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Metabolic Engineering for Biobased 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid (3-HP)

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Fermentation-Derived Isosorbide Production

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Biological Production of Biobased Epoxides

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Enzyme Engineering for Biobased Dicarboxylic Acids

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Microbial Pathways for Biobased Glycolic Acid

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Metabolic Engineering of Bacteria for Furanics Production

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Biocatalytic Conversion of Sugars to Levulinic Acid

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Biotechnological Production of Biobased Polyesters

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Microbial Pathways for Phloroglucinol

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Microbial Pathways for Biobased Polyurethane Precursors

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