Production of fuels and chemicals Microbial metabolic engineering Butanol Succinate Glycerol to ethanol Computational approaches G. Bennett Rice U.

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Production of fuels and chemicals Microbial metabolic engineering Butanol Succinate Glycerol to ethanol Computational approaches G. Bennett Rice U.

Photos from C. Somerville Braam Lab Research (Rice University) Improve feedstock properties through altering energy crop wall architecture. Manipulation of cell wall enzymes responsible for architectural arrangements among wall cellulose and other wall polymers Improve efficiency of saccharification process through inclusion of plant cell wall modification enzymes Image and Model of Plant Wall Polymers Cellulose J. Braam Rice U.

Policy and Societal Issues Integration with existing petroleum infrastructure Technical analysis of transition Economic analysis Environmental life cycle analysis G. Bennett Rice U.