Open AccessA biotechnologist's dream: ‘doubly green’ processes
Author(s) -
Segura Ana
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
microbial biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.287
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 1751-7915
DOI - 10.1111/1751-7915.12762
Subject(s) - upgrade , environmental science , biochemical engineering , dream , computer science , engineering , biology , neuroscience , operating system
Biosurfactants have not fulfilled the expectations generated when they were initially discovered. Heavy vacuum gas oil (HVGO) is conventionally treated with costly thermo‐chemical processes and cause environmental pollution. What if we could bio‐upgrade this HVGO at the same time that we produce a fine chemical?