Butanol fermentation

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 13-14, 2013, Pages 1691-1710

  Schiel Bengelsdorf, Bettina ^a   Montoya, José ^a   Linder, Sonja ^a   Dürre, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

biomass; butanol; Clostridium acetobutylicum; fermentation pathways; lignocellulose

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BIOMASS; BUTENES; PROCESS CONTROL; SUBSTRATES;

ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL; ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES; BUTANOL FERMENTATION; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC HYDROLYSATES; STRAIN CONSTRUCTIONS;

FERMENTATION;

ACETIC ACID; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PROTEIN HYDROLYSATE; SOLVENT;

BIOMASS; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GAS PRODUCTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOLVENT; SUBSTRATE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOMASS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MUTAGENESIS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; FERMENTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; STRAIN IMPROVEMENT; SYNTHESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM;

EID: 84886054377     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.827746     Document Type: Article

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