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Project
Optimisation of the lignin composition of poplar to improve biomass processing in favor of a bio-based economy.
In an attempt to improve the industrial processing of lignocellulosic biomass, the lignin composition of poplar will be altered without inducing yield penalties. Using genetic engineering, alternative monomers will be incorporated into the lignin polymer. Poplar trees grown in the field and in the greenhouse will be analysed using different cell wall analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of this method.
Date:1 Jan 2016 → 31 Dec 2019
Keywords:poplar, lignin, genetic engineering, cell wall
Disciplines:Agricultural plant production, Process engineering, Industrial biotechnology, Medical biochemistry and metabolism, Biomaterials engineering, Plant cell and molecular biology, Other biotechnology, bio-engineering and biosystem engineering, Plant biochemistry, Pharmaceutical analysis and quality assurance, Environmental engineering and biotechnology, Plant biology, Horticultural production, Other (bio)medical engineering, Analytical chemistry, General biology, Biochemistry and metabolism, Biological system engineering, Plant genetics, Polymeric materials, Biomechanical engineering