Production will increase as the EU directive 2003/30/EC is implemented, which requires the replacement of 5.75% of petroleum fuels with biofuel across all Member States by 2010, as glycerol is a byproduct in the production of biodiesel.
S pomočjo teh tehnik je odkril bakterijo, ki povzroča tuberkulozo ("Mycobacterium tuberculosis") leta 1882, ki je bila v takratnem času vzrok vsake sedme smrti.