Queensland Teams up with PNNL to Study Advanced Thermochemical Biofuel Production
July 13, 2016https://www.qut.edu.au/news/news?news-id=106736
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A research partnership between Australia's Queensland University of Technology and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in the US aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop new ways of creating bioenergy from plant materials .The Academic and Research Cooperation Agreement establishes a relationship between QUT and PNNL aimed at enhancing the quality and impact of research conducted by the institutions.
QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Coaldrake said the agreement represented a good match as each institution brings complementary skills and technology to enhance research and outcomes in the areas of bioenergy, biotechnology and biological systems.
QUT brings expertise in plant biotechnology and bioprocess engineering while PNNL brings expertise in systems biology, including fungal, algal and microbial genomics and cutting-edge research that explored biological components to understand how organisms work.
The two institutions now work on advanced thermochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels, chemicals and other bioproducts.
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