Kevin Solomon

University of Delaware

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Projects

Biochemical Characterization of Plastic-Flocculating Biofilms Produced by Aspergillus sp.

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Kevin Solomon

Project type

Limited Scope

Microplastics represent an abundant but polluting source of waste carbon that is now ubiquitous within aquatic and terrestrial environments. A key challenge to its reuse is its capture and…

Epigenetic regulation of anaerobic fungi for increased lignocellulose degradation

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Kevin Solomon

Project type

FICUS Research

This project studies the impact of epigenetic regulation in anaerobic fungi to develop strategies that control lignocellulolytic enzyme expression and activity for increased lignocellulose breakdown…

Plastic Degrading Microbial Communities from Insect Larvae Guts

Lead Institution

University of Delaware

Principal Investigator

Mark Blenner

Project type

FICUS Research

Insect microbial consortia are attractive platforms for plastics deconstruction and conversion as they degrade plastics more rapidly than microbial isolates and do not require pretreatment. While…