Journal article
Benefits of selective feeding
Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark1
Research Groups, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark2
iLoop, Translational Management, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark3
Industrial processes using microbial cells allow the conversion of renewable-carbon feedstocks into a complex range of chemical products at comparatively low temperatures and pressures (1). In contrast, traditional chemical manufacturing relies mainly on energy-intensive conversions of petroleum-derived carbon feedstocks.
However, record-low oil prices are making it difficult for biotechnology processes to compete with traditional manufacturing, particularly for low-cost bulk products such as biofuels and commodity chemicals. On page 583 of this issue, Shaw et al. (2), report a cost-effective technology to control contamination in nonsterilized process equipment (see the figure).
This technology has the potential to greatly lower the cost of producing fermentation-derived chemicals with microbial processes.
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Year: | 2016 |
Pages: | 542-543 |
ISSN: | 10959203 , 00368075 and 17770173 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1126/science.aah4106 |
ORCIDs: | Lennen, Rebecca |