Large-scale production of diesel-like biofuels - process design as an inherent part of microorganism development

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 682-689

  Cuellar, Maria C ^a   Heijnen, Joseph J ^a   Van der Wielen, Luuk A M ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b BE Basic   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Bioprocess integration; Industrial biotechnology; Microorganism development; Process design

Indexed keywords

BIO-PROCESS INTEGRATION; BIOPROCESS DEVELOPMENT; CELL SURFACE PROPERTIES; INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTATION; LARGE-SCALE PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL PRODUCTION; PROCESS CONFIGURATION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PROCESS DESIGN; SEPARATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOFUELS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; ALKANE; ALKENE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; DIESEL FUEL; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; FATTY ACID; ISOBUTANOL; ISOPENTENYL DIPHOSPHATE; ISOPRENOID; PETROLEUM; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTEMISIA ANNUA; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; COMBUSTION; EMULSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; IN VIVO STUDY; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PRODUCT RECOVERY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84878995928     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200319     Document Type: Review

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