Alternative routes to biofuels: Light-driven biofuel formation from CO2 and water based on the 'photanol' approach

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-90

  Hellingwerf, K J ^a   Teixeira de Mattos, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuel production; Butanol; Cyanobacteria; Ethanol; Fermentation; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BUTANOL; CYANOBACTERIA; METABOLIC ROUTES; SHORT CHAIN ALCOHOLS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; WATER BASED;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGARS;

FUELS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMOTROPH; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERMENTATION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNECHOCOCCUS; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

BIOELECTRIC ENERGY SOURCES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BUTANOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 67349270261     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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