Improving conversion yield of fermentable sugars into fuel ethanol in 1st generation yeast-based production processes

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 81-86

  Gombert, Andreas K ^a   van Maris, Antonius J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE ENERGY; SUGARS; YEAST;

CONVERSION YIELD; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; FERMENTABLE SUGARS; HIGH PRODUCTION VOLUMES; PRODUCTION COST; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PROFIT MARGIN; REDOX METABOLISM;

ETHANOL;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ALCOHOL; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; STARCH; SUCROSE; SUGAR; CARBOHYDRATE;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; METABOLISM;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBOHYDRATES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; YEASTS;

EID: 84920729256     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.12.012     Document Type: Review

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