Exploring new strategies for cellulosic biofuels production

Langan, Paul; Gnanakaran, S.; Rector, Kirk D.; Pawley, Norma H.; Fox, David T.; Cho, Dae-Won; Hammel, Kenneth E.

doi:10.1039/c1ee01268a

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“…All these create a serious problem towards the country's economy and raised the concerns about an insecure energy sources and their supply in the near future. Greenhouse gases released by fossil fuels are primarily responsible for the Global warming beside the risk of getting depleted in future [2]. Hence, it assumed that fossil fuels are not the reliable and faithful source of energy due to its non-renewable nature and going to scarce in coming [3].…”

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Potential of bioenergy production from industrial kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based on Malaysian perspective

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Jawaid

Hakeem

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Potential of bioenergy production from industrial kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based on Malaysian perspective

Saba

Jawaid

Hakeem

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

132

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“…6-9 These results guided the development of optimized methods of chemically pretreating nonedible and renewable biomass for the production of biofuels and bioproducts. 10,11 …”

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Seeing the chemistry in biology with neutron crystallography

Langan

Chen

2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.

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New developments in macromolecular neutron crystallography have led to an increasing number of structures published over the last decade. Hydrogen atoms, normally invisible in most X-ray crystal structures, become visible in neutron structures. Using X-rays allows one to see structure, while neutrons allow one to reveal the chemistry inherent in these macromolecular structures. A number of surprising and sometimes controversial results have emerged from recent neutron structures; because it is difficult to see or predict hydrogen atoms in X-ray structures, when they are seen by neutrons they can be in unexpected locations with important chemical and biological consequences. Here we describe examples of chemistry seen with neutrons for the first time in biological macromolecules over the past few years.

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“…Another alternative direct mechanism for providing human food from conventionally non-food sources is utilizing current cellulosic biofuel techniques. For example, enzymes could be used on agricultural residues to create human edible sugars (Langan et al 2011). With the reclamation of nutrients from excrement and food waste and the possible injection of new nutrients into the food system from leaf litter, for example, the need for artificial fertilizer would fall.…”

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Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Alternate Food to Address Agricultural Catastrophes Globally

Denkenberger

Pearce

2016

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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The literature suggests there is about a 1 % risk per year of a 10 % global agricultural shortfall due to catastrophes such as a large volcanic eruption, a medium asteroid or comet impact, regional nuclear war, abrupt climate change, and extreme weather causing multiple breadbasket failures. This shortfall has an expected mortality of about 500 million people. To prevent such mass starvation, alternate foods can be deployed that utilize stored biomass. This study developed a model with literature values for variables and, where no values existed, used large error bounds to recognize uncertainty. Then Monte Carlo analysis was performed on three interventions: planning, research, and development. The results show that even the upper bound of USD 400 per life saved by these interventions is far lower than what is typically paid to save a life in a less-developed country. Furthermore, every day of delay on the implementation of these interventions costs 100-40,000 expected lives (number of lives saved multiplied by the probability that alternate foods would be required). These interventions plus training would save 1-300 million expected lives. In general, these solutions would reduce the possibility of civilization collapse, could assist in providing food outside of catastrophic situations, and would result in billions of dollars per year of return.

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Exploring new strategies for cellulosic biofuels production

Cited by 81 publications

References 109 publications

Potential of bioenergy production from industrial kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based on Malaysian perspective

Potential of bioenergy production from industrial kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) based on Malaysian perspective

Seeing the chemistry in biology with neutron crystallography

Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions for Alternate Food to Address Agricultural Catastrophes Globally

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