Opportunities in the Industrial Biobased Products Industry
Abstract
Approximately 89 million metric t of organic chemicals and lubricants, the majority of which are fossil based, are produced annually in the United States. The development of new industrial bioproducts, for production in stand-alone facilities or biorefineries, has the potential to reduce our dependence on imported oil and improve energy security. Advances in biotechnology are enabling the optimization of feedstock composition and agronomic characteristics and the development of new and improved fermentation organisms for conversion of biomass to new end products or intermediates. This article reviews recent biotechnology efforts to develop new industrial bioproducts and improve renewable feedstocks and key market opportunities.
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Currently there is a high demand for pharmaceutical ingredients such as enzymes, solvents, and surfactants all of which can be derived from crop wastes.
“And currently there is a high demand for pharmaceutical ingredients such as enzymes, solvents, and surfactants all of which can be derived from crop wastes [67].”
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- Authors
- Carole, T. M., Pellegrino, J., & Paster, M. D.
- Affiliations
- Energetics (United States) (US)
- United States Department of Energy (US)
- Corresponding author
- Carole, Tracy M.
- Venue
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
- Published
- 2004
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 1-3
- Pages
- 0871-0886
- ISSN
- 0273-2289 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2167025841
- Cited by
- 124
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.95
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Small Business Technology Transfer
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- 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
- biorefinery, renewable raw materials, biomass conversion, organic compounds, lubricants, energy security, oil dependence, market opportunities, biotechnology
- MeSH terms
- Tissue Adhesions, Butanols, Biotechnology, Fermentation, Industry, Lactates, Lubrication, Oils, Plant Oils, Plastics, Polyesters, Propylene Glycols, Solvents, Glycine max, Lactic Acid, Succinic Acid, Sorghum
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