Supercomputer Provides Molecular Insight into Cellulose (Fact Sheet)

关键词: BIOFUELS;    BIOMASS;    CELLULOSE;    ENZYMES;    NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY;    PROCESSING;    PRODUCTION;    SIMULATION;    SUPERCOMPUTERS CELLULOSE;    RED MESA;    HIGHLIGHT;    Chemical and Biosciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1009253
RP-ID  :  NREL/FS-2700-50847
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1009253
Others  :  TRN: US201107%%712

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Groundbreaking research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has used supercomputing simulations to calculate the work that enzymes must do to deconstruct cellulose, which is a fundamental step in biomass conversion technologies for biofuels production. NREL used the new high-performance supercomputer Red Mesa to conduct several million central processing unit (CPU) hours of simulation.