Lysine production as an example shows potential savings
(March 9, 2015) Researchers
at Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Germany, and the
University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, have found that the electrification
of the white biotechnology is not merely a green dream, but an alternative to
petrochemistry with realistic economical potential. Compared to classical sugar
based bio-processes, bioelectrochemical processes promise improved yields,
which could turn out to be a real game changer. The next generation of
bio-production facilities may not only become more environmentally friendly,
but also more economically competitive, a conclusion drawn jointly by
scientists at UFZ and the UQ. In a recently published study in the scientific
journal ChemSusChem, the researchers analysed for the first time the economical
potential of this new technology using the example of an existing bio-process.