Prospects for carbon-negative biomanufacturing

CD Scown - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Biomanufacturing has the potential to reduce demand for petrochemicals and mitigate
climate change. Recent studies have also suggested that some of these products can be net …

Plant synthetic biology innovations for biofuels and bioproducts

Y Yang, TA Chaffin, AH Ahkami, E Blumwald… - Trends in …, 2022 - cell.com
Plant-based biosynthesis of fuels, chemicals, and materials promotes environmental
sustainability, which includes decreases in greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and …

Solar-driven waste-to-chemical conversion by wastewater-derived semiconductor biohybrids

S Pi, W Yang, W Feng, R Yang, W Chao, W Cheng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Semiconductor biohybrids integrating the merits of living cells and semiconductor materials
have the potential to shift the current energy-intensive chemical production system to a more …

A low-cost, thermostable, cell-free protein synthesis platform for on-demand production of conjugate vaccines

KF Warfel, A Williams, DA Wong, SE Sobol… - ACS synthetic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cell-free protein synthesis systems that can be lyophilized for long-term, non-refrigerated
storage and transportation have the potential to enable decentralized biomanufacturing …

Polydiketoenamines for a circular plastics economy

BA Helms - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The mismanagement and leakage of plastic waste into the environment are
failures of modern society. Once in the environment, plastic waste degrades into …

Solar-driven sugar production directly from CO2 via a customizable electrocatalytic–biocatalytic flow system

G Liu, Y Zhong, Z Liu, G Wang, F Gao, C Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Conventional food production is restricted by energy conversion efficiency of natural
photosynthesis and demand for natural resources. Solar-driven artificial food synthesis from …

Microbial biomanufacturing for space-exploration—what to take and when to make

NJH Averesch, AJ Berliner, SN Nangle… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
As renewed interest in human space-exploration intensifies, a coherent and modernized
strategy for mission design and planning has become increasingly crucial. Biotechnology …

[HTML][HTML] Growth-coupled enzyme engineering through manipulation of redox cofactor regeneration

JR Nielsen, RA Weusthuis, WE Huang - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Enzymes need to be efficient, robust, and highly specific for their effective use in commercial
bioproduction. These properties can be introduced using various enzyme engineering …

Cell-free enzyme cascades—application and transition from development to industrial implementation

M Teshima, VP Willers, V Sieber - Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•State-of-the-art in vitro enzyme cascades to assimilate CO 2-derived C1
compounds.•Current transitioning state of the biomass-based production of commodity …

Chemoenzymatic indican for light-driven denim dyeing

GN Bidart, D Teze, CU Jansen, E Pasutto… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Blue denim, a billion-dollar industry, is currently dyed with indigo in an unsustainable
process requiring harsh reducing and alkaline chemicals. Forming indigo directly in the yarn …