Catalytic pyrolysis as a platform technology for supporting the circular carbon economy

CJ Wrasman, AN Wilson, OD Mante, K Iisa, A Dutta… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Catalytic pyrolysis, a process that combines pyrolysis and vapour-phase catalytic upgrading,
is a versatile technology platform capable of direct liquefaction of biomass and waste plastic …

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

Mixed plastics waste valorization through tandem chemical oxidation and biological funneling

KP Sullivan, AZ Werner, KJ Ramirez, LD Ellis… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Mixed plastics waste represents an abundant and largely untapped feedstock for the
production of valuable products. The chemical diversity and complexity of these materials …

Muconic acid production from glucose and xylose in Pseudomonas putida via evolution and metabolic engineering

C Ling, GL Peabody, D Salvachúa, YM Kim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Muconic acid is a bioprivileged molecule that can be converted into direct replacement
chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. In this …

Valorization of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: pathways towards commercial viability

J Watson, T Wang, B Si, WT Chen, A Aierzhati… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) is a thermochemical conversion technology that shows
promising commercial potential for the production of biocrude oil from wet biomass …

Tandem chemical deconstruction and biological upcycling of poly (ethylene terephthalate) to β-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

AZ Werner, R Clare, TD Mand, I Pardo, KJ Ramirez… - Metabolic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is the most abundantly consumed synthetic
polyester and accordingly a major source of plastic waste. The development of …

Recent advances in lignin valorization with bacterial cultures: microorganisms, metabolic pathways, and bio-products

Z Xu, P Lei, R Zhai, Z Wen, M Jin - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
Lignin is the most abundant aromatic substrate on Earth and its valorization technologies
are still under developed. Depolymerization and fragmentation are the predominant …

High-throughput genetic engineering of nonmodel and undomesticated bacteria via iterative site-specific genome integration

JR Elmore, GN Dexter, H Baldino, JD Huenemann… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Efficient genome engineering is critical to understand and use microbial functions. Despite
recent development of tools such as CRISPR-Cas gene editing, efficient integration of …

Fabrication of ultrathin lily-like NiCo2O4 nanosheets via mooring NiCo bimetallic oxide on waste biomass-derived carbon for highly efficient removal of phenolic …

X Li, Z Yang, G Wu, Y Huang, Z Zheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rational design of photocatalysts with the controllable structure to expose active sites is
crucial to degrade phenolic pollutants. Herein, we report the in-situ synthesis of lily-like NiCo …

Digestate management for high-solid anaerobic digestion of organic wastes: A review

W Peng, F Lü, L Hao, H Zhang, L Shao, P He - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Digestate management for anaerobic digestion (AD) is becoming a bottleneck of the
sustainability of AD plants when the use of digestate for agricultural application is restricted …