New challenges for syngas fermentation: Towards production of biopolymers

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1735-1751

  Drzyzga, Oliver ^a   Revelles, Olga ^a   Durante Rodríguez, Gonzalo ^a   Díaz, Eduardo ^a   García, José L ^a   Prieto, Auxiliadora ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biorefinery; C1 gas fermentation; Commodity chemicals; Gasification; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Pyrolysis; Syngas

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSTS; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CARBON; CATALYST POISONING; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS; FERMENTATION; GASIFICATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PYROLYSIS; WASTES;

BIOREFINERIES; COMMODITY CHEMICALS; GAS FERMENTATIONS; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SYN-GAS;

SYNTHESIS GAS;

BIOPOLYMER; CARBON MONOXIDE; HYDROGEN;

AGRICULTURAL WASTE; CATALYSIS; FERMENTATION; GAS; GASIFICATION; MIXED CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC WASTE; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PYROLYSIS; REVIEW; SLUDGE; SYNGAS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84940581353     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4721     Document Type: Review

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