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Riding bacterium to the bank
May 17, 2018 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — What does jet fuel have in common with pantyhose and plastic soda bottles? They’re all products currently derived from petroleum. Sandia National Laboratories scientists have demonstrated a new technology based on bioengineered bacteria that could make it economically feasible to produce all three from renewable plant sources....
Categories: Bioscience / Medical Research, Renewable energy, Science / Technology / Engineering
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New routes to renewables: Sandia speeds transformation of biofuel waste into wealth
November 9, 2017 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — A Sandia National Laboratories-led team has demonstrated faster, more efficient ways to turn discarded plant matter into chemicals worth billions. The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources. Lignin, the tough material left over from biofuel...
Categories: Bioscience / Medical Research, Renewable energy
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Seema Singh

Turning ubiquitous lignin into high-value chemicals
September 16, 2016 • LIVERMORE, Calif. — Abundant, chock full of energy and bound so tightly that the only way to release its energy is through combustion — lignin has frustrated scientists for years. With the help of an unusual soil bacteria, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories believe they now know how to crack...
Categories: Biology, Energy / Environment / Water, Renewable energy
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