Bioconversion of synthesis gas to second generation biofuels: A review

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4255-4273

  Mohammadi, Maedeh ^a,b   Najafpour, Ghasem D ^b   Younesi, Habibollah ^c   Lahijani, Pooya ^a   Uzir, Mohamad Hekarl ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetogenic bacteria; Fermentation; Second generation biofuels; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ACETOGENIC BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION PROCESS; BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS; COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; MEDIUM COMPOSITION; POSSIBLE FUTURES; SECOND GENERATION; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS CONVERSION;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN; METHANE; REDUCING AGENTS; SURVEYS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

SYNTHESIS GAS;

EID: 81855183336     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.124     Document Type: Review

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