OIL IS THE STARTING MATERIAL for the synthesis of most synthetic chemicals. This is one of the obvious product targets for Synbio, to make sustainable and green products by fermentation. “Eighty-five percent of the volume of a barrel of oil is used to make fuel, but the chemicals that come from the remaining 15% account for 85% of the barrel’s monetary value.””
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