Fermentative production of ethanol from carbon monoxide

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-325

  Köpke, Michael ^a   Mihalcea, Christophe ^a   Bromley, Jason C ^a   Simpson, Séan D ^a  

^a LanzaTech Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COFERMENTATION; FARM LAND; FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION; FOOD RESOURCES; GENETIC BASIS; LIVING ORGANISMS;

ASSOCIATED GAS; BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; FUEL;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION MEDIUM; FERMENTATION OPTIMIZATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GREEN CHEMISTRY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALE UP; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION;

EID: 79957995288     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.01.005     Document Type: Review

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