Biofuels and Biochemicals Production

• Main Author: Thaddeus Ezeji (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; lactic acid; butanediol; Clostridium pasteurianum; Escherichia coli; furfural; phenolic compounds; Clostridium beijerinckii; co-culture; ethanol; simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF); co-fermentation; redox; butanol; butyric acid; propanediol; Miscanthus giganteus; microalgae; mixed sugars fermentation; transcriptomics; switchgrass; anaerobic digestion; cofactors; Clostridium acetobutylicum; process integration; biogas; techno-economics of production; hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF); glycerol; isopropanol; synthetic biology; biotransformation; corn stover; lignocellulose derived microbial inhibitory compounds (LDMICs); succinic acid; bioreactors; metabolic engineering; syngas fermentation; lignocellulose
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The high demand and depletion of petroleum reserves and the associated impact on the environment, together with volatility in the energy market price over the past three decades, have led to tremendous efforts in bio-based research activities, especially in biofuels and biochemicals. Most people ass...