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01 2017
The Modelling and Simulation Group from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy Sciences, led by Professor YAO Lishan, demonstrated the quantitative analysis of the h-bond cooperativity in a intact (or natural) protein. Human diseases may be caused by the malfunction of an intact protein. Hydrogen bond (h-bond) is one of the key interactions in maintaining the structure of a protein and facilitating its function. The presence and extent of h-bond cooperativity in...
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12 2016
A research group from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy Sciences has developed novel catalysis routes to convert biomass to jet/diesel fuels. You may know the gasoline (4-12 carbon numbers, commonly referred to as C4-C12) in the gas station contains some percentage of ethanol (C2) as additive. However, long-chain alcohols (C4-C19) are regarded as better alternatives for ethanol in gasol...
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11 2016
For the first time, asymmetric BDTs have been designed to build up polymer solar cells (PSCs) in a research group led by Prof. YANG Renqiang from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Surprisingly, the photovoltaic properties of PSCs were improved greatly in comparison with corresponding symmetric BDT based polymers.
Better Flexible Solar Cells Come from a Misoperation
You may know solar cells on satellites and street lights, but you may not know the reasons why these traditional inorganic solar cells are not very commonly found in our daily life. The comp...
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11 2016
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved breakthrough development ion fraction and concentration for high salinity wastewater valorization. Water resources demand continually increases with the global economic development and the population explosion. 97.3% of the water on the Earth is salt water and the available fresh water from surface water and groundwater sources only accounts fo...
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09 2016
The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) has established a genome editing platform for industrial oleaginous microalgae. Microalgae are organisms that can capture and assimilate atmospheric CO2 by using sunlight. They then store the solar energy and CO2 in the form of energy-dense molecules such as triacylglycerol (TAG), which can be readily converted to oil. Theref...
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07 2016
The Chinese Academy of Sciences' Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) has developed two easy and effective processes for ethanol and FOS production from inulin resources, respectively. The sunflower family plant Jerusalem artichoke has been regarded as an important sustainable feedstock in China. The amazing plant can thrive in infertile soil, without competition with farmland for food plants. The plant tuber contains 60-70% of ...
