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Title: Conversion of lignin into bioplastics and lipid fuels

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1986904

The present invention provides methods and compositions for increasing lignin degradation to produce a biological product. Also provided are methods for increasing expression of laccase in a bacterial species to produce increased lignin degradation. Also provided are bacterial cells and commodities or commodity produces produced from such methods.

Research Organization:
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
EE0006112
Assignee:
The Texas A&M University System (College Station, TX)
Patent Number(s):
11,519,011
Application Number:
15/561,939
OSTI ID:
1986904
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 03/28/2016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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