About Us
Welcome to the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit. Part of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, we were established by the United States Department of Energy to help ramp up the bioeconomy.
Bio-Innovation
Partnership
Collaborations
DOE/EERE/BETO Programs Support

Spotlight
Registration now open for ABPDU Industry Listening Day
Registration is now open for ABPDU’s Industry Listening Day on Oct 28, 2019.
read moreShort-chain ketone production by engineered polyketide synthases in Streptomyces albus
Engine tests indicate that short-chain ketones produced using Type I modular polyketide synthases can be added to gasoline as oxygenates to increase the octane of gasoline.
read moreWhat We Offer
Bio-derived Product Diversity
Feedstock And Biomass Flexibility
Bio-concept Development & Validation
Bio-process Prototyping & Optimization
Scale-up Integration & Demonstration
Funding & Grant Proposals Support
Our Team
Leadership

Dr. Deepti Tanjore, Ph.D.
director

Dr. Ning Sun, Ph.D.
Research Scientist

Dr. Eric Sundstrom, Ph.D.
Senior Process Engineer

Akash Narani
Bio-Process/Facilities Engineer
Newsroom
Press Releases
Registration now open for ABPDU Industry Listening Day
Registration is now open for ABPDU’s Industry Listening Day on Oct 28, 2019.
Trash to Treasure: Scientists Convert Municipal Waste to Biofuel Precursors
ABPDU scientists collaborated with the Joint BioEnergy Institute to convert municipal waste blends into methyl ketones, which are chemical compounds that can be used as diesel fuel precursors.
Deepti Tanjore to Head ABPDU
Deepti Tanjore has been selected to be the next Program Head of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit.
Events
Commercializing Industrial Biotechnology 2019
May 13-14, 2019
World Bio Markets 2019
April 1-3, 2019
The Almond Conference
December 4-6, 2018
Publications
Short-chain ketone production by engineered polyketide synthases in Streptomyces albus
Engine tests indicate that short-chain ketones produced using Type I modular polyketide synthases can be added to gasoline as oxygenates to increase the octane of gasoline.
read moreRhodosporidium Toruloides: A New Platform Organism for Biorefineries
R. toruloides sets a new standard for biotechnological applications
read moreUpgrading of Post-Consumer Absorbent Hygiene Products for Bioethanol Production
Assessing the technical feasibility and identifying the key unit operations for converting cellulose component from post-consumer AHPs into biofuel
read more[A /]