Engineering Ralstonia Eutropha to Convert CO2/Waste Stream into Useful Chemicals Using a Synthetic Biology Approach

CO2 emissions in the atmosphere are increasing dramatically every year. Some organisms such as Ralstonia eutropha, have the ability to assimilate CO2 and convert it into value-added chemicals. The use of synthetic biology approaches may contribute for the bio-based economy to synthesize products such as bio-plastics. R. eutropha can be used as a cell factory for chemical production due to its diverse biochemical pathways for growth and biosynthesis that can achieve industrial production scale, but synthetic biology approaches still have to be enhanced pursuing the creation of robust industrial strains capable of producing chemicals that can compete with petroleum-derived product prices.