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Professor Arne Skerra of the Technical University of Munich used gaseous CO2 as a raw material to produce methionine, an essential amino acid mainly used in animal fattening. Around one million tons of methionine are produced worldwide each year.
The newly developed process could replace the existing six-stage petrochemical route, which requires toxic prussic acid.
A CO2-based route could lower long-run methionine production costs and reduce reliance on petrochemical feedstocks. For feed buyers this is a future price consideration rather than a near-term driver.
ioplus.nlChristiane Manow-Le RuyetJul 27, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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