Thermophilic ethanologenesis: future prospects for second-generation bioethanol production

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 398-405

  Taylor, Mark P ^a,b   Eley, Kirsten L ^a   Martin, Steve ^a   Tuffin, Marla I ^b   Burton, Stephanie G ^c   Cowan, Donald A ^b  

^a TMO Renewables Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES; CARBOHYDRATE FRACTIONS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GENE DELETION; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTION STRAIN; UP-REGULATION;

BIOETHANOL; CARBOHYDRATES; ETHANOL; PROCESS ENGINEERING;

STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ACETIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CATABOLITE REPRESSION; CLOSTRIDIA; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUGAR INTAKE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; UPREGULATION;

BACTERIA; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HOT TEMPERATURE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS;

GEOBACILLUS THERMOGLUCOSIDASIUS;

EID: 67649111013     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2009.03.006     Document Type: Review

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