Bio‐processing of Amallin Lignin for the Production of Lipids

The aviation industry would be the 8th largest carbon emitter globally if it were considered as a country, and thus there is a need to identify sustainable and cost‐effective pathways to biojet. Dr. David Bressler has developed a lipid pyrolysis technology that can convert a wide range of lipid feedstocks to renewable gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. This project focuses on the cultivation of specialized microbes that can accumulate significant quantities of lipids. Dr. Bressler’s team will use these “oleaginous” microbes to convert Amallin lignin to lipids that can potentially be incorporated into lipid pyrolysis to produce biojet.