11/FEB/15
A new production method of a key ingredient in the olechemical industry
• It achieves the highest production level known to date.
Neol Bio, a subsidiary of Neuron Bio has submitted a patent application for a new method of fatty alcohols production in the use of genetically improved variants of its microorganism Neoleum®.
The new biotechnological production method developed by Neol, which uses residual feedstock not competing with human nutrition, consumes less energy, is more efficient and produces fewer pollutants.
This new patent from Neol has been possible thanks to the research initiated in 2013 with the genome sequencing of the microorganism Neoleum® and the internal development of genetic engineering tools in order to modify its metabolism. All this opens open the way to new sustainable production processes of oleochemical products.
The achieved production levels at the laboratory are higher than all described to date in patents and publications by research groups and international biotech companies.
Fatty alcohols are a key ingredient in the oleochemical sector and are present in detergents, cosmetic and pharmaceutical products. Currently the market of fatty alcohols amounting to yearly 5,500 million $ is dominated by Asian companies that produce these compounds from vegetable oils and using chemical methods.
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