Energy biotechnology: beyond the general lignocellulose-to-ethanol pathway
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Lars Angenent’s research interest includes mixed culture bioprocessing of wastes to produce energy. Currently, the Angenent laboratory studies anaerobic digestion systems to produce methane and microbial fuel cells to generate electricity from wastewater. Molecular biology methods developed in the microbial ecology or environmental microbiology fields are used to ascertain the community composition and its function with the ultimate goal to engineer better bioprocesses.
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