Biological conversion of methane to liquid fuels: Status and opportunities

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1460-1475

  Ge, Xumeng ^a   Yang, Liangcheng ^a   Sheets, Johnathon P ^a   Yu, Zhongtang ^a   Li, Yebo ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogas; Biological conversion; Liquid fuels; Methane; Natural gas

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIOGAS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; FUEL STORAGE; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; LIQUID FUELS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GASOLINE PLANTS;

AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; BIOCHEMICAL CONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL CONVERSION; CONVERSION OF METHANES; ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; THERMO CHEMICAL PROCESS;

LIQUID METHANE;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOGAS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METHANE; MICROORGANISM; NATURAL GAS; SULFIDE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIOFUEL; METHANE;

BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PROTEOBACTERIA;

BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METHANE; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84912124796     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.09.004     Document Type: Review

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