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FMRG: Bio: CAS: Distributed methane conversion into value chemicals via synthetic microbia — NSF Award to University of Arizona (A

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25 times more damaging per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2). Around the globe there are many methane sources of human and natural origin. Thus, there is a significant opportunity for technologies that capture and convert methane on-site into ‘higher-value’ chemicals. The goa

Award titleFMRG: Bio: CAS: Distributed methane conversion into value chemicals via synthetic microbia
Award ID2229070
AwardeeUniversity of Arizona
CityTUCSON
StateAZ
Amount obligated$3,170,876
Principal investigatorHans Riedel-Kruse
ProgramRobert Noyce Scholarship Pgm, FM-Future Manufacturing
Start date12/01/2022
AbstractMethane is a potent greenhouse gas that is 25 times more damaging per molecule than carbon dioxide (CO2). Around the globe there are many methane sources of human and natural origin. Thus, there is a significant opportunity for technologies that capture and convert methane on-site into ‘higher-value’ chemicals. The goal of this project is to engineer new bioreactors that can efficiently convert methane into value chemicals. The project team will engineer enzymes inside microbes than can execute
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