-8694-5476-bfb3-81ba652a64c2.html#user-comment-area The Exponent

http://c3bio.org/resources/643

C3Bio Fact Sheet

02 Feb 2012 | Notes | Contributor(s): Carl A Huetteman

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04 Nov 2011 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Carl A Huetteman

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Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels

20 Oct 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Maureen C McCann, Carl A Huetteman

Biofuels and bio-products are part of the diverse energy portfolio required to displace current U.S. dependence on foreign and finite sources of oil. Biomass is an annually renewable source of …

http://c3bio.org/resources/519

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin Studied by Using a Novel Mass Spectrometric Approach.

20 Oct 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Trenton Parsell, Laura Jane Haupert, Lucas Mark Amundson, Ben Owen, Christopher Louis Marcum, Padmaja Narra, Sabir Aqueel, Nelson R Vinueza, Hilkka Inkeri Kenttamaa, Mahdi Abu-Omar

The development of chemical methods for the direct catalytic conversion of biomass to high value organic molecules is an area of increasing interest. The plant matter component known as lignin is a …

http://c3bio.org/resources/517

Catalytic Transformation of Biomass Polysaccharides

17 Oct 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Nathan Mosier

Objectives A. Selectively Fractionate Biomass into Separate Streams B. Catalytically Densifythe Energy Content (MJ/Kg) of the Fractionated Carbohydrate Streams C. Achieve A & B with High …

http://c3bio.org/resources/514

A Combined Biological and Chemical Approach to the Conversion of Lignin to Hydrocarbon Biofuels and Value-Added Chemicals

28 Sep 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Jim Daleiden, Ashley M Frank, Alison Buchan, Joseph J Bozell

Lignin is the second most abundant component of cellulosic biomass, comprising as much as 25% of the dry mass. Ongoing development of new biomass fractionation processes assures that lignin will be …

http://c3bio.org/resources/471

Initiating the Conversion of Lignin to Hydrocarbon Biofuels & Value-added Chemicals through Microbially-Derived Ring Hydroxylating Dioxygenases

28 Sep 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Ashley M Frank, Jim Daleiden, Joseph J Bozell, Alison Buchan

There is a global need for efficient, renewable, and affordable alternative liquid transportation fuels. One increasingly endorsed resource for biofuels resides within the high-energy bonds of …

http://c3bio.org/resources/469

Transition Metal Based Catalyst Development and Catalytic Deconstruction of Native and Engineered Biomass

28 Sep 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Hui Wei, Haibing Yang, Joseph Michael Cox, Peter Ciesielski, Bryon Donohoe, Mike Himmel, Angus Murphy, Wendy Peer, Maureen C McCann

Hydrolyzing biomass by thermochemical pretreatment with dilute acid has been studied for many years, but the cost of this pretreatment step remains a major obstacle for the economical production of …

http://c3bio.org/resources/467

Chemical and Biochemical Catalysis for the Oxidation of p-Substituted Phenols: Models for Conversion of Lignin as a Renewable Raw Material

27 Sep 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Diana Cedeno, Joseph J Bozell, Alison Buchan, Jim Daleiden, Mary Hadden

Lignin comprises as much as 25% of terrestrial biomass, but remains one of the most underused carbon sources in the biosphere. The main obstacle in utilizing lignin is its irregular, heterogeneous …

http://c3bio.org/resources/464

Metal Catalyzed Oxidation of Biorefinery Lignin

27 Sep 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): Diana Cedeno, Joseph J Bozell

Lignin comprises as much as 25% of terrestrial biomass, but remains one of the most underused carbon sources in the biosphere. The main obstacle in utilizing lignin is its heterogeneous structure, …

http://c3bio.org/resources/462