Jean VanderGheynst

Joint BioEnergy Institute

Projects

Understanding Biomass Conversion within Thermophilic Communities and Isolates

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Singer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Efficient deconstruction of lignocellulose into monomeric sugars is a key step in the development of renewable and sustainable liquid transportation fuels from biomass. The DOE Joint BioEnergy…

Developing Ionic-Liquid Tolerant Enzymatic Cocktails for Lignocellulosic Biomass Deconstruction

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Steven Singer

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) is tasked with developing these advanced biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass. Part of this mission is to develop efficient methods to deconstruct biomass,…