School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NE1 7RU, UK.
School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
Microb Biotechnol. 2017 Sep;10(5):1206-1211. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.12793. Epub 2017 Aug 3.
As we transition from fossil fuel reliance to a new energy future, innovative microbial biotechnologies may offer new routes to maximize recovery from conventional and unconventional energy assets; as well as contributing to reduced emission pathways and new technologies for carbon capture and utilization. Here we discuss the role of microbiology in petroleum biotechnologies in relation to addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 (ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns), with a focus on microbially-mediated energy recovery from unconventionals (heavy oil to methane), shale gas and fracking, bioelectrochemical systems for the production of electricity from fossil fuel resources, and innovations in synthetic biology. Furthermore, using wastes to support a more sustainable approach to fossil fuel extraction processes is considered as we undertake the move towards a more circular global economy.
随着我们从依赖化石燃料向新能源未来转型，创新的微生物生物技术可能为最大限度地从常规和非常规能源资产中回收提供新途径；并有助于减少排放途径和用于碳捕获和利用的新技术。在这里，我们讨论了微生物学在石油生物技术中的作用，以解决联合国可持续发展目标 12（确保可持续的消费和生产模式），重点是微生物介导的从非常规资源（重油到甲烷）、页岩气和水力压裂中回收能源，生物电化学系统从化石燃料资源中生产电力，以及合成生物学的创新。此外，在我们迈向更加循环的全球经济的过程中，考虑利用废物来支持更加可持续的化石燃料提取过程。
