Carbon recovery by fermentation of CO-rich off gases - Turning steel mills into biorefineries

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 215, Issue , 2016, Pages 386-396

  Molitor, Bastian ^a   Richter, Hanno ^a   Martin, Michael E ^b   Jensen, Rasmus O ^b   Juminaga, Alex ^b   Mihalcea, Christophe ^b   Angenent, Largus T ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b LanzaTech Limited   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorefinery; Carboxylate platform; CO rich off gas; Genetic engineering; Syngas fermentation

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYLATION; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREENHOUSE GASES; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; REFINING; STEELMAKING; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETOGENIC BACTERIA; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BIOREFINERIES; CARBOXYLATE PLATFORMS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INTEGRATED BIOREFINERY; SYNGAS FERMENTATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

GASES;

2 PROPANOL; 2,3 BUTANEDIOL; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROGEN; METAL; STEEL; BIOFUEL; GAS; WASTE WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON MONOXIDE; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATALYST; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM AUTOETHANOGENUM; CLOSTRIDIUM LJUNGDAHLII; DISTILLATION; FERMENTATION; GAS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREENHOUSE GAS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FERMENTATION; GASES; HUMANS; STEEL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84963676465     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.03.094     Document Type: Review

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