Prospective and development of butanol as an advanced biofuel

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1575-1584

  Xue, Chuang ^a   Zhao, Xin Qing ^a   Liu, Chen Guang ^a   Chen, Li Jie ^a   Bai, Feng Wu ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ABE fermentation; Butanol recovery; Process optimization; Strain development; Sustainable feedstocks

Indexed keywords

ABE FERMENTATIONS; ACETONE-BUTANOL-ETHANOL FERMENTATION; ALTERNATIVE FEEDSTOCKS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; FERMENTATION PROCESS; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTIONS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC RESIDUES; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT;

ACETONE; BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BYPRODUCTS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; SOLVENTS; YEAST;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

ACETONE; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; DISTILLATION; ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; STERILIZATION; STRESS; YIELD;

CLOSTRIDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BIOFUEL; BUTANOL;

ABE FERMENTATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTANOL RECOVERY; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; FERMENTATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS;

ABE FERMENTATION; BUTANOL RECOVERY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FEEDSTOCKS;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BUTANOLS; CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM; FERMENTATION; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84887999379     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.08.004     Document Type: Review

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