Metals and minerals as a biotechnology feedstockengineering biomining microbiology for bioenergy applications

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2017, Pages 144-155

  Banerjee, Indrani ^a   Burrell, Brittany ^b   Reed, Cara ^b   West, Alan C ^a   Banta, Scott ^a  

^a Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science   (United States)

^b Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BIO-PRODUCTION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPHIC BACTERIA; CO-GENERATION; CRITICAL CHALLENGES; EARTH'S CRUST; GENETIC TOOLS; MINING OPERATIONS;

BACTERIA;

COBALT; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SILVER; URANIUM; ZINC; BIOFUEL; SULFIDE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOENERGY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOLEACHING; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH; MICROORGANISM; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METALS; MINERALS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFIDES;

EID: 85016405994     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2017.03.009     Document Type: Review

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