Concerns over climate change have necessitated a rethinking of our transportation
infrastructure. One possible alternative to carbon-polluting fossil fuels is biofuels produced …

Since the industrial revolution, the rapid growth and development of global industries have
depended largely upon the utilization of coal-derived chemicals, and more recently, the …

In entrapment an active species, which is often a catalyst, is trapped within a material by a
solid or gel forming event; thus, it becomes dispersed within the solid or semi-solid matrix …

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

Synthetic biology allows us to bioengineer cells to synthesize novel valuable molecules
such as renewable biofuels or anticancer drugs. However, traditional synthetic biology …

Enzymes as catalysts in synthetic organic chemistry gained importance in the latter half of
the 20th century, but nevertheless suffered from two major limitations. First, many enzymes …

Industrial biotechnology and microbial metabolic engineering are poised to help meet the
growing demand for sustainable, low‐cost commodity chemicals and natural products, yet …

Organic acids are important consumable materials with a wide range of applications in the
food, biopolymer and chemical industries. The global consumer organic acids market is …

Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology have enabled the use of microbial production
platforms for the renewable production of many high-value natural products. Titers and …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant sustainable carbon source on the planet and
has enormous potential to substitute fossil resources on the premise of cost-effective …