Ethanol and acetic acid production from carbon monoxide in a clostridium strain in batch and continuous gas-fed bioreactors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1029-1043

  Abubackar, Haris Nalakath ^a   Veiga, María C ^a   Kennes, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Bioethanol; Carbon monoxide; Clostridium autoethanogenum; Syngas; Waste gas

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; CARBON MONOXIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; NITROGEN; SOLVENT;

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BATCH PROCESS; BATCH REACTOR; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL GROWTH; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM AUTOETHANOGENUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; SOLVENT EFFECT; YEAST; BIOREACTOR; METABOLISM;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM AUTOETHANOGENUM;

ACETIC ACID; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ETHANOL;

EID: 84921893855     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120101029     Document Type: Article

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