Novel technology produces gasoline by metabolically-engineered microorganism
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 12:00
in Physics & Chemistry
For many decades, we have been relying on fossil resources to produce liquid fuels such as gasoline, diesel, and many industrial and consumer chemicals for daily use. However, increasing strains on natural resources as well as environmental issues including global warming have triggered a strong interest in developing sustainable ways to obtain fuels and chemicals.