The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) is a cooperative research and education center devoted to the conversion of biomass to fuels and other products.
C2B2 is an official research center of the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory and is supported by state, institutional, and industry funds. Partner institutions include the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
C2B2 was established to improve fundamental understanding of biorefining and biofuel methodologies and to develop new technologies for the integration of renewable sources of materials and energy into the related industries. The center provides training within a collaborative environment for students and industrial scientists, including a 10-week summer Research Experience for Undergraduates program, graduate research and support for post-doctoral fellows.
The center promotes innovation within six main research thrusts:
• Feedstock Engineering, Plant Biotechnology and Crop Science
• Biochemical Engineering
• Thermochemical Engineering
• Process Engineering
• Product Engineering
• System Assessment and Analysis
Contact
Frannie Ray-Earle
303-492-7736
C2B2@colorado.edu
Websites
www.C2B2web.org
Graduate student Tirzah Mills inspects E. coli cells selected for improved tolerance to toxic inhibitors found in lignocellulosic hydrolyzate used for biofuels production.
“The spring semi-annual meeting was a great place to meet with all C2B2 collaborators and see the variety of different projects. C2B2 really is covering all of the important issues to provide research into everything from crop engineering to reactor design.”
―Tirzah Mills, doctoral candidate in chemical engineering