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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.copbio.2025.103321 |
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| Title (Primary) | Carbon-efficient waste upcycling: combining syngas fermentation and chain elongation with synthetic consortia |
| Author | Byung-Chul, R.K.; Kleinsteuber, S.
; Lawson, C.E. |
| Source Titel | Current Opinion in Biotechnology |
| Year | 2025 |
| Department | MIBITECH |
| Volume | 94 |
| Page From | art. 103321 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T7 Bioeconomy |
| Abstract | Syngas fermentation and chain elongation are key anaerobic biotechnologies for waste carbon upcycling. Their integration as a mixotrophic process enables simultaneous conversion of gaseous and wet waste substrates into medium-chain carboxylic acids and alcohols with high yields and no CO2 emissions. However, in practice, open culture-based processes suffer from low product yields, poor electron selectivity, and a narrow product range. Here, we explore synthetic consortia as a platform to advance one-pot mixotrophic waste conversion to medium-chain oleochemicals. We propose strategies for building synthetic consortia through a top-down, bottom-up approach, leveraging automation and high-throughput microbiology to accelerate bioprocess development. These advances could improve yields, expand waste feedstocks, and produce new chemicals, accelerating carbon-efficient waste upcycling toward industrial adoption while driving the circular economy. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=30935 |
| Byung-Chul, R.K., Kleinsteuber, S., Lawson, C.E. (2025): Carbon-efficient waste upcycling: combining syngas fermentation and chain elongation with synthetic consortia Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 94 , art. 103321 10.1016/j.copbio.2025.103321 |
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