Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable (2008) / Chapter Skim
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2 Government, Industry, and Academic Perspectives on Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy
2 Government, Industry, and Academic Perspectives on Bioinspired Chemistry for Energy
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Preusch of the National Institutes of the design of organometallic complexes and inorganic Health's (NIH's) Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological and hybrid solids that catalyze pathways with unique Chemistry Division.
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a femtosecond photon-echo technique in the visible region of the spectrum was applied to the FMO complex to determine The next speaker was Michael Clarke of NSF's Chemwhether there is quantum coherence (quantum beats) in the istry Division.
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• Microbial fuel cells. Photochemical physics of charge separation Raper explained that NSF programs support the follow • Dmitry Matyushov, Arizona State University: Using ing bioinspired chemistry for energy research under the a ferroelectric medium to facilitate charge transfer since ���� the National Biofuels Action Plan: metabolic engineering, plant main cause of inefficiency of current artificial photosynthesis genome research, catalysis and biocatalysis, biochemical Figure 2.2 Supramolecular nanostructures for light driven energy and electron transfer.
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The National Institute of General hydrogen production and microbial fuel cells. David Dixon Medical Sciences is one of the largest supporters of chemical at the University of Alabama is studying photocatalytic sciences research in the nation, said Preusch.
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mass feedstocks include improved biomass to energy, crop protection chemicals, and cellulosic ethanol and butanol At the end of his talk, Preusch described the grant appli- technologies coming from biorefineries. cation and award process for regular research grants, confer- Biomass includes a range of materials from simple plant ence grants, and academic research enhancement awards.
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pound, while catalytic hydrotreatment involves a family of Erickson's vision for the future includes creating a compounds; biobased economy in which the basic building blocks for • their application addresses improvements in product industry and raw materials for energy are derived from quality; renewable plant sources and are processed using industrial • they may minimize pollution and waste; biotechnology. According to Erickson, technologies should • they simplify the refining process by reducing sepabe developed that go beyond a simple starch-to-ethanol ration and disposal stages; and platform that exists now.
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Nocera believes • Solar + water has the capacity to meet future energy that the best crops to use for biomass conversion in terms of needs. light energy storage are switchgrass, miscanthus, and cyano -- But large expanses of fundamental molecular bacteria.
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we're not currently feeding the world? " Nocera responded with a simple "Yes," and mentioned that the food dilemma Following Nocera's presentation, John Turner of is why the problem of biomass conversion needs to move on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory said that the to lignin and cellulose.
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