Low-carbon fuel and chemical production by anaerobic gas fermentation

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2016, Pages 293-321

  Daniell, James ^a,b   Nagaraju, Shilpa ^a   Burton, Freya ^a   Köpke, Michael ^a   Simpson, Séan Dennis ^a  

^a LanzaTech Limited   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acetogens; Biofuels; Clostridia; Gas fermentation; Synthesis gas; Wood Ljungdahl pathway

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL; CARBON; GAS; HYDROGEN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FERMENTATION; GAS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIOFUELS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FERMENTATION; GASES; HYDROGEN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EID: 84997403734     PISSN: 07246145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/10_2015_5005     Document Type: Chapter

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