The petrochemical industry turns oil and gas into precursors used to synthesize lubricants and other critical products. Chemists show that bacteria can be metabolically engineered to generate similar precursors, providing a sustainable replacement for fossil fuels and using less energy. The microbes need only glucose. The medium-chain hydrocarbons they produce can be broken down into shorter chains and polymerized into plastics, or lengthened to make products such as diesel.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211123162806.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211123162806.htm
Microbes can provide sustainable hydrocarbons for the petrochemical industry
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