Category: Methylotrophs
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Renewable Methanol Production Outlook
Microbial food production has the potential to produce protein on a land area that is much smaller than that of plant based production. A critical factor of the environmental impact of microbial food production is the feedstock used for microbial growth. Methanol is a promising feedstock, because it can be produced with renewable electricity and…
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How Methanol is Fueling a Food Revolution
Of the worlds total land area about 36% is used for food production from plants or livestock[1]. Producing food from methanol has been suggested to be extremely land use efficient[2]. But what makes methanol special? There are two main aspects. First, methanol can be produced by combining water, electric power and a carbon source. Second,…