MIB - meeting the global energy challenge
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CoEBio3 has entered into two new large scale collaborations in the area of biofuels and biorefineriesFirstly, SUPRABIO is an EU FP7 funded consortium of 17 partners with the aim of developing a European biorefinery capability for processing biomass into fuels and platform chemicals. The role of CoEBio3 is to develop novel biocatalytic technologies for upgrading biomass derived feedstocks into high value products. Secondly, a new collaboration will soon begin with scientists in Australia at the Government research institutes supported by CSIRO. This project will involve the development of novel technologies for exploiting the diverse biomass and bioproducts found in Australia. |
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MIB secures major EU DirectFuel consortium grant (€3.7M) The DirectFuel consortium brings together European and US expertise in enzymology, systems biology and synthetic biology to develop photosynthetic microorganisms that catalyse direct conversion of solar energy and carbon dioxide to engine-ready fuels. The Manchester component led by Prof Nigel Scrutton (MIB Director) and Prof David Leys (both members of the Manchester Enzymology Group), will provide novel components to construct novel biochemical pathways and create new photosynthetic strains that would allow low-cost production of transport fuel in a potentially neutral 'greenhouse gas' emitting process that does not compete for agricultural land. Read more |
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The University of Manchester is leading a £2.2 million (€2.56 Million) project to develop new green chemical processes.
The ‘Amine synthesis through biocatalytic cascades’ (AMBIOCAS) programme brings together microbiologists, enzymologists, chemists, engineers and process development experts involved in research to develop the next generation of green manufacturing methods for the chemical industry. Led by Professor Nick Turner, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture (CoEBio3), the three-year project involves six partners from academia and industry. Read More |
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Manchester joins the Carbon Trust in global race to commercialise algae biofuels
The Carbon Trust has announced plans to take on the world in the global race to develop a sustainable, cost-effective biofuel from algae. See website for full details Read more The two Manchester projects are: Project 2 - Ultrasonic extraction of biofuel precursors from single cell algae - Jeremy Hawkes, Peter Fielden, Bernard Treves Brown and Jeff Prest, MIB with Steve Wilkinson, Chemical Engineering, Sheffield |