Carole Tracy M, Pellegrino Joan, Paster Mark D
Energetics, Inc., 7164 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, USA.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2004 Spring;113-116:871-85. doi: 10.1385/abab:115:1-3:0871.
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.
美国每年生产约8900万公吨有机化学品和润滑剂，其中大部分以化石为基础。开发新的工业生物产品，用于独立设施或生物精炼厂生产，有可能减少我们对进口石油的依赖并提高能源安全。生物技术的进步使原料组成和农艺特性得以优化，并开发出新的和改良的发酵生物体，用于将生物质转化为新的最终产品或中间体。本文综述了近期为开发新的工业生物产品、改善可再生原料以及关键市场机遇所做的生物技术努力。
