How Sugar-Loving Microbes Could Help Power Future Cars
Published:22 Nov.2021 Source:University at Buffalo
In a forthcoming study in Nature Chemistry, researchers report harnessing the wonders of biology and chemistry to turn glucose (a type of sugar) into olefins (a type of hydrocarbon, and one of several types of molecules that make up gasoline).
The project was led by biochemists Zhen Q. Wang at the University at Buffalo and Michelle C. Y. Chang at the University of California, Berkeley. The paper, which will be published on Nov. 22, marks an advance in efforts to create sustainable biofuels.