New Pipeline Makes Valuable Organic Acid from Plants — Saving Money and Emissions

by | Oct 3, 2023 | Conversion, Feedstock Production, News, Sustainability, Uncategorized

In a breakthrough for environmentally friendly chemical production, researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have developed an economical way to make succinic acid, an important industrial chemical, from sugarcane. The team...

Ground Broken for CABBI Greenhouse!

by | Sep 27, 2023 | News

Representatives from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign broke ground Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, on a state-of-the-art greenhouse in the Research Park. The planned greenhouse will support the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI),...

DOE RENEW Grant Helps Strengthen CABBI Partnerships

by | Sep 14, 2023 | Feedstock Production, News

A nearly $1 million U.S. Department of Energy grant announced Aug. 18, 2023, will build educational and research partnerships through Alabama A&M University (AAMU) and other partners in the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI). AAMU...

RISE 2023: ‘A Great First Research Experience’

by | Aug 22, 2023 | News

Whether she was out in the field, working in the lab, analyzing data, or networking with other researchers, Jo Thompson found new experiences around every corner during her internship this summer. A Microbiology student at Parkland College, Thompson is one of eight...

Climate Win-Win: New Method Quantifies Benefits of Enhanced Weathering

by | Aug 18, 2023 | News, Sustainability

CABBI Develops Eco-Friendly Enzyme to Create Key Chemical Building Blocks

by | Jul 31, 2023 | Conversion, News

Using energy from light to activate natural enzymes can help scientists create new-to-nature enzymatic reactions that support eco-friendly biomanufacturing — the production of fuels, plastics, and valuable chemicals from plants or other biological systems. Applying...