Summary
The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project ultimately includes improving domestic chemical supply chains by enhancing the capability of a hyperthermophile organism to produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs), namely ethanol and acetone. The United States consumes approximately 14.2 billion gallons of ethanol and 0.5 billion gallons of acetone per year in widespread use as a fuel additive and industrial solvent, respectively. Currently, most American bioethanol is produced from corn-derived sugars using a relatively low-temperature, yeast-de
