Issue 4, 2020

Advances in biological conversion technologies: new opportunities for reaction engineering

Abstract

Reaction engineering needs to embrace biological conversion technologies, on the road to identify more sustainable routes for chemical manufacture. There are new options in biological conversion including modifying the properties of an enzyme by protein engineering, a pathway by metabolic engineering or a microbial host cell. However, here also lies the challenge of a multitude of technologies and modes of operation, which the reaction engineer must navigate successfully in order to implement a new process. This perspective summarizes some of the recent developments in the field and the implications for reaction engineering, with a focus on sustainable chemical production.

Graphical abstract: Advances in biological conversion technologies: new opportunities for reaction engineering

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
02 Nov 2019
Accepted
24 Feb 2020
First published
24 Feb 2020

React. Chem. Eng., 2020,5, 632-640

Advances in biological conversion technologies: new opportunities for reaction engineering

J. M. Woodley, React. Chem. Eng., 2020, 5, 632 DOI: 10.1039/C9RE00422J

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