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ALTERNATIVE DIESEL FUEL Biosynthetic Bisabolane BERKELEY LAB EXPERTISE NANOTECHNOLOGY ©Nanosys, Inc. BIOENGINEERING BIOENGINEERING PAIN POINT Drop-in, renewable fuels are needed, particularly for vehicles that cannot be electrified, to reduce the environmental impacts and pollutant emissions that come with a reliance on fossil fuels. SEMICONDUCTORS SOLUTION Bacteria (E. coli) and yeast (S. cerevisiae) were metabolically engineered to produce a chemical precursor that readily converts to bisabolane when saturated with hydrogen gas under pressure. ENERGY EFFICIENCY With continuous yield improvements, biosynthetic bisabolane could become a renewable diesel Photo Courtesy of Nanosys, Inc. fuel alternative offering comparable energy density and superior cold weather performance to standard D2 diesel fuel. APPLICATIONS HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING • Diesel or jet fuel alternative • Cold weather anti-clouding additive for diesel fuels ADVANTAGES • DCN comparable to D2 diesel fuel BATTERIES • Beneficial cold fuel properties • Non-corrosive • Enhanced yield through engineered microbial synthesis LIFE SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT STAGE STATUS Patent pending. Available for licensing or collaborative research. For more details on this technology, go to http://ipo.lbl.gov/lbnl2837/ REFERENCE NUMBER 2837 CONTACT Peter Matlock, JBEI Director of Commercialization [email protected] 510-486-5803 L AWR E NC E BE R KELEY N ATI O N A L LA B O RATORY • [email protected] All photos ©The Regents of the University of California through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, except as noted. Bench scale. SENSORS/DETECTORS BIO-BASED FUELS & CHEMICALS IMAGING SOFTWARE SUBSURFACE