Rethinking biological activation of methane and conversion to liquid fuels

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 331-339

  Haynes, Chad A ^a   Gonzalez, Ramon ^b  

^a BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

^b Currently with Benson Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FUEL; METHANE; NATURAL GAS;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC METHANOTROPHY; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL BINDING; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; LIQUID; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METHANE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84899066005     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.1509     Document Type: Review

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