Sustainable production and degradation of plastics using microbes

SY Choi, Y Lee, HE Yu, IJ Cho, M Kang, SY Lee - Nature Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Plastics are indispensable in everyday life and industry, but the environmental impact of
plastic waste on ecosystems and human health is a huge concern. Microbial biotechnology …

Recent advances in biological production of 1, 3-propanediol: new routes and engineering strategies

F Zhu, D Liu, Z Chen - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 3-Propanediol (1, 3-PDO) is an important chemical which has been widely used in the
cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and especially polymer industries. The production of 1, 3-PDO …

Critical review on production of glycerol carbonate from byproduct glycerol through transesterification

S Sahani, SN Upadhyay… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The biodiesel obtained from nonedible and waste-cooking oils through the
transesterification process has been recognized as a renewable energy source. This …

Strategies and tools for the biotechnological valorization of glycerol to 1, 3-propanediol: Challenges, recent advancements and future outlook

D Agrawal, M Budakoti, V Kumar - Biotechnology Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Global efforts towards decarbonization, environmental sustainability, and a growing impetus
for exploiting renewable resources such as biomass have spurred the growth and usage of …

Co-fermentation of glycerol and glucose by a co-culture system of engineered Escherichia coli strains for 1, 3-propanediol production without vitamin B12 …

J Yun, HM Zabed, Y Zhang, A Parvez, G Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The necessity of costly co-enzyme B 12 for the activity of glycerol dehydratase (GDHt) is
considered as a major bottleneck in sustainable bioproduction of 1, 3-propanediol (1, 3-PD) …

Recent advances in conversion of glycerol: a byproduct of biodiesel production to glycerol carbonate

A Das, P Kodgire, H Li, S Basumatary… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to erupted ecological concerns and escalated energy consumption, biodiesel
produced by transesterifying nonedible and used cooking oils has been acknowledged as a …

Fermentative reforming of crude glycerol to 1, 3-propanediol using Clostridium butyricum strain L4

P Gupta, M Kumar, RP Gupta, SK Puri… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Repurposed used cooking oil is a sustainable alternative to other feedstocks for biodiesel
production offering enviro-economic benefits. Residual crude glycerol (RCG) from such …

Novel candidate microorganisms for fermentation technology: From potential benefits to safety issues

D Ağagündüz, B Yılmaz, T Koçak, HB Altıntaş Başar… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fermentation is one of the oldest known production processes and the most technologically
valuable in terms of the food industry. In recent years, increasing nutrition and health …

Recent advances in metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the production of monomeric C3 and C4 chemical compounds

S Zhou, Y Zhang, Z Wei, S Park - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bio-based C3 and C4 bi-functional chemicals are useful monomers in biopolymer
production. This review describes recent progresses in the biosynthesis of four such …

Recent technological and strategical developments in the biomanufacturing of 1, 3-propanediol from glycerol

E Fokum, HM Zabed, J Yun, G Zhang, X Qi - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
In the pursuit of sustainable development, there is a rapid increase in the generation of
biodiesel, which eventually results in the synthesis of glycerol as a major by-product. The …