Carbon-negative biomanufacturing of chemicals from waste gases

Abstract

Microbial biomanufacturing relies heavily on sugar feedstocks, limiting efforts to transition toward carbon neutrality. In a recent issue of <i>Nature Biotechnology</i>, Liew and co-workers show that engineering autotrophic bacteria enables carbon-negative biomanufacturing of chemicals from waste gas feedstocks at an industrial pilot scale, which provides a roadmap for a circular carbon economy.