Third-generation biorefineries as the means to produce fuels and chemicals from CO2

Z Liu, K Wang, Y Chen, T Tan, J Nielsen - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Concerns regarding petroleum depletion and global climate change caused by greenhouse
gas emissions have spurred interest in renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. Third …

Recent advances in solar-driven carbon dioxide conversion: expectations versus reality

J He, C Janaky - ACS energy letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven carbon dioxide (CO2) conversion to fuels and high-value chemicals can
contribute to the better utilization of renewable energy sources. Photosynthetic (PS) …

Technical photosynthesis involving CO2 electrolysis and fermentation

T Haas, R Krause, R Weber, M Demler, G Schmid - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Solar-powered electrochemical reduction of CO2 and H2O to syngas, followed by
fermentation, could lead to sustainable production of useful chemicals. However, due to …

Enhanced CO 2 capture for photosynthetic lycopene production in engineered Rhodopseudomonas palustris, a purple nonsulfur bacterium

M Li, Q Xia, S Lv, J Tong, Z Wang, Q Nie, J Yang - Green chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lycopene has been widely applied in the fields of food additives, drugs and cosmetics due
to its anti-oxidative, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory activities. The traditional plant …

Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

The integration of bio-catalysis and electrocatalysis to produce fuels and chemicals from carbon dioxide

X Tan, J Nielsen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The dependence on fossil fuels has caused excessive emissions of greenhouse gases
(GHGs), leading to climate changes and global warming. Even though the expansion of …

Bioconversion of carbon dioxide to methane using hydrogen and hydrogenotrophic methanogens

J Zabranska, D Pokorna - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas produced from organic wastes contains energetically usable methane and
unavoidable amount of carbon dioxide. The exploitation of whole biogas energy is locally …

New applications of synthetic biology tools for cyanobacterial metabolic engineering

M Santos-Merino, AK Singh, DC Ducat - Frontiers in bioengineering …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria are promising microorganisms for sustainable biotechnologies, yet unlocking
their potential requires radical re-engineering and application of cutting-edge synthetic …

Grand research challenges for sustainable industrial biotechnology

AJJ Straathof, SA Wahl, KR Benjamin, R Takors… - Trends in …, 2019 - cell.com
Future manufacturing will focus on new, improved products as well as on new and
enhanced production methods. Recent biotechnological and scientific advances, such as …

Revisiting solar energy flow in nanomaterial-microorganism hybrid systems

J Liang, K Xiao, X Wang, T Hou, C Zeng, X Gao… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial-microorganism hybrid systems (NMHSs), integrating semiconductor
nanomaterials with microorganisms, present a promising platform for broadband solar …