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Chalmers team engineers synthetic enzymes for bio-production of fuel alternatives

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Researchers at Chalmers University and their colleagues have engineered synthetic fatty acid synthases (FASs) that enable yeast to produce short/medium-chain fatty acids and methyl ketones for use in fuels and chemicals. In other words: We are now able to produce petrol and jet fuel alternatives in yeast cell factories,” he said.

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Why would invest a lot of effort to find the alternate energy sources and fuels for cars? There are proven and matured technologies to extract energy from fossil fuels and IC engines have been used in vehicles for a long. Petroleum fuels are common in the automotive industry. Then, why do we need alternative fuels?