Bioprocessing of Fossil Fuels
Research Activities Include:
Oil applications (Removal of Sulfur, Viscosity Reduction, Upgrading)
- Microbial desulfurization and bioupgrading
- Modified nonaqueous enzymes for treatment
- Electrodispersion contactors and electrospray bioreactors
- Diesel biodesulfurization
- Directed evolution of desulfinase and other desulfurization enzymes
- Engineering peroxidases for oil upgrading
- Biological hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurization, and biomimetics
- Polyaromatic benefication
- Biological nitrogen removal
- Heavy crude bioupgrading via moisture reduction and alcohol production
Coal Applications
- Mercury removal from coal via bioprocessing
- Pyrite removal via bioconversion
- Heavy metal removal via biotransformation
