In South Korea, ChosunBiz reported that a research team led by Professor Jang In-seop from the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) and another team from the Department of Convergence Biotechnology at Korea University, announced that they have developed the necessary single compound generation and upgrading technology for the commercialization of syngas and C1 gas microbial fermentation.
The report noted that syngas is a man-made gas, unlike natural gas, which can be continuously secured by utilizing gas produced from the gasification of biomass or waste or from byproduct gas generated in industrial processes.
Syngas fermentation is considered a promising technology that can help realize carbon neutrality. It can produce high-value compounds such as acetic acid, ethanol, butyric acid, and butanol, which have significant economic value as biofuels or bio-compounds, the report added.
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Tags: C1, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea, syngas
Category: Research
