Engineering Microorganisms for Energy Production

Abstract

JASON was asked by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the Department of Energy to assess the possibilities for using microorganisms to produce fuels as a metabolic product, in particular hydrogen or ethanol. We were asked to consider the prospects for achieving such biogenic fuel production in principle and in practice; and what the requirements and fundamental limitations are for achieving viability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457082

Entities

People

  • Freeman Dyson
  • Gerald F Joyce
  • Jonathan Katz
  • Lars Bildsten
  • Michael P. Brenner
  • Norval Fortson
  • Richard Garwin
  • Robert Grober
  • Russell J. Hemley
  • Steven Koonin
  • Terence Hwa

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Biology
  • Control Systems
  • Energy Production
  • Engineers
  • Metabolism
  • Military Research
  • Petroleum
  • Proteins
  • Quantum Yields
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Synthetic Biology
  • Systems Biology

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  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design