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Greg Rorrer - Research Projects |
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Prof. Rorrer's research interests center around bioprocess engineering, environmental cleanup processes, and biomass conversion processes. Current Research Projects in the Rorrer Group emphasize marine bioprocess engineering. Our group is developing new bioprocess technologies that harness the biosynthetic capacity of photosynthetic marine organisms for useful functions. Application areas encompass biotechnology, bioremediation, and nanotechnology. Ongoing projects include the following: biosynthesis of unique and pharmacologically active secondary metabolites by cell and tissue cultures of marine seaweeds in photobioreactors; biotransformation of toxic organic chemicals by cell and tissue cultures of marine seaweeds; biological fabrication of nanostructured metal oxide semiconductor materials by marine diatoms. Rorrer's Group is the leader in bioprocess technology development for marine seaweeds, and is one of the few teams within the U.S. and internationally with expertise in the emerging discipline of marine bioprocess engineering. The Rorrer Group also has conducted research projects in the areas of environmental separations and biomass conversion. Environmental separations projects include development of biopolymer adsorbents for heavy metal ions, and modeling of the interactions of metal ions with wood pulp fibers in pulp mill washing operations. The biomass conversion projects focus on the catalytic conversion of glucose, a renewable feedstock derived from plant biomass, to chemicals and fuels. Below, Ongoing Research Projects and Completed Research Projects in the Rorrer Group are highlighted. More detail on these projects can be found in the List of Publications. Ongoing Research Projects
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