Recent advancements in various steps of ethanol, butanol, and isobutanol productions from woody materials

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 297-310

  Fatehi, Pedram ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Biorefinery; Butanol; Ethanol; Fermentation; Hydrolysis; Isobutanol; Lignocellulosic materials

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; BIOREFINERIES; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; DETOXIFICATION PROCESS; ISOBUTANOL; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS;

BIOFUELS; BUTENES; DETOXIFICATION; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; YEAST;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; ISOBUTANOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WOOD;

BUTANOLS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ETHANOL; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WOOD;

CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84875940836     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.1688     Document Type: Article

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