Challenges and opportunities in synthetic biology for chemical engineers

Yunzi Luo; Jung Kul Lee; Huimin Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.013

Challenges and opportunities in synthetic biology for chemical engineers

Yunzi Luo, Jung Kul Lee, Huimin Zhao

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Abstract

Synthetic biology provides numerous great opportunities for chemical engineers in the development of new processes for large-scale production of biofuels, value-added chemicals, and protein therapeutics. However, challenges across all scales abound. In particular, the modularization and standardization of the components in a biological system, so-called biological parts, remain the biggest obstacle in synthetic biology. In this perspective, we will discuss the main challenges and opportunities in the rapidly growing synthetic biology field and the important roles that chemical engineers can play in its advancement.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-119
Number of pages	5
Journal	Chemical Engineering Science
Volume	103
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2012.06.013
State	Published - Nov 5 2013

Keywords

Biocatalysis
Biochemical engineering
Biotechnology
Metabolic engineering
Protein engineering
Synthetic biology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemical Engineering(all)
Chemistry(all)
Applied Mathematics
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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