Environmentally friendly biomass energy conversion produces hydrogen gas or electricity in a compact scalable affordable system as an alternative energy source. Applications: 1) Biomass conversion for green energy 2) Environmentally friendly energy alternative to oil 3) Carbon capture and storage 4) Reduce CO2 emissions 5) Potentially generate carbon credits with carbon-negative system
1) Outperforms all other lactobacilli 2) L. casei 12A is an ideal candidate 3) Designated a GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) species 4) Amenable to genetic manipulation 5) Has relatively simple fermentative metabolism 6) Highly resistant to environmental stresses like high concentrations of acids biofuels and lignotoxins 7) Can utilize lignocellulose mono- and disaccharides 8) Can secrete and display proteins with potential for use in consolidated bioprocessing