The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

Polymeric materials play a key role in modern industry. Owing to outstanding and very
versatile properties of polymers, they have rather quickly occupied the great niche of …

The plastic crisis requires drastic measures, especially for the plastics' end-of-life. Mixed
plastic fractions are currently difficult to recycle, but microbial metabolism might open new …

Several concurrent developments are shaping the future of plastics. A transition to a
sustainable plastics system requires not only a shift to fossil-free feedstock and energy to …

Lactic acid is an already consolidated bioproduct in the world market. It has many
applications, such as: the production of biodegradable polymers, substitution of plastics from …

Whole-cell biocatalysts provide unique advantages and have been widely used for the
efficient biosynthesis of value-added fine and bulk chemicals, as well as pharmaceutically …

Industrial strain development requires system-wide engineering and optimization of cellular
metabolism while considering industrially relevant fermentation and recovery processes. It …

Adaptive laboratory evolution is a frequent method in biological studies to gain insights into
the basic mechanisms of molecular evolution and adaptive changes that accumulate in …

Sustainable production of energy, fuels, organic chemicals and polymers from biomass in an
integrated biorefinery is extremely important to reduce enslavement on limited fossil fuels. In …

The transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a bio-based economy necessitates the
exploitation of synergies, scientific innovations and breakthroughs, and step changes in the …