Chain elongation in anaerobic reactor microbiomes to recover resources from waste

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 115-122

  Spirito, Catherine M ^a   Richter, Hanno ^a   Rabaey, Korneel ^b   Stams, Alfons J M ^c,d   Angenent, Largus T ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLATION; MOLECULES;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BETA OXIDATION; CHAIN ELONGATION; COMPLEX SUBSTRATES; INSOLUBLE PRODUCTS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; RENEWABLE CHEMICALS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLYCEROL; SUCCINIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; CARBOXYLATION; CHAIN ELONGATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HOMOACETOGENESIS; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; METHANOGEN; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RECYCLING; REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACETATES; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRODES; MICROBIOTA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RECYCLING; SUCCINIC ACID; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84893165323     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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