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Darren J. Peterson is the point of contact for the analytical lab in NLR's Integrated Biorefinery Research Facility. He is responsible for all maintenance for equipment, including high-performance liquid chromatography, within the laboratory. This responsibility also requires supporting other staff with their analytical needs. He is currently developing analytical methods to quantify the composition of various waste streams, such as brown grease. Waste streams pose a challenge because of the high variability. Darren is also developing methods to quantify carbohydrate utilization that undergo anaerobic digestion.
Professional Experience
Research Technician, NLR (2006–present)
Intern, NLR (2004–2005)
Education/Academic Qualification
Bachelor, Chemistry, Regis University
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Feedstock/Pretreatment Screening for Bioconversion of Sugars and Lignin Residues: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-18-00765 (Project 6)
Peterson, D., 2026, 25 p.Research output: NLR › Technical Report
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Rapid Monitoring of Fermentations: A Feasibility Study on Biological 2,3-Butanediol Production: Article No. 60
Tillman, Z., Peterson, D., Dowe, N. & Wolfrum, E., 2025, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 18, 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Feedstock/Pretreatment Screening for Bioconversion of Sugars and Lignin Residues via Deacetylated Disc-Refining: Article No. 52
Peterson, D., Paek, C., Tao, L., Davis, R., Chen, X., Brunecky, R., Fowler, M. & Elander, R., 2024, In: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts. 17, 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus Citations -
Feedstock Variability Impacts the Bioconversion of Sugar and Lignin Streams Derived from Corn Stover by Clostridium tyrobutyricum and Engineered Pseudomonas putida: Article No. e70006
Ruhl, I., Nelson, R., Katahira, R., Kruger, J., Chen, X., Haugen, S., Ingraham, M., Woodworth, S., Alt, H., Ramirez, K., Peterson, D., Ding, L., Laible, P., Linger, J. & Salvachua, D., 2024, In: Microbial Biotechnology. 17, 9, 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Butyric Acid Production from Delignified Corn Stover Using Thermophilic Bacterial Co-Cultures
Moreno Garcia, L., Hengge, N., Arnolds, K., Woodworth, S., Alt, H., Michel, K., Brown, K., Peterson, D., Ramirez, K., Linger, J., Guarnieri, M. & Sanchez i Nogue, V., 2023, National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR).Research output: NLR › Poster