Perspectives for the biotechnological production of biofuels from CO 2 and H 2 using Ralstonia eutropha and other ‘Knallgas’ bacteria

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 2113-2120

  Brigham, Christopher ^a  

^a WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Carbon dioxide; Dihydrogen; Knallgas bacteria; Ralstonia eutropha

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MOLECULES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONCOMITANT PRODUCTION; DIHYDROGEN; FERMENTATIVE PRODUCTION; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; RALSTONIA EUTROPHA; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS;

BACTERIA;

BIOFUEL; BUTANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; ISOBUTANOL; PETROLEUM; TERPENE;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; FERMENTATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROGEN; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY;

BACTERIUM; BIOCATALYST; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMOLITHOAUTOTROPH; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ECOLOGY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; KNALLGAS BACTERIA; MACROMOLECULE; REVIEW; AUTOTROPHY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR;

1-BUTANOL; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOFUELS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BUTANOLS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; TERPENES;

EID: 85060458563     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09636-y     Document Type: Review

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