Our collaboration with Agile BioFoundry and Industrial Microbes (iMicrobes) successfully scaled up the company's bio-based process for producing P3HP, a precursor to acrylic acid. Working with ABPDU’s Eric Sundstrom, the team performed several experiments to collect data and screen process conditions. The collaboration achieved a 300-liter scale production of P3HP. “This partnership is accelerating the validation of both the scientific and the production conditions for our solutions, opening up the door to commercial partnerships for low-carbon footprint products. At a time when bio-based products are seeing growing traction, the support from the ABF and ABPDU helped us get ahead of the curve," said Industrial Microbes CEO Noah Helman. Read more about this collaboration: https://lnkd.in/g8eYwFVY #biomanufacturing #AcrylicAcid #P3HP #ScaleUp #bioeconomy #bioproducts #sustainability
Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU)
Biotechnology
Emeryville, CA 3,699 followers
Bringing bio-innovations from the lab to commercial relevance.
About us
At ABPDU, our passion for bio-innovation drives us. Our goal is to expedite the commercialization of advanced, next-generation biofuels and bioproducts by providing industry-scale test beds. The Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office established the ABPDU as part of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in 2009. We’ve been operational since 2012, collaborating with researchers in the bio-products industry, the national labs, and academia to optimize and scale technologies to enable the commercialization of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels.
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https://abpdu.lbl.gov/
External link for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU)
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Emeryville, CA
- Type
- Government Agency
- Specialties
- Pretreatment, Saccharification, Purification & Advanced Recovery, Analytical Chemistry, Materials Handling & Solids Characterization, and Techno-Economic Analysis
Locations
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Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
5885 Hollis Street
Emeryville, CA 94120, US
Employees at Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU)
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Katherine Schall
Administrator, Advanced Biofuels & Bioproducts Process Development Unit, Joint BioEnergy Institute
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Ning Sun
Experienced Scientist in Biofuels and Bioproducts
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Carolina Barcelos
Senior Fermentation and Bioprocess Engineer
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Chang Dou, PhD
Senior Engineer @ Berkeley Lab | AIChE's 35 Under 35 | Process Engineering and Analytics
Updates
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Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) reposted this
I was so honored to represent Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) and Berkeley Lab's WD&E during the Biosciences Area Annual Meeting this year. Thank you, Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab, for awarding me People's Choice award for my Flash Talk on "Protein-Based Separation for Rare Earth Element (REE) Recovery!" Special thanks to WD&E's SULI program and my mentors Dupeng Liu, Ph.D., Di Liu, Ning Sun, Ramkrishna Singh, PhD for all their support. Go, science! WD&E = https://lnkd.in/gaFGqDg5 SULI program = https://lnkd.in/gKXTF2yT WDTS = https://lnkd.in/gqhX-qSV
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Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) reposted this
Previous Machine Learning Intern at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. CS/SWE Student at Saddleback College and UC Irvine
Interning at the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) division at the Berkeley Lab was a remarkable experience! Thank you, GROWTH SECTOR, for providing community college students with an easy way to find and obtain STEM internships!
Check out our Summer 2024 Intern Student Spotlight of Scott McCloskey who interned at the Berkeley Lab! #STEMinternships #growthsector #stemcore #stemeducation
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Excited to share our new Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) research which examined the impact of corn stover variability on the production of bisabolene as a sustainable aviation fuel, adding to our understanding of feedstock variability — a crucial component of ensuring that sustainable aviation fuel production can be economically feasible. This research was part of the Feedstock Conversion Interface Consortium. A huge thank you to my co-author, and supervisor, James Gardner, as well as everyone who contributed to this research. Your support has been invaluable. #Research #Publication #Sustainable Aviation Fuel
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ABPDU researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute and Kansas State University, developed a greener approach for extracting volatile fatty acids from wastewater generated from large-scale animal farms. Volatile fatty acids are used as raw materials in several industries, and as precursors to biofuels and bioplastics. "We present an efficient process for volatile fatty acids extraction and esterification in a single ionic liquid system, facilitating wastewater valorization through anaerobic fermentation," said corresponding author Ning Sun. #bioeconomy #wastewater #fermentation #IonicLiquids #biofuels #bioplastics Ramkrishna Singh, PhD
Volatile fatty acid extraction from fermentation broth using a hydrophobic ionic liquid and in situ enzymatic esterification
pubs.rsc.org
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This summer, ABPDU hosted Kaela Henry, a student intern in the Arizona State University-Berkeley Lab STEM Pathways program. Kaela worked on biological carbon dioxide conversion to aviation fuel under the guidance of mentors Eric Sundstrom and Young Eun Song. "This internship provided me with valuable skill sets and knowledge that I will utilize within the entirety of my career. Concluding this internship, I produced my very first scientific poster and report paper. This was such a worthwhile experience as I genuinely had the best time learning from the vast amount of professionals and scientists," said Kaela. Learn more about the program, which aims to increase the number of Native American students in STEM graduate programs: https://lnkd.in/dDQzqy94 #STEMed #STEM #biomanufacturing #bioeconomy #SustainableAviation Berkeley Lab Workforce Development & Education
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The latest issue of The Reactor is out now! Featuring news on our collaboration with Mango Materials, a story on our partnership with UC Berkeley Master of Bioprocess Engineering, and much more. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gzfYQQ7Q Not subscribed to our quarterly newsletter? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/diDvbPS #bioeconomy #bioproducts #biomanufacturing #bioprocessing Berkeley Lab Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab
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Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) reposted this
Another of our studies was just published! We explored formic acid utilization, which can be produced electrochemically⚡ from CO2 🏭, in thermoacidophilic species. Quite challenging! Biomanufacturing with these species can be attractive because of the favourable kinetics, reduced contamination and production of thermostable enzymes. Eric SundstromYoung Eun Song Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU)Berkeley Lab https://lnkd.in/gViRCuyj
Utilization of formic acid by extremely thermoacidophilic archaea species
enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Today is National Online Learning Day! Did you know #ABPDU offers a variety of public online resources for students and researchers? Check them out here: https://bit.ly/3DRdI0N #OnlineLearningDay #biomanufacturing #bioeconomy #bioproducts #biotech #STEMed #STEM
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Meet Addison Hitt, a student at Queens University of Charlotte who researched polyester recycling this summer as an #ABPDU intern. ♻ #polyester #TextileRecycling #decarbonization #CircularEconomy #biomanufacturing #Sustainability Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab Workforce Development & Education Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab