Novel Microbial Approaches for Carbon Capture and Utilization

The urgent need for sustainable environmental solutions has intensified the search for innovative carbon capture and utilization technologies. Recent investigations have spotlighted the potential of microbial systems to not only capture carbon efficiently but also to transform it into valuable products such as biofuels and chemicals. This approach could significantly mitigate atmospheric CO2 levels while providing economically valuable outputs.

However, the full potential of these microbial technologies is hindered by challenges related to technical optimization, scalability, and economic feasibility. For example, increasing the efficiency of microbial carbon capture processes requires advancements in genetic engineering to enhance microbial strain performance. Also, integrating these systems into existing industrial infrastructures poses logistical challenges, such as ensuring compatibility with current processes and minimizing disruptions. Addressing such issues is key for advancing microbial technologies from research to real-world industrial applications.

This Research Topic aims to explore cutting-edge microbial technologies that enhance carbon capture and its subsequent conversion into commercially valuable products. The goal is to develop new methods and improve existing ones that could lead to scalable and economically viable solutions in industries aiming to reduce their carbon footprints.

We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, Methods and Perspective articles exploring, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Novel microbial and enzymatic systems for carbon capture;
• Bioengineering approaches to optimize microbial carbon utilization;
• Development of industrial applications for microbial carbon-to-product conversions.

Article types and fees

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
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Article types

This Research Topic accepts the following article types, unless otherwise specified in the Research Topic description:

• Editorial
• FAIR² Data
• FAIR² DATA Direct Submission
• Hypothesis and Theory
• Methods
• Mini Review
• Opinion
• Original Research
• Perspective
• Review
• Systematic Review
• Technology and Code

Keywords: Microbial carbon capture, Carbon utilization, Microbial Engineering, Carbon Mitigation Solutions, Industrial Carbon Conversion, Bioengineering Innovations, Biofuel Production, Sustainable Biotechnology

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.