title: Solar-to-chemical and solar-to-fuel production from CO2by metabolically engineered microorganisms.
abstract: Recent development of carbon capture utilization (CCU) for reduction of greenhouse gas emission are reviewed. In the case of CO2utilization, I describe development of solar-to-chemical and solar-to-fuel technology that refers to the use of solar energy to convert CO2to desired chemicals and fuels. Photoautotrophic cyanobacterial platforms have been extensively developed on this principle, producing a diverse range of alcohols, organic acids, and isoprenoids directly from CO2. Recent breakthroughs in the metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria were reviewed. In addition, adoption of the light harvesting mechanisms from nature, photovoltaics-derived water splitting technologies have recently been integrated with microbial biotechnology to produce desired chemicals. Studies on the integration of electrode material with next-generation microbes are showcased for alternative solar-to-chemical and solar-to-fuel platforms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: hmwoo@skku.edu.
authors.forename: Han Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Woo
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D064113:CRISPR-Cas Systems; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004566:Electrodes; D060847:Metabolic Engineering; D015202:Protein Engineering; D013472:Sunlight; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D014867:Water