title: Perspective on opportunities in industrial biotechnology in renewable chemicals.
abstract: From biomass to renewable chemicals: while industrial biotechnology offers a clear value proposition, a number of hurdles need to be addressed to fully realize the commercial potential of bio-based products and chemicals over the coming decade. A review of an early roadmap for biological production of chemicals from renewable sugars reveals a focus on those that would provide co-products for integrated biorefineries producing biofuels and bioenergy. A growing number of companies are now focusing on specialty chemicals as an entry point to build the bio-based economy.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), Washington, DC, USA. berickson@bio.org
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erickson
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winters
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D001709:Biotechnology; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D060847:Metabolic Engineering; D058615:Synthetic Biology
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels