Engineered Bacteria for Acetone and Drop-in Fuels from Syngas: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to LanzaTech’s Acetone Platform

Sean Simpson and Michael Köpke from LanzaTech and researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working on developing and scaling up a novel technology platform for direct conversion of biomass syngas to acetone, which can be converted into a range of fuels and commodities via existing downstream technologies. Can it be done? Can there be an eco-friendly alternative to current petrochemical acetone production on a commercial scale?

Get the latest developments on this research from their BETO presentation which shares their technical accomplishments and project outcomes to date, how their pathway can increase yields over traditional ABE fermentation pathways, and more.