Downstream process synthesis for biochemical production of butanol, ethanol, and acetone from grains: Generation of optimal and near-optimal flowsheets with conventional operating units

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1518-1527

  Liu, Jiahong ^a   Fan, L T ^a   Seib, Paul ^b   Friedler, Ferenc ^c   Bertok, Botond ^c  

^a Kansas State University   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; FERMENTATION; FLOWCHARTING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BUTANOL; GRAIN FERMENTATION; SUPERSTRUCTURES;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 5444221291     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp049845v     Document Type: Article

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