Caloramator sp. Tolerance of Pretreatment Inhibitors from Lignocellulosics

Technology Marketing SummaryORNL inventors discovered a novel microorganism that displays exceptional tolerance to several growth inhibitors generated during dilute acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.DescriptionVanillin, furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural and lignin are known to inhibit the growth of microorganisms, such as yeast, during fermentation of sugars to alcohols. The new, isolated organism can be used as a source of resistance factors which could then be engineered into advanced biocatalysts for consolidated bioprocessing of biomass into fuels.Benefits• Tolerant to inhibitors vanillin, furfural, and hydroxymethylfurfuralApplications and Industries• Biofuel production
• Chemical productionTechnology Status

Technology ID	Development Stage	Availability	Published	Last Updated
UT-B ID 201002449	Development	Available	10/04/2011	10/04/2011