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Production of fuels and chemicals. Microbial metabolic engineering Butanol Succinate Glycerol to ethanol Computational approaches. G. Bennett Rice U. Cellulose . Image and Model of Plant Wall Polymers. Braam Lab Research (Rice University)
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Production of fuels and chemicals • Microbial metabolic engineering • Butanol • Succinate • Glycerol to ethanol • Computational approaches G. Bennett Rice U.
Cellulose Image and Model of Plant Wall Polymers • Braam Lab Research (Rice University) • Improve feedstock properties through altering energy crop wall architecture. Manipulation of cell wall enzymes responsible for architectural arrangements among wall cellulose and other wall polymers • Improve efficiency of saccharification process through inclusion of plant cell wall modification enzymes Photos from C. Somerville J. Braam Rice U.
Policy and Societal Issues • Integration with existing petroleum infrastructure • Technical analysis of transition • Economic analysis • Environmental life cycle analysis G. Bennett Rice U.