Fermentative production of butanol-the academic perspective

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 331-336

  Dürre, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; CARBON SOURCE; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; FERMENTATION PROCESS; FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION; FOSSIL RESOURCES; METABOLIC REACTIONS; MODERN STANDARDS; PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES;

ALCOHOLS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; STANDARDIZATION;

BIOFUELS;

ALCOHOL; BIOBUTANOL; BIOFUEL; BUTANOL; CARBON; FOSSIL FUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; CLOSTRIDIUM SACCHAROBUTYLICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SACCHAROPERBUTYLACETONICUM; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; WETTABILITY;

AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BUTANOLS; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

EID: 79957975067     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.04.010     Document Type: Review

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