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Area of Science:

  • Biotechnology
  • Industrial Microbiology
  • Sustainable Manufacturing

Background:

  • Microbial manufacturing presents a sustainable alternative for producing chemicals and materials.
  • Industrial application of microbial biotechnology faces persistent challenges.
  • Optimizing the entire production process is crucial for economic and environmental viability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a systematic framework for developing customized microbial biotechnology processes.
  • To address bottlenecks in microbial manufacturing through process simplification, rearrangement, and coupling.
  • To achieve optimal economic and environmental benefits in bioproduction.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of enzymology, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, fermentation, and separation engineering.
  • Application of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for process optimization.
  • Systematic and holistic analysis of the entire microbial manufacturing process.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated effectiveness and advantages of the systematic microbial biotechnology approach through case studies.
  • Successful development of technologies for various stages of product bioproduction.
  • Identification of optimized processes for enhanced economic and environmental outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed systematic approach provides a comprehensive framework for microbial manufacturing.
  • This methodology has the potential to significantly advance the field of microbial biotechnology.
  • It is poised to shape the future of a sustainable circular bioeconomy driven by microbial production.