How to turn industrial biotechnology into reality

The emerging bioeconomy is pulled by consumers asking for sustainable products and processes, governments enforcing climate protection and industries demanding feedstock flexibility and last but not least it is pushed by progress in basic and applied science. It will use renewable carbon sources not...

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Published in:New biotechnology 2012-01, Vol.29 (2), p.243-247
Main Author: Kircher, Manfred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biotechnology
Biotechnology - economics
Biotechnology - trends
carbon
climate
feedstocks
gases
Germany
industry
Industry - economics
Industry - trends
power generation
silviculture
steel
supply chain
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Summary:The emerging bioeconomy is pulled by consumers asking for sustainable products and processes, governments enforcing climate protection and industries demanding feedstock flexibility and last but not least it is pushed by progress in basic and applied science. It will use renewable carbon sources not only from agri- and silviculture, but potentially also from industrial flue gases – for example, from power generation and steel production. Connecting such industries with the future bio-chemical industry results in a challenging new value chain which connects thus far separated industries. Realising this value chain needs disruptive technologies in providing sustainable carbon sources and transforming them into precursors for biochemical production up to consumer products.
ISSN:1871-6784
1876-4347
DOI:10.1016/j.nbt.2011.11.002