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Company: Lynntech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2007 / 1
Abstract: … fuels, and 25% of chemicals by 2030, many technical and economic barriers must be addressed to achieve these goals. This project will develop and exploit a commercially viable, environmentally safe, crop residue biomass preprocessing system that is capable of degrading lignin… more
Company: Tethys Research, Llc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2007 / 1
Abstract: … raw material for much of the nation¿s energy and chemical synthesis needs. However, the drawback to the use of wood for chemical production and biofuels continues to be the complexity of producing separate streams of cellulose, hemicellulose, and/or lignin from the… more
Company: ESPIN TECHNOLOGIES INC Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2006 / 1
Abstract: … Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project intends to develop low cost activated carbon nanofiber based ultracapacitor electrode material with ability to store large energy and power density. Polymer precursor nanofibers from polyacrylonitrile, pitch, phenolic, and lignin… more
Company: Applied Biotechnology Institute Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2005 / 2
Abstract: The pulp and paper industry require the removal or bleaching of lignin as an important manufacturing step for many of their products. Chemical bleaching is the preferred current process for whitening because of its relatively low cost. The bleaching process uses large amounts of… more
Company: NaSource Company Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2005 / 1
Abstract: Enormous quantities of byproduct lignins could be produced from biorefinery processes such as biomass-to-ethanol. Burnning of the lignins to generate electricity is not economical and technically difficult. The development of value-added lignin products will solve this problem… more
Company: Purevision Technology, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 2005 / 1
Abstract: 79276S Solid/liquid (S/L) separation is a challenging unit operation in all envisioned biomass conversion processes. The slurries encountered are non-Newtonian in nature due to the presence of soluble and insoluble solids (sugar, ash, and lignin based components), with the… more
SBIR Phase I: Wheat Straw to Purified Cellulose Fiber Utilizing Novel Reactive Fractionation Process
Company: Purevision Technology, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2003 / 1
Abstract: This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of producing biofibers from wheat straw using a novel biomass fractionation technology. This fractionation process separates lignin and hemicellulose from biomass, leaving a… more
Company: Purevision Technology, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: NSF / SBIR / 2003 / 1
Abstract: …is to develop a novel two-stage hydrolysis and fermentation process for conversion of purified cellulose to ethanol. The process would be part of a larger biomass refining system in which lignocellulosic biomass would first be fractionated into a hemicellulose / lignin stream… more
Company: BIOPULPING INTERNATIONAL, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2002 / 1
Abstract: … will save electrical energy, improve paper quality (strength and optical properties), and reduce the environmental impact of pulping cost-effectively compared to the present process of producing the same products. Biopulping, defined as the treatment of wood chips with a … more
Company: BIOPULPING INTERNATIONAL, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2002 / 2
Abstract: … will save electrical energy, improve paper quality (strength and optical properties), and reduce the environmental impact of pulping cost-effectively compared to the present process of producing the same products. Biopulping, defined as the treatment of wood chips with a … more
Company: Innovative BioSystems, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2002 / 1
Abstract: … Streptomyces. A portion of the research will address the feasibility of formulating a value-added biological through compatibility experimentation of the de-thatch microorganisms with Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108, a commercial biological control agent. A stand-alone … more
Company: The Village Botanica, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2002 / 1
Abstract: The primary objective of this Phase-2 study is to screen, chemically identify and quantify vitamins, minerals, simple sugars, proteins, polysaccharides (including starches, cellulosics, lignins and fibers) and muccopolysaccharides from the harvestable components (senescent,… more
Company: The Village Botanica, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2002 / 2
Abstract: The primary objective of this Phase-2 study is to screen, chemically identify and quantify vitamins, minerals, simple sugars, proteins, polysaccharides (including starches, cellulosics, lignins and fibers) and muccopolysaccharides from the harvestable components (senescent,… more
Company: Eltron Research & Development, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 2001 / 1
Abstract: … erosion. Continuous mats of protective paper would form oversoil as the pulp dries. Because paper pulp for soil erosion control need not be of the quality necessary for printing, bleaches, sulfites, and other chemicals used in industrial paper-making to remove lignin and… more
Company: ESCRIPTION, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: HHS / SBIR / 2000 / 1
Abstract: Not Available A water-borne lignin-silicate primer/coating system is described that promises to significantly inhibit corrosion of the important base metals iron and aluminum. The key to this technology is the use of sol gel chemistry to prepare the corrosion inhibiting primer.… more
Company: INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION, INC. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOD / SBIR / 2000 / 1
Abstract: Not Available The inedible portion of plant biomass (i.e., hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin) in closed regenerative life support systems must be reprocessed. Umpqua Research Company¿s original NASA SBIR Phase I experimental efforts have demonstrated pumpable high
Company: Lynntech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1998 / 2
Abstract: Many crop residues, feed byproducts, forages and other biomass have little or no nutritional value asanimal feed. Lignin in these materials is the most significant factor that limits the availability ofstructural carbohydrate (i.e., cellulose and hemicellulose) to microbial… more
Company: Lynntech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1997 / 1
Abstract: Many crop residues, feed byproducts, forages and other biomass have little or no nutritional value asanimal feed. Lignin in these materials is the most significant factor that limits the availability ofstructural carbohydrate (i.e., cellulose and hemicellulose) to microbial… more
Company: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1994 / 2
Abstract: LIGNIN IS THE MOST ABUNDANT RENEWABLE AROMATIC POLYMER. GIVEN THE RELATIVELY LOW COST, HIGH ABUNDANCE, AND RENEWABLE NATURE OF THIS RESOURCE, IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DEVELOP HIGHER VALUE PRODUCTS FROM LIGNIN. CARBON MATERIALS HAVE A MUCH HIGHER… more
Company: Savant-vincent Inc Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1992 / 1
Abstract: … SYSTEM CONCEPTS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF SUCH BIOMASS RESOURCES IN THE PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE ECONOMICS OF SUCH SYSTEMS, THE INVESTIGATION WILL EMPHASIZE THE COMPLETE UTILIZATION OF ALL PLANT COMPONENTS, INCLUDING CELLULOSE, HEMICLLULOSE, AND LIGNIN, AS… more
Company: Tienzyme, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1992 / 2
Abstract: THERE IS PRESENTLY WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN USING THE LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGUS PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM AND ITS ENZYMES (LIGNINASES) FOR DEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. THIS FUNGUS POSSESSES A VERY NONSPECIFIC OXIDATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DEGRADING A LARGE NUMBER OF… more
Company: Lynntech, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1991 / 2
Abstract: … MATERIALS, DERIVED MAINLY FROM AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY BYPRODUCTS, REPRESENT A LARGE SOURCE OF VALUABLE ORGANIC CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS. FOR UTILIZATION OF BIOMASS TO BE ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE, ALL THE MAJOR POLYMERIC COMPONENTS OF IT (CELLULOSE, HEMICELLULOSE AND LIGNIN) MUST… more
Company: Tienzyme, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: USDA / SBIR / 1991 / 1
Abstract: THERE IS WIDE-SPREAD INTEREST IN USING PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM, A LIGNIN-DEGRADING FUNGUS AND ITS ENZYMES (LIGNINASES) FOR BIOPULPING, DEGRADATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL (INCLUDING LIGNIN-DERIVED) WASTE, AND CONVERTING LIGNIN TO USEFUL CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCK. TWO MAJOR DRAWBACKS IN… more
Company: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. Agency/Program/Year/Phase: DOE / SBIR / 1990 / 1
Abstract: CARBON MATERIALS ARE A MUCH HIGHER ADDED VALUE PRODUCT THAN NEARLY ANY OTHER PRODUCTS FROM WHICH COULD BE PRODUCED FROM LIGNIN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE IN THE CASE OF CARBON FIBERS, WHICH CAN SELL FOR TENS TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS PER POUND. CONSEQUENTLY, THE DEVELOPMENT OF… more
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