Award Year / Program / Phase:
2010 / STTR / Phase II
Agency:
NSF
Research Institution:
Ohio State University Research Foundation -DO NOT USE
Award Amount:
$500,000.00
RI Contact:
Shang-Tian Yang
Abstract:
This STTR Phase II project will develop novel engineered Clostridia strains for fermentation and economically produce butanol as a biofuel from sugars derived from starchy and lignocellulosic biomass. The conventional acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation has low butanol yield (