Developing Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains for second generation bioethanol: Improving xylose fermentation and inhibitor tolerance

International Sugar Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 1323, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Almeida, João R M ^a   Hahn Hägerdal, Bärbel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation inhibitors; Lignocellulose; Xylose

Indexed keywords

FERMENTATION INHIBITORS; INHIBITOR TOLERANCES; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE STRAINS; SECOND GENERATION BIOETHANOL; STRAIN TOLERANCE; XYLOSE FERMENTATION; XYLOSE UTILIZATIONS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; RAW MATERIALS; XYLOSE; YEAST;

BIOETHANOL;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 63049123654     PISSN: 00208841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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