Researchers have, for the first time, uncovered the complex interdependence and orchestration of metabolic reactions, gene regulation, and environmental cues of clostridial metabolism, providing new ...

A new technique combines fermentation and chemical catalysis into an integrated process for efficiently converting sugars and starches from natural plant sources into ketone precursors of gasoline, ...

Biobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol, has emerged as a leading candidate for next-generation biofuels due to its high energy density, low volatility and compatibility with existing fuel infrastructures.

Biobased chemicals firm Green Biologics is on the cusp of opening a large U.S. plant that will make 1-butanol and acetone from corn sugar. The firm, which raised roughly $100 million from investors in ...

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have, for the first time, uncovered the complex interdependence and orchestration of metabolic reactions, gene regulation, and ...