Methane Bioconversion: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to iMicrobes’ Methane to Chemicals

Methane is proving to be a pretty valuable waste after all. iMicrobes is using their synthetic biology approach with industrial microorganisms to convert methane into methanol and their first product is 3HP, a key intermediate chemical. According to Noah Helman, Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at iMicrobes, methane is far lower cost than sugar and oil so it makes an attractive bottom line too. Check out this Slide-Guide from his presentation at ABLC NEXT in San Francisco.