Abstract: The invention refers to methods and compositions for stabilizing and increasing the activity of enzymatic mixtures comprising GH61 (PMO or polysaccharide monooxigenase) polypeptides used for the degradation of cellulosic material during the saccharification step of biofuel production processes. This improvement is achieved by the addition of a nickel cation to said enzymatic mixtures before and/or during the saccharification step. Thus, the invention provides compositions comprising PMOs, cellulolytic enzymes and a nickel cation, as well as methods for preparing said compositions and methods for producing fermentable sugars and bioproducts, preferably bioethanol, from cellulosic biomass in which said compositions are used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing 1-octanol comprising a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and two catalysts A and B, wherein catalyst A comprises a metal oxide comprising Ga and a noble metal and catalyst B comprises a metal oxide comprising Cu, Ni or any mixture thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to variants of cellobiohydrolase, preferably Cbh1, which have greater cellobiohydrolase activity. The invention also relates to a genetic construct, a host cell and to an enzyme composition comprising said variants. The invention further relates to a procedure for producing fermentable sugar and a procedure for producing a bioproduct, such as bioethanol, from cellulose material with the cellobiohydrolase variants, the host cell or the enzyme composition comprising said variants.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to processes for preparation of higher alcohols such as n-butanol from lower alcohols such as ethanol by Guerbet condensation. In some aspects, the present invention relates to improvements in n-butanol yield and selectivity by the selection of process reaction conditions such as, but not limited to, mole ratio of hydrogen to ethanol, mole ratio of acetaldehyde to ethanol, mole ratio of ethyl acetate to ethanol and/or mole ratio of carbon monoxide to ethanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Myceliophthora thermophila host cell which expresses a recombinant enzymes from Fusarium oxysporum with beta-xylosidase activity. The invention also refers to an enzymatic composition comprising the host cell of the invention and/or the recombinant enzyme with beta-xylosidase activity expressed by the host cell of the invention. The invention further relates to the use of the host cell of the invention, the recombinant enzyme with beta-xylosidase activity expressed by the host cell of the invention or the composition of the invention for the degradation of biomass and to a method of producing bioproducts, preferably bioethanol, which comprises the use of the host cell of the invention, the recombinant enzyme with beta-xylosidase activity expressed by the host cell of the invention or the composition of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining 1-octanol which comprises a contact step between ethanol, n-hexanol and a catalyst, wherein said catalyst comprises: i) a metal oxide that comprises the following metals: M1 is at least one bivalent metal selected from Mg, Zn, Cu, Co, Mn, Fe, Ni and Ca; M2 is at least one trivalent metal selected from Al, La, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, and Ga; ii) a noble metal selected from Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh and Re; and iii) optionally, comprises V; with the proviso that the catalyst comprises at least V, Ga or any of their combinations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for obtaining metal oxide catalysts comprising gallium which are capable of synthesizing higher alcohols from lower alcohols. The process for obtaining said catalysts is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the production of biofuels and food co-products which, thanks to the addition of microalgae culture extracts, optimizes the production of biofuel, in terms of time and yield, and improves the protein composition of its co-products useful in the food industry, as compared to similar methods for the production of biofuel and co-products which do not use microalgae culture extracts.

Abstract: Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct production shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement.

Abstract: The method & system hereby described allows the measuring of GHG emissions produced during the generation of bioproduct from different source materials. The method comprises capturing, processing and handling different parameters and data related to GHG emissions associated to every single process needed to produce bioproduct and the delivery of said bioproduct and/or source material to be transformed into said bioproduct, in order to generate a total GHG emissions value by means of applying formulae to the captioned and processed isolated data referred to GHG emissions of every process.

Abstract: The method hereby described allows the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions produced during feedstock production, processing thereof in said transport byproduct and byproduct from different sources of material, considering the transportation of said raw material taken as fountain. The method comprises capturing, processing and manipulating different parameters and data regarding GHG emissions associated with each task needed to produce and distribute the byproduct and the provision of that byproduct and/or source material that will be transformed into the bioproduct, with in order to generate an overall value of greenhouse gas emissions.

Abstract: Described herein is a method of monitoring the origin and composition of bioproducts such as biofuels that are the result of mixing more than one type of biofuel, thereby ensuring that a particular bioproduct presents a certain amount of a particular type of each bioproduct with corresponding emissions related data and sustainability.

Abstract: A method for quickly and remotely GHG emissions without providing the sources of raw material production means to collect parameters is disclosed. The method uses a processing unit for executing instructions related to the determination of emissions, a database to store relevant parameters related to the production of raw materials, means of transmission of data to recover the parameters of the database and transmit these parameters to the processing unit, and a modeling module of GHG emissions connected to the processing unit and adapted to generate a level of GHG emissions. The method comprises considering a partial estimate for emissions in relation to any process and an add value for such global GHG emissions.

Abstract: Particularly applicable to the implementation of sustainability requirements concerning on the promotion of the use of bioproduct from renewable sources, through the system and method described is possible to ensure that the origin of raw materials is sustainable (according to a previously defined sustainability requirements), avoiding travel to the area of interest, thus saving time and economic costs and preventing errors and fraud. More specifically, the system and method object of the invention are particularly applicable for identifying those areas that comply with said sustainability requirements. Said sustainability requirements state that raw material intended for bioproduct shall not be made from lands with a high biodiversity, high carbon stock or peatlands, and bearing in mind additionally the land use requirement.

Abstract: For quickly and remotely obtaining the GHG emissions, without providing the sites of raw material production with means for collecting parameters. The system comprises a processing unit to execute instructions related to the determination of the emissions; the database for storing the relevant parameters related to the processes for the production of raw material; a data transmission means connected to the database and the processing unit, to retrieve said parameters from the database and transmitting said parameters to the processing unit, and a GHG emissions modeling module connected to the processing unit and adapted to generate a GHG emissions level. The method comprises considering a partial calculation for the emissions related to any process and adding them up to obtain an overall value for said GHG emissions.

Abstract: For quickly and remotely obtaining the GHG emissions, without providing the sites of raw material production with means for collecting parameters. The system comprises a processing unit to execute instructions related to the determination of the emissions; a database for storing the relevant parameters related to the processes for the production of raw material; a data transmission means connected to the database and the processing unit, to retrieve said parameters from the database and transmitting said parameters to the processing unit, and a GHG emissions modeling module connected to the processing unit and adapted to generate a GHG emissions level. The method comprises considering a partial calculation for the emissions related to any process and adding them up to obtain an overall value for said GHG emissions.

Abstract: The method & system hereby described allows the calculation and determination of GHG emissions produced during the generation of bioproduct from different source materials. The method comprises capturing, processing and handling different parameters and data related to GHG emissions associated to every single process needed to produce bioproduct, in order to generate a total GHG emissions value by means of applying formulae to the captioned and processed isolated data referred to GHG emissions of every process.