Bioethanol production from biomass: Carbohydrate vs syngas fermentation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 304-317

  Kennes, David ^a   Abubackar, Haris Nalakath ^b   Diaz, Marío ^a   Veiga, María C ^b   Kennes, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Clostridium; Lignocellulose; Saccharomyces; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOFUELS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELLULOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM; ETHANOL; FEEDSTOCKS; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; POLYMERS; SUGARS; SYNTHESIS GAS;

BIO-ETHANOL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; SACCHAROMYCES; SYN-GAS; SYNGAS FERMENTATIONS; THERMOCHEMICAL ROUTES;

BIOETHANOL;

2,3 BUTANEDIOL; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALKALI; AMMONIA; BAGASSE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BIOETHANOL; BIOFUEL; BUTANOL; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELLULASE; CELLULOSE; GLUCOSE; HEMICELLULOSE; HEXOSE; HYDROGEN; IONIC LIQUID; LACTIC ACID; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; NITROGEN OXIDE; PENTOSE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SULFURIC ACID; VOLATILE AGENT;

AMMONIA FIBER EXPLOSION; ANAEROBIC FERMENTATION; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BYSSOCHLAMYS SPECTABILIS; CLOSTRIDIA; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EUCALYPTUS; EXPLOSION; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION MEDIUM; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS FLOW; GASIFICATION; GRASS; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OZONOLYSIS; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PAPER; PH; PLANT LEAF; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; POACEAE; REVIEW; RICE; SACCHARIFICATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHEFFERSOMYCES STIPITIS; STIRRED REACTOR; STRAW; SUGARCANE; SYNGAS FERMENTATION; WHEAT; YEAST; ZYMOMONAS MOBILIS;

EID: 84953835626     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4842     Document Type: Review

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