Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
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College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Institute of Technology

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Bioproducts and Renewable Energy

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Bioproducts Engineers turn agricultural crops like corn into renewable fuels.
Sample Highlights of Current Research
  • On farm Hydrogen fueling station
  • Fuel cell using biogas
  • Feedstock engineering
  • Generating Electricity with Biomass Fuels at Ethanol Plants
  • 3D structure of porous materials
  • Degradation kinetics of biopolymers
  • Recombinant Lignin Depolymerase with Enhanced Catalytic Properties
  • Brown-rot Fungi for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks
  • Biocatalytic Peracetic Acid Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
  • Maximizing Production of Fiber, fermentable sugars, and energy by matching biomass species to landscape position
  • Metagenomic Libraries and Enzyme Screening Systems for Conversion of
  • Biomass to Energy
  • Screenable Wax Coatings and Water-Based Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
  • Optimizing Adhesive-Paper Interfacial Properties of Postal Stamps
  • Cellulose Self-reinforced Nanocomposites
  • Bio-based Composites from Renewable Resources
  • Creating and communicating value in the forest products industry
  • Enzymatic Synthesis of Methanol
  • Novel Interfacial Biocatalysis of Multi-enzyme Systems
  • Converting liquid swine manure into bio-oils and hydrogen
  • Enhancing CH4 productivity by co-digesting swine manure with crop residues as an external carbon source

Faculty

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