On Purpose Acetone Production for Lucite (OPAL)

在这个项目中，合作伙伴（GBL和Lucite）将确定工程梭状芽孢杆菌的技术可行性，利用发酵生产高产生物丙酮（而不是生物丁醇）。合作伙伴还将确定生产丙酮作为唯一发酵产品的经济可行性和商业可行性。按照设想，产量的任何损失都将通过净化的节省来弥补（丙酮挥发性很强，相对容易从发酵液中回收）。

In this project, the partners (GBL and Lucite) will determine the technical feasibility of engineering Clostridia to produce bioacetone in high yield (as opposed to biobutanol) using fermentation. The partners will also determine the economic feasibility and commercial viability of producing acetone as the sole fermentation product. It is envisaged that any loss in yield will be compensated for by savings in purification (acetone is highly volatile and relatively easy to recover from the fermentation broth).