Bioethanol production from cellulosic substrates: Engineered bacteria and process integration challenges

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 845-853

  Senthilkumar, V ^a   Gunasekaran, P ^a  

^a Center for Excellence in Genomic Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Cellulosic biomass; Ethanol producing bacteria; Metabolic engineering

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; BIOFUEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 27744553120     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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