Using N2 as a final electron receptor in yeast to produce NH3 in bioreactors

Autor: Yousef Gaballah
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Research Ideas and Outcomes, Vol 10, Iss , Pp 1-7 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2367-7163
DOI: 10.3897/rio.10.e124020
Popis: This research proposal aims for the replacement of N2 molecule (instead of O2) as a final electron receptor in micro-organisms so that they can produce NH3, which is important industrially, instead of H2O. This idea is based on the hypothesis that replacement of the central atom in gas-carrying compounds in living organisms such as chlorophyll, heme and hemocyanin would replace the fixed gas. However, NH3 is an expensive product because it is produced using the Haber-Bosch reaction technique which requires high temperature and pressure. Therefore, it is predictable here to produce NH3 so simply in bioreactors which is a great economic benefit.
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