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A Lipid Bodies-Associated Galactosyl Hydrolase Is Involved in Triacylglycerol Biosynthesis and Galactolipid Turnover in the Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

open access: yesPlants, 2021
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG) and digalactosyldiacylglycerol (DGDG) are the main constituent lipids of thylakoid and chloroplast envelop membranes.
Xiaosong Gu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Are Biofuels Economically Competitive with Their Petroleum Counterparts? Production Cost Analysis for Zambia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
With increased global interest in biofuels, Zambia, a Sub- Saharan African country that entirely depends on imports for its petroleum supply, is planning to implement blending mandates for biofuels.
Timilsina, Govinda R.   +2 more
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Non-isothermal kinetic study of de-oiled seeds cake of African star apple (Chrosophyllum albidum) using thermogravimetry

open access: yesHeliyon, 2016
Thermal decomposition and kinetics behaviour of the de-oiled seed cake of African star apple (Chrosophyllum albidum) has been investigated using thermogravimetry under the nitrogen atmosphere from ambient temperature to 900 °C. The thermogravimetric data
M.A. Sokoto   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent Progress on the Characterization of Cellulose Nanomaterials by Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2021
Researches of cellulose nanomaterials have seen nearly exponential growth over the past several decades for versatile applications. The characterization of nanostructural arrangement and local chemical distribution is critical to understand their role ...
Qianqian Zhu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Biofuels Conundrum [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 2007
This story begins with good news, followed by a problem. Many governments around the world, and even some states within the United States, are finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A major step is the almost completed buyout of the giant Texas electric utility TXU by an improbable concatenation of big investors, environmental organizations ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Scalable and automated CRISPR-based strain engineering using droplet microfluidics

open access: yesMicrosystems & Nanoengineering, 2022
We present a droplet-based microfluidic system that enables CRISPR-based gene editing and high-throughput screening on a chip. The microfluidic device contains a 10 × 10 element array, and each element contains sets of electrodes for two electric field ...
Kosuke Iwai   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptome analysis of the digestive system of a wood-feeding termite (Coptotermes formosanus) revealed a unique mechanism for effective biomass degradation

open access: yesBiotechnology for Biofuels, 2018
Background Wood-feeding termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, represents a highly efficient system for biomass deconstruction and utilization. However, the detailed mechanisms of lignin modification and carbohydrate degradation in this system are ...
Alei Geng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Nutritional Mode on the Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of the Mixotrophic Flagellate Poterioochromonas malhamensis and the Potential Ecological Implications

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 2022
Mixotrophic flagellates play an important role in connecting the classical food chain and microbial food loop. The feeding characteristics of the mixotrophic flagellate Poterioochromonasmalhamensis have been well studied, but its role as a food source ...
Mingyang Ma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biofuels Combustion

open access: yesAnnual Review of Physical Chemistry, 2013
This review describes major features of current research in renewable fuels derived from plants and from fatty acids. Recent and ongoing fundamental studies of biofuel molecular structure, oxidation reactions, and biofuel chemical properties are reviewed, in addition to combustion applications of biofuels in the major types of engines in which ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Structure and Properties of Polylactic Acid Biocomposite Films Reinforced with Cellulose Nanofibrils

open access: yesMolecules, 2020
Polylactic acid (PLA) is one of the most promising biodegradable and recyclable thermoplastic biopolymer derived from renewable feedstock. Nanocellulose reinforced PLA biocomposites have received increasing attention in academic and industrial ...
Qianqian Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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