Argonne National Laboratory Tribal Internship Program

290-DEP-1 : BIOCATALYTIC SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES (This project is part of ES Division)

Through industry/government partnerships, Argonne is part of a consortium to develop a new, integrated process approach for synthesizing industrial chemical intermediates and derivatives from renewable biomass. Argonne's role is to apply its technical expertise in genetic engineering, bioprocess engineering, and polymer development to targeted products and processes. For example, Argonne is improving fermentation efficiency by using conventional and genetic techniques to develop superior succinic-acid-producing organisms. Its purification process uses advanced desalting and water-splitting electrodialysis technologies.