Producing bio-based bulk chemicals using industrial biotechnology saves energy and combats climate change

被引：168

作者：

Hermann, B. G. ^{[1
]}

Blok, K. ^{[1
]}

Patel, M. K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Utrecht, NL-3584 CS Utrecht, Netherlands

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 2007年 / 41卷 / 22期

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D O I：

10.1021/es062559q

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

The production of bulk chemicals from biomass can make a significant contribution to solving two of the most urgent environmental problems: climate change and depletion of fossil energy. We analyzed current and future technology routes leading to 15 bulk chemicals using industrial biotechnology and calculated their CO2 emissions and fossil energy use. Savings of more than 100% in nonrenewable energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are already possible with current state of the art biotechnology. Substantial further savings are possible for the future by improved fermentation and downstream processing. Worldwide CO2 savings in the range of 500-1000 million tons per year are possible using future technology. Industrial biotechnology hence offers excellent opportunities for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and decreasing dependence on fossil energy sources and therefore has the potential to make inroads into the existing chemical industry.

引用

页码：7915 / 7921

页数：7

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