Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Bioprospecting of microbial strains for biofuel production: metabolic engineering, applications, and challenges

MF Adegboye, OB Ojuederie, PM Talia… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
The issues of global warming, coupled with fossil fuel depletion, have undoubtedly led to
renewed interest in other sources of commercial fuels. The search for renewable fuels has …

[HTML][HTML] Systems metabolic engineering of microorganisms for food and cosmetics production

KR Choi, SY Lee - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
The demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly sources of foods and cosmetics is
increasing owing to concerns about the rapid growth of the global population and climate …

A review on commercial-scale high-value products that can be produced alongside cellulosic ethanol

O Rosales-Calderon, V Arantes - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
The demand for fossil derivate fuels and chemicals has increased, augmenting concerns on
climate change, global economic stability, and sustainability on fossil resources. Therefore …

Current status and strategies for second generation biofuel production using microbial systems

SK Bhatia, SH Kim, JJ Yoon, YH Yang - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Economic growth and industrial energy demand necessitate sustainable energy resources.
The food vs. fuel issue means that first generation biofuels appear unsustainable. Therefore …

Prospects on bio-based 2, 3-butanediol and acetoin production: Recent progress and advances

S Maina, AA Prabhu, N Vivek, A Vlysidis… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The bio-based platform chemicals 2, 3-butanediol (BDO) and acetoin have various
applications in chemical, cosmetics, food, agriculture, and pharmaceutical industries …

Valorisation of xylose to renewable fuels and chemicals, an essential step in augmenting the commercial viability of lignocellulosic biorefineries

V Narisetty, R Cox, R Bommareddy… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biologists and engineers are making tremendous efforts in contributing to a sustainable and
green society. To that end, there is growing interest in waste management and valorisation …

Microbial production of 2, 3-butanediol for industrial applications

CW Song, JM Park, SC Chung, SY Lee… - Journal of Industrial …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Butanediol (2, 3-BD) has great potential for diverse industries, including chemical,
cosmetics, agriculture, and pharmaceutical areas. However, its industrial production and …

Advances and challenges in bio-based 2, 3-BD downstream purification: A comprehensive review

PM Gawal, S Subudhi - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Bio-based 2, 3-butanediol (2, 3-BD) is gaining prominence as an alternative to
costly petroleum production. It finds diverse applications in chemicals, food, cosmetics, and …

Design and genome engineering of microbial cell factories for efficient conversion of lignocellulose to fuel

A Madhavan, KB Arun, R Sindhu, BG Nair… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gradually increasing need for fossil fuels demands renewable biofuel substitutes. This
has fascinated an increasing investigation to design innovative energy fuels that have …