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DE141134142

Publication Date	2014
Page Count	4
Abstract	OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPX), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Johnson Matthey will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that directly produces biodiesel from renewable hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The proposed process will fix CO2 utilizing H2 to generate an infrastructure-compatible, energy-dense fuel at costs of less than $2.50 per gallon, with water being produced as the primary byproduct. NREL will perform metabolic engineering on the bacterium Cupriavidus necator (formerly Ralstonia eutropha) and a techno-economic analysis to guide future scale-up work. H2 and CO2 uptakes rates will be genetically increased, production of free fatty acids will be enhanced and their degradation pathway blocked in order to meet the ultimate program goals.
Keywords	Bioconversion Hydrogen Carbon dioxide Diesel fuels Biomass Fatty acids Microorganisms Production Renewable energy sources
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97F - Fuel Conversion Processes 97K - Fuels 99B - Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Process Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201501
Contract Number	DE-AC36-08GO28308

Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel, Cooperative Research and Development, Final Report.

Novel Biological Conversion of Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Directly into Biodiesel, Cooperative Research and Development, Final Report.
DE141134142

Publication Date	2014
Page Count	4
Abstract	OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. (OPX), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and Johnson Matthey will develop and optimize a novel, engineered microorganism that directly produces biodiesel from renewable hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). The proposed process will fix CO2 utilizing H2 to generate an infrastructure-compatible, energy-dense fuel at costs of less than $2.50 per gallon, with water being produced as the primary byproduct. NREL will perform metabolic engineering on the bacterium Cupriavidus necator (formerly Ralstonia eutropha) and a techno-economic analysis to guide future scale-up work. H2 and CO2 uptakes rates will be genetically increased, production of free fatty acids will be enhanced and their degradation pathway blocked in order to meet the ultimate program goals.
Keywords	Bioconversion Hydrogen Carbon dioxide Diesel fuels Biomass Fatty acids Microorganisms Production Renewable energy sources
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
NTIS Subject Category	97F - Fuel Conversion Processes 97K - Fuels 99B - Industrial Chemistry & Chemical Process Engineering
Corporate Authors	National Renewable Energy Lab., Golden, CO.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201501
Contract Number	DE-AC36-08GO28308