Cited by 406Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionBioeconomy and Sustainability Development

Biofuels for a sustainable future

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Liu, Yuzhong, Cruz-Morales, Pablo, Zargar, Amin, Belcher, Michael S., Pang, Bo, Englund, Elias, Dan, Qingyun, Yin, Kevin +1 more·2021·Cell

Abstract

Rapid increases of energy consumption and human dependency on fossil fuels have led to the accumulation of greenhouse gases and consequently, climate change. As such, major efforts have been taken to develop, test, and adopt clean renewable fuel alternatives. Production of bioethanol and biodiesel from crops is well developed, while other feedstock resources and processes have also shown high potential to provide efficient and cost-effective alternatives, such as landfill and plastic waste conversion, algal photosynthesis, as well as electrochemical carbon fixation. In addition, the downstream microbial fermentation can be further engineered to not only increase the product yield but also expand the chemical space of biofuels through the rational design and fine-tuning of biosynthetic pathways toward the realization of "designer fuels" and diverse future applications.

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Authors
Liu, Y., Cruz-Morales, P., Zargar, A., Belcher, M. S., Pang, B., Englund, E., Dan, Q., Yin, K., & Keasling, J. D.
Affiliations
  • QB3 (US)
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
Corresponding author
Keasling, Jay D.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-03
Volume
184
Issue
6
Pages
1636-1647
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3134876231
Cited by
399
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 47 · 2025: 86 · 2024: 105 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 21
FWCI
7.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
  • Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • U.S. Department of Energy (05CH11231, DE AC02 05CH11231)
  • Office of Science (DEAC02–05CH11231, 05CH11231)
  • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DE- AC02-05CH11231)
  • Biological and Environmental Research (05CH11231, DE-AC02 − 05CH11231)
  • Office of Energy Efficiency
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (DE-AC02-05CH11231, 05CH11231)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development
Keywords
biofuels, renewable energy, bioethanol, biodiesel, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, waste plastic conversion, algal photosynthesis, microbial fermentation, biosynthetic pathway engineering, sustainable energy
MeSH terms
Sustainable Development, Humans, Lignin, Waste Products, Biosynthetic Pathways, Biofuels, Carbon Cycle

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