Thermophilic, lignocellulolytic bacteria for ethanol production: Current state and perspectives

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-27

  Chang, Tinghong ^a   Yao, Shuo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic enzymes; Ethanol production; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT PROCESS; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ETHANOL YIELD; GENETIC TOOLS; HEMICELLULOLYTIC ENZYMES; HIGH YIELD; INDUSTRIAL ETHANOL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA; THERMOSTABLE ENZYMES;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

BACTERIA;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULASE; FORMIC ACID; HEMICELLULASE; LACTIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; ETHANOL; INHIBITOR; OPTIMIZATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIALES; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELLULOLYTICUM; FERMENTATION; GEOBACILLUS; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; THERMOANAEROBACTER; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGNIN; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 82455210960     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3456-3     Document Type: Review

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