Producing bio-based bulk chemicals using industrial biotechnology saves energy and combats climate change

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 7915-7921

  Hermann, B G ^a   Blok, K ^a   Patel, M K ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION;

FOSSIL ENERGY; INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATION THEORY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY USE; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ANALYSIS; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRY;

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FERMENTATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDUSTRY;

EID: 36248991352     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062559q     Document Type: Article

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