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 …

Abstract Linear, medium-chain (C8–C12) hydrocarbons are important components of fuels
as well as commodity and specialty chemicals. As industrial microbes do not contain …

Insects use hydrocarbons as cuticular waterproofing agents and as contact pheromones.
Although their biosynthesis from fatty acyl precursors is well established, the last step of …

Aliphatic hydrocarbons such as fatty alcohols and petroleum-derived alkanes have
numerous applications in the chemical industry. In recent years, the renewable synthesis of …

Background Cyanobacteria can utilize solar energy and convert carbon dioxide into biofuel
molecules in one single biological system. Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is a model …

Cyanobacteria possess the unique capacity to naturally produce hydrocarbons from fatty
acids. Hydrocarbon compositions of thirty-two strains of cyanobacteria were characterized to …

Fossil fuels (crude oil, coal, and natural gas) represent the current primary source of the
world's energy supply, accounting for 87% of global energy. 1 World energy consumption is …

Liquid fuels sourced from fossil sources are the dominant energy form for mobile transport
today. The consumption of fossil fuels is still increasing, resulting in a continued search for …

Highlights•Jet fuels are hydrocarbon blends: petroleum-based or synthetic kerosenes.•
Standardization is by physicochemical properties/performance, not composition.•The bulk of …

Next-generation biofuels must be compatible with current transportation infrastructure and
be derived from environmentally sustainable resources that do not compete with food crops …