TY - JOUR
T1 - Neutrons for biofuels
AU - Langan, Paul
AU - Gnanakaran, S.
AU - Evans, Barbara
AU - Kovalevsky, Andrey
AU - Fisher, Zoe
AU - Heller, Willian
AU - O'Neill, Hugh
AU - Pingali, S. V.
AU - Davison, Brian
AU - Nishiyama, Yoshiharu
AU - Wada, Masahisa
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Neutrons are being used extensively for research programs that support the development of new and optimized strategies for efficient low-cost conversion of lignocellulosic bioamss into biofuels and other bioproducts. They provide important information on structure and dynamics that cannot be easily obtained using other technqiues. In this talk, we will review how neutron diffraction and scattering techniques are being combined with other complementary experimental and theoretical techniques to provide a more complete multiscale understanding of the structure and properties of lignocellulosic biomass and how they change during pretreatment. This new understanding is leading to significant improvements in biomass conversion processes. We will also review how neutron crystallography is being used to provide a detailed understanding of the catalytic mechanism of enzymes involved in biomass hydrolysis and sugar metabolism. This information is guiding the re-engineering of these proteins so that they have improved properties for the production of biofuels. The application of neutrons for biofuels is supported by the BioSANS beam line at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Protein Crystallography Station at Los Alamos National Laboratory, both of which are funded by the Office of Biological & Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy.
AB - Neutrons are being used extensively for research programs that support the development of new and optimized strategies for efficient low-cost conversion of lignocellulosic bioamss into biofuels and other bioproducts. They provide important information on structure and dynamics that cannot be easily obtained using other technqiues. In this talk, we will review how neutron diffraction and scattering techniques are being combined with other complementary experimental and theoretical techniques to provide a more complete multiscale understanding of the structure and properties of lignocellulosic biomass and how they change during pretreatment. This new understanding is leading to significant improvements in biomass conversion processes. We will also review how neutron crystallography is being used to provide a detailed understanding of the catalytic mechanism of enzymes involved in biomass hydrolysis and sugar metabolism. This information is guiding the re-engineering of these proteins so that they have improved properties for the production of biofuels. The application of neutrons for biofuels is supported by the BioSANS beam line at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Protein Crystallography Station at Los Alamos National Laboratory, both of which are funded by the Office of Biological & Environmental Research of the US Department of Energy.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84861021194
SN - 0065-7727
JO - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
JF - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
T2 - 242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition
Y2 - 28 August 2011 through 1 September 2011
ER -