Evolved strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis achieving high ethanol productivity on acid- and base-pretreated biomass hydrolyzate at high solids loading

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Slininger, Patricia J ^a   Shea Andersh, Maureen A ^a   Thompson, Stephanie R ^a   Dien, Bruce S ^a   Kurtzman, Cletus P ^a   Balan, Venkatesh ^b   Da Costa Sousa, Leonardo ^b   Uppugundla, Nirmal ^b   Dale, Bruce E ^b   Cotta, Michael A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Biofuel; Fermentation; Lignocellulose; Pichia stipitis; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BYPRODUCTS; ENZYMES; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; STRAIN; YEAST;

ADAPTATION; DILUTE SULFURIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MICROBIAL FERMENTATION; PENTOSE-FERMENTING YEASTS; PICHIA STIPITIS; SCHEFFERSOMYCES STIPITIS;

LOADING;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; PH; YEAST;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; PICHIA; PICHIA STIPITIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84927942755     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0239-6     Document Type: Article

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