Search Results - "Donnison, I."

The effect of lignin and inorganic species in biomass on pyrolysis oil yields, quality and stability by Fahmi, R., Bridgwater, A.V., Donnison, I., Yates, N., Jones, J.M.

“…This paper investigates four reference fuels and three low lignin Lolium Festuca grasses which were subjected to pyrolysis to produce pyrolysis oils. The oils…”
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The effect of alkali metals on combustion and pyrolysis of Lolium and Festuca grasses, switchgrass and willow by Fahmi, R., Bridgwater, A.V., Darvell, L.I., Jones, J.M., Yates, N., Thain, S., Donnison, I.S.

“…The effect of alkali metals on the thermal degradation of biomass during combustion and pyrolysis has been investigated for 19 Lolium and Festuca grass…”
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Species selection determines carbon allocation and turnover in Miscanthus crops: Implications for biomass production and C sequestration by Briones, M.J.I., Massey, A., Elias, D.M.O., McCalmont, J.P., Farrar, K., Donnison, I., McNamara, N.P.

“…Growing Miscanthus species and hybrids has received strong scientific and commercial support, with the majority of the carbon (C) modelling predictions having…”
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Variation in Miscanthus chemical composition and implications for conversion by pyrolysis and thermo-chemical bio-refining for fuels and chemicals by Hodgson, E.M., Nowakowski, D.J., Shield, I., Riche, A., Bridgwater, A.V., Clifton-Brown, J.C., Donnison, I.S.

“…Different species and genotypes of Miscanthus were analysed to determine the influence of genotypic variation and harvest time on cell wall composition and the…”
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Seasonal variation in the chemical composition of the bioenergy feedstock Laminaria digitata for thermochemical conversion by Adams, J.M.M., Ross, A.B., Anastasakis, K., Hodgson, E.M., Gallagher, J.A., Jones, J.M., Donnison, I.S.

“…To avoid negative impacts on food production, novel non-food biofuel feedstocks need to be identified and utilised. One option is to utilise marine biomass,…”
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Miscanthus as a feedstock for fast-pyrolysis: Does agronomic treatment affect quality? by Hodgson, E.M., Fahmi, R., Yates, N., Barraclough, T., Shield, I., Allison, G., Bridgwater, A.V., Donnison, I.S.

“…The objectives of the experiment were to assess the impact of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) fertiliser application on the cell wall composition and…”
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Upscaling miscanthus production in the United Kingdom: The benefits, challenges, and trade‐offs by Hodgson, E. M., McCalmont, J., Rowe, R., Whitaker, J., Holder, A., Clifton‐Brown, J. C., Thornton, J., Hastings, A., Robson, P. R. H., Webster, R. J., Farrar, K., Donnison, I. S.

“…The UK sixth carbon budget has recommended domestic biomass supply should increase to meet growing demand, planting a minimum of 30,000 hectares of perennial…”
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Influence of particle size on the analytical and chemical properties of two energy crops by Bridgeman, T.G., Darvell, L.I., Jones, J.M., Williams, P.T., Fahmi, R., Bridgwater, A.V., Barraclough, T., Shield, I., Yates, N., Thain, S.C., Donnison, I.S.

“…Two energy crops (switchgrass and reed canary grass) have been processed using ball mills and divided into two size fractions (<90 μm and 90–600 μm) and…”
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Sustainable bioenergy for climate mitigation: developing drought-tolerant trees and grasses by Taylor, G, Donnison, I S, Murphy-Bokern, D, Morgante, M, Bogeat-Triboulot, M-B, Bhalerao, R, Hertzberg, M, Polle, A, Harfouche, A, Alasia, F, Petoussi, V, Trebbi, D, Schwarz, K, Keurentjes, J J B, Centritto, M, Genty, B, Flexas, J, Grill, E, Salvi, S, Davies, W J

“…Bioenergy crops are central to climate mitigation strategies that utilize biogenic carbon, such as BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage), alongside…”
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Impact of Miscanthus x giganteus senescence times on fast pyrolysis bio-oil quality by Mos, M., Banks, S.W., Nowakowski, D.J., Robson, P.R.H., Bridgwater, A.V., Donnison, I.S.

“…► Fast pyrolysis of Miscanthus harvested at different senescence time was compared. ► Viscosity and water indexes were introduced to define bio-oil quality. ►…”
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Expanding the biomass resource: sustainable oil production via fast pyrolysis of low input high diversity biomass and the potential integration of thermochemical and biological conversion routes by Corton, J., Donnison, I.S., Patel, M., Bühle, L., Hodgson, E., Wachendorf, M., Bridgwater, A., Allison, G., Fraser, M.D.

“…•Biomass is generated during management of low input high diversity (LIHD) landscapes.•Samples of LIHD biomass were subjected to fast…”
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Seasonal variation in Laminaria digitata and its impact on biochemical conversion routes to biofuels by Adams, J.M.M., Toop, T.A., Donnison, I.S., Gallagher, J.A.

“…► Relates seasonal variation in composition to bioethanol and biomethane production. ► Complements published paper on thermochemically derived biofuels. ►…”
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The control of chlorophyll catabolism and the status of yellowing as a biomarker of leaf senescence by Ougham, H., Hörtensteiner, S., Armstead, I., Donnison, I., King, I., Thomas, H., Mur, L.

“…The pathway of chlorophyll catabolism during leaf senescence is known in a fair amount of biochemical and cell biological detail. In the last few years, genes…”
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Synteny between a major heading-date QTL in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and the Hd3 heading-date locus in rice by ARMSTEAD, I. P, TURNER, L. B, FARRELL, M, SKØT, L, GOMEZ, P, MONTOYA, T, DONNISON, I. S, KING, I. P, HUMPHREYS, M. O

“…The genetic control of induction to flowering has been studied extensively in both model and crop species because of its fundamental biological and economic…”
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Direct fermentation of fodder maize, chicory fructans and perennial ryegrass to hydrogen using mixed microflora by Kyazze, G., Dinsdale, R., Hawkes, F.R., Guwy, A.J., Premier, G.C., Donnison, I.S.

“…This study examined the feasibility of producing hydrogen by direct fermentation of fodder maize, chicory fructooligosaccharides and perennial ryegrass (…”
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Expression, purification and use of the soluble domain of Lactobacillus paracasei β-fructosidase to optimise production of bioethanol from grass fructans by Martel, C.M., Warrilow, A.G.S., Jackson, C.J., Mullins, J.G.L., Togawa, R.C., Parker, J.E., Morris, M.S., Donnison, I.S., Kelly, D.E., Kelly, S.L.

“…Microbial inulinases find application in food, pharmaceutical and biofuel industries. Here, a novel Lactobacillus paracasei β-fructosidase was overexpressed as…”
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Expression of bacterial levanase in yeast enables simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of grass juice to bioethanol by Martel, C.M., Parker, J.E., Jackson, C.J., Warrilow, A.G.S., Rolley, N., Greig, C., Morris, S.M., Donnison, I.S., Kelly, D.E., Kelly, S.L.

“…This study demonstrates use of recombinant yeast to simultaneously saccharify and ferment grass juice (GJ) to bioethanol. A modified Bacillus subtilis levanase…”
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Identification of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne (L.)) and meadow fescue (Festuca pratensis (Huds.)) candidate orthologous sequences to the rice Hd1(Se1) and barley HvCO1 CONSTANS-like genes through comparative mapping and microsynteny by Armstead, I. P., Skøt, L., Turner, L. B., Skøt, K., Donnison, I. S., Humphreys, M. O., King, I. P.

“…• Microsynteny with rice and comparative genetic mapping were used to identify candidate orthologous sequences to the rice Hd1(Se1) gene in Lolium perenne and…”
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Physical and Genetic Mapping in the Grasses Lolium perenne and Festuca pratensis by King, J, Armstead, I. P, Donnison, I. S, Thomas, H. M, Jones, R. N, Kearsey, M. J, Roberts, L. A, Thomas, A, Morgan, W. G, King, I. P

“…A single chromosome of the grass species Festuca pratensis has been introgressed into Lolium perenne to produce a diploid monosomic substitution line 2n = 2x =…”
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flexible quantitative methodology for the analysis of gene-flow between conventionally bred maize populations using microsatellite markers by Robson, P. R. H, Kelly, R, Jensen, E. F, Giddings, G. D, Leitch, M, Davey, C, Gay, A. P, Jenkins, G, Thomas, H, Donnison, I. S

“…Previous studies of gene-flow in agriculture have used a range of physical and biochemical markers, including transgenes. However, physical and biochemical…”
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