Sustainable dollar notes and other polypropylenes from bioderived feedstocks. Fossil fuels provide us with the essential chemicals for our life style. The chemical industry recognizes limited supply and a need to reduce carbon emissions. Microbes are able to supply green chemicals (e.g. bio-ethanol), but efficiencies are often low. This project will develop microbes for the fermentative production of plastics from cane sugar.
The microbiology and biotechnology of rum production. Rum is an alcoholic beverage produced by microbial fermentation of molasses waste from the sugar industry. The microbial species responsible for the process determine rum flavour and quality by production of specific aroma compounds. The rate and extent of fermentation determine process efficiency. Several yeast and bacterial species contribute to rum fermentation but this ecology is poorly defined. Through a combination of ecological stu ....The microbiology and biotechnology of rum production. Rum is an alcoholic beverage produced by microbial fermentation of molasses waste from the sugar industry. The microbial species responsible for the process determine rum flavour and quality by production of specific aroma compounds. The rate and extent of fermentation determine process efficiency. Several yeast and bacterial species contribute to rum fermentation but this ecology is poorly defined. Through a combination of ecological studies, controlled fermentations and distillation, chemical and sensory analyses, this project will determine the impact of particular microbial species on rum flavour and process efficiency. This information will be used by the industrial partner to enchance product quality and process efficiency.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE120101549
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Creating a baker's yeast chassis cell via shikimate pathway engineering for production of sustainable, carbon-neutral plastic precursors for the future. From air bags to carpets, tyres and garden hoses, plastics shape our every day life. Coming from fossil fuels most are currently neither sustainable nor renewable. This project will engineer baker's yeast to produce plastic precursors from cane sugar in a fermentation process. This lays the basis for a sugar cane based chemical industry.