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Climate change and the finite nature of fossil fuels raise the need for the fixation of CO2 and conversion into traditionally petroleum-derived chemicals. With Cupriavidus necator as an easily genetically modifiable biocatalyst, a wide range of products, e. g. polymers, platform chemicals, biofuels, and terpenes, can be accessed. The wide range of applications as well as a prominent example of electrochemical α-humulene production from CO2 are promising developments towards a bio-based society.
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Milker, S., Kunze, C., Sydow, A. et al. Knallgasbakterien – neue Synthesewege mit Cupriavidus necator. Biospektrum 24, 324–326 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-018-0920-y
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