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A Miscanthus plantation can be carbon neutral without increasing soil carbon stocks [PDF]

, 2017
Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank the NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Shell for providing a joint PhD studentship grant award to Andy Robertson (CEH project number NEC04306).
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Robotic Tankette for Intelligent BioEnergy Agriculture: Design, Development and Field Tests [PDF]

, 2018
In recent years, the use of robots in agriculture has been increasing mainly due to the high demand of productivity, precision and efficiency, which follow the climate change effects and world population growth. Unlike conventional agriculture, sugarcane
Barbosa, Evelyn S., Faria, Henrique D., From, Pål J., Leite, Antonio C., Loureiro, Gabriel S. M., Xaud, Marco F. S.   +5 more
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Engineered reduction of S-adenosylmethionine alters lignin in sorghum

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
Background Lignin is an aromatic polymer deposited in secondary cell walls of higher plants to provide strength, rigidity, and hydrophobicity to vascular tissues.
Yang Tian, Yu Gao, Halbay Turumtay, Emine Akyuz Turumtay, Yen Ning Chai, Hemant Choudhary, Joon-Hyun Park, Chuan-Yin Wu, Christopher M. De Ben, Jutta Dalton, Katherine B. Louie, Thomas Harwood, Dylan Chin, Khanh M. Vuu, Benjamin P. Bowen, Patrick M. Shih, Edward E. K. Baidoo, Trent R. Northen, Blake A. Simmons, Robert Hutmacher, Jackie Atim, Daniel H. Putnam, Corinne D. Scown, Jenny C. Mortimer, Henrik V. Scheller, Aymerick Eudes   +25 more
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Multiple levers for overcoming the recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2019
Background The recalcitrance of cellulosic biomass is widely recognized as a key barrier to cost-effective biological processing to fuels and chemicals, but the relative impacts of physical, chemical and genetic interventions to improve biomass ...
Evert K. Holwerda, Robert S. Worthen, Ninad Kothari, Ronald C. Lasky, Brian H. Davison, Chunxiang Fu, Zeng-Yu Wang, Richard A. Dixon, Ajaya K. Biswal, Debra Mohnen, Richard S. Nelson, Holly L. Baxter, Mitra Mazarei, C. Neal Stewart, Wellington Muchero, Gerald A. Tuskan, Charles M. Cai, Erica E. Gjersing, Mark F. Davis, Michael E. Himmel, Charles E. Wyman, Paul Gilna, Lee R. Lynd   +22 more
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A Day Ahead Electrical Appliance Planning of Residential Units in a Smart Home Network Using ITS-BF Algorithm

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2022
The concept of energy management in smart homes has received increasing attention in recent years, particularly on issues such as creating a balance between user privacy and reducing energy costs.
Amir Ali Dashtaki, Morteza Khaki, Mohammad Zand, Mostafa Azimi Nasab, P. Sanjeevikumar, Tina Samavat, Morteza Azimi Nasab, Baseem Khan   +7 more
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Development of a High Throughput Platform for Screening Glycoside Hydrolases based on Oxime-NIMS

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2015
Cost effective hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for biofuel production requires high-performance low-cost glycoside hydrolase (GH) cocktails that are active under demanding process conditions.
Kai eDeng, Kai eDeng, Joel M Guenther, Joel M Guenther, Jian eGao, Benjamin Paul Bowen, Huu eTran, Huu eTran, Vimalier eReyes-Ortiz, Vimalier eReyes-Ortiz, Xiaoliang eCheng, Xiaoliang eCheng, Noppadon eSathitsuksanoh, Noppadon eSathitsuksanoh, Richard eHeins, Richard eHeins, Taichi E Takasuka, Lai eBergeman, Henrik eGeertz-Hansen, Henrik eGeertz-Hansen, Sam eDeutsch, Sam eDeutsch, Dominique eLoqué, Dominique eLoqué, Kenneth eSale, Kenneth eSale, Blake eSimmons, Blake eSimmons, Paul D Adam, Paul D Adam, Paul D Adam, Anup K Singh, Anup K Singh, Brian Grant Fox, Brian Grant Fox, Trent Russell Northen, Trent Russell Northen   +36 more
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A precise and consistent assay for major wall polymer features that distinctively determine biomass saccharification in transgenic rice by near-infrared spectroscopy

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2017
Background The genetic modification of plant cell walls has been considered to reduce lignocellulose recalcitrance in bioenergy crops. As a result, it is important to develop a precise and rapid assay for the major wall polymer features that affect ...
Jiangfeng Huang, Ying Li, Yanting Wang, Yuanyuan Chen, Mingyong Liu, Youmei Wang, Ran Zhang, Shiguang Zhou, Jingyang Li, Yuanyuan Tu, Bo Hao, Liangcai Peng, Tao Xia   +12 more
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Bioenergy grass feedstock: current options and prospects for trait improvement using emerging genetic, genomic, and systems biology toolkits

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2012
For lignocellulosic bioenergy to become a viable alternative to traditional energy production methods, rapid increases in conversion efficiency and biomass yield must be achieved.
Feltus Frank, Vandenbrink Joshua P
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Optimal production of Phanerochaete chrysosporium manganese peroxidases and Trametes sp. C30 laccase hybrid Lac131 in Aspergillus niger for lignin bioconversion

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
Background Incorporating the production of related ligninolytic enzymes into industrial filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger will enhance the bioconversion of lignocelluloses to various chemical products.
Ziyu Dai, Ana L. Robles, Sarah L. Lemmon, Guoliang Yuan, Dehong Hu, Jenny Onley, Jiayuan Jia, Kai Deng, Kshitiz Gupta, Trent R. Northen, Blake A. Simmons, Scott E. Baker, Jon K. Magnuson, Joonhoon Kim   +13 more
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Overexpression of a rice BAHD acyltransferase gene in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) enhances saccharification

BMC Biotechnology, 2018
Background Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) is a promising bioenergy feedstock because it can be grown on marginal land and produces abundant biomass. Recalcitrance of the lignocellulosic components of the switchgrass cell wall to enzymatic degradation ...
Guotian Li, Kyle C. Jones, Aymerick Eudes, Venkataramana R. Pidatala, Jian Sun, Feng Xu, Chengcheng Zhang, Tong Wei, Rashmi Jain, Devon Birdseye, Patrick E. Canlas, Edward E. K. Baidoo, Phat Q. Duong, Manoj K. Sharma, Seema Singh, Deling Ruan, Jay D. Keasling, Jenny C. Mortimer, Dominique Loqué, Laura E. Bartley, Henrik V. Scheller, Pamela C. Ronald   +21 more
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