Recycling carbon for sustainable protein production using gas fermentation

Esteban Marcellin; Largus T Angenent; Lars K Nielsen; Bastian Molitor

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102723

Recycling carbon for sustainable protein production using gas fermentation

Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2022 Aug:76:102723. doi: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102723. Epub 2022 Apr 26.

Authors

Esteban Marcellin¹, Largus T Angenent², Lars K Nielsen³, Bastian Molitor²

Affiliations

¹ Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia. Electronic address: e.marcellin@uq.edu.au.
² Environmental Biotechnology Group, University of Tübingen, Schnarrenbergstr. 94-96, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
³ Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland, Queensland 4072, Australia; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Centre for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.

PMID: 35487158
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2022.102723

Abstract

Current food production practices contribute significantly to climate change. To transition into a sustainable future, a combination of new food habits and a radical food production innovation must occur. Single-cell protein from microbial fermentation can profoundly impact sustainability. This review paper explores opportunities offered by gas fermentation to completely replace our reliance on fossil fuels for the production of food. Together with synthetic biology, designed microbial proteins from gas fermentation have the potential to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and make food production more sustainable.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
Carbon*
Fermentation
Fossil Fuels*
Recycling

Substances

Fossil Fuels
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon