Weedy lignocellulosic feedstock and microbial metabolic engineering: Advancing the generation of 'Biofuel'

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1289-1303

  Chandel, Anuj K ^a,b   Singh, Om V ^c  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bioethanol; Biorefinery; Fermentation; Lignocellulose; Weed lignocelluloses

Indexed keywords

AGRO RESIDUES; BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; BIOREFINERY; CELLULOLYTIC ENZYME; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; CORN STOVER; ENERGY CROPS; FUEL ETHANOL; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; KITCHEN WASTE; LANTANA CAMARA; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC SUBSTRATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MISCANTHUS; PLANT BIOMASS; PROCESS INTEGRATION; RAW SUBSTRATES; RENEWABLE ORGANIC RESOURCES; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS; WEED LIGNOCELLULOSES; WHEAT STRAWS;

BAST FIBERS; BIOETHANOL; CELLULOSE; CROPS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIGNIN; METABOLISM; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

SUBSTRATES;

ALCOHOL; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; ENERGY CROP; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WEED; WOODY DEBRIS;

ASPEN; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASTERACEAE; BIOCATALYST; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FERMENTATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BIRCH; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONIUM; CORN; CROP; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY YIELD; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPATORIUM ADENOPHORUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYDROLYSIS KINETICS; HYPOCREA JECORINA; HYPOCREA LIXII; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MISCANTHUS GIGANTEUS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PICHIA STIPITIS; PINE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SIAM WEED; SOIL EROSION; SPECIES HABITAT; SPRUCE; SUGARCANE; SWITCH GRASS; VERBENACEAE; WATER HYACINTH; WEED; WILD TYPE; WILLOW; WOOD;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHANOL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; LIGNIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PLANT WEEDS;

LANTANA CAMARA; MISCANTHUS; PICEA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952574144     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-3057-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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