New challenges and opportunities for industrial biotechnology

Industrial biotechnology has not developed as fast as expected due to some challenges including the emergences of alternative energy sources, especially shale gas, natural gas hydrate (or gas hydrate) and sand oil et al. The weaknesses of microbial or enzymatic processes compared with the chemical p...

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Published in:	Microbial cell factories 2012-08, Vol.11 (1), p.111-111
Main Author:	Chen, Guo-Qiang
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Biochemical engineering Biofuels Biological products Biomass energy Bioplastics Biotechnology Biotechnology industry Bulk chemicals Clathrate compounds Comparative analysis Energy Energy-Generating Resources Enzymes Fermentation Forecasts and trends Gas fields Industrial biotechnology Industry Molecular biology Natural gas Oil Oil fields PHB Polyhydroxyalkanoates - biosynthesis Sand Shale Shale gas Shale oils
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Summary:	Industrial biotechnology has not developed as fast as expected due to some challenges including the emergences of alternative energy sources, especially shale gas, natural gas hydrate (or gas hydrate) and sand oil et al. The weaknesses of microbial or enzymatic processes compared with the chemical processing also make industrial biotech products less competitive with the chemical ones. However, many opportunities are still there if industrial biotech processes can be as similar as the chemical ones. Taking advantages of the molecular biology and synthetic biology methods as well as changing process patterns, we can develop bioprocesses as competitive as chemical ones, these including the minimized cells, open and continuous fermentation processes et al.
ISSN:	1475-2859 1475-2859