13. GTI pioneered the development of two-phase anaerobic digestion of biomass to make methane. The reactor pictured here is at the Woodridge, IL wastewater treatment plant.
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16. Microbial Corrosion A faster, more accurate, and less expensive method to detect microorganisms associated with corrosion was developed from concept through commercialization .
Three main areas of current and past research Biorefining of Petroleum = Upgrading of petroleum quality using microbes Expression systems using unconventional hosts = unconventional meaning not E. coli, Different host are required in applications of biotechnology to the energy industry. MIC = Little is known about the microorganisms that survive in the harsh environment of an internal natural gas pipeline and can be causative agents of corrosion.
I gave you an overview of some of the projects that I research and manage. I wanted briefly to describe other interactions at GTI that go into developing these projects and commercialization of any technologies that result.