Mark Laser

TL;DR: Progress in developing CBP-enabling microorganisms is being made through two strategies: engineering naturally occurring cellulolytic microorganisms to improve product-related properties, such as yield and titer, and engineering non-cellulolytic organisms that exhibit high product yields and titers to express a heterologous cellulase system enabling cellulose utilization.

TL;DR: For cellulosic ethanol to become a reality, biotechnological solutions should focus on optimizing the conversion of biomass to sugars.

TL;DR: Isolation of high-value lignocellulose components (lignin, acetic acid, and hemicellulose) would greatly increase potential revenues of a ligne cellulose biorefinery.

TL;DR: Results are consistent with the notion that autohydrolysis plays an important, if not exclusive, role in batch hydrothermal pretreatment, and will likely require a modified reactor configuration that better preserves dissolved xylan.

TL;DR: Analysis indicates potential for radically improved cost competitiveness and feasibility at smaller scale compared to current technology, arising from R&D-driven advances and configurational changes.