Engineering biological systems toward a sustainable bioeconomy

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 813-838

  Lopes, Mateus Schreiner Garcez ^a  

^a Braskem SA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioeconomy; Carbon pricing; Metabolic engineering; Sustainability; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL;

BIOENGINEERING; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TRENDS;

BIOENGINEERING; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONALITY;

EID: 84937762197     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: 14765535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10295-015-1606-9     Document Type: Review

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