Biofuels and Biochemicals Production

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...

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description 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 associate petroleum with gasoline, however, approximately 6000 petroleum-derived products are available on the market today. Ironically, these petroleum-derived products have not elicited a high level of interest among the populace and media due, in part, to little awareness of the origins of these important products. Given the finite nature of petroleum, it is critical to devote substantial amounts of energy and resources on the development of renewable chemicals, as is currently done for fuels. Theoretically, the bioproduction of gasoline-like fuels and the 6000 petroleum-derived products are within the realm of possibility since our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems contain abundant and diverse microorganisms capable of catalyzing unlimited numbers of reactions. Moreover, the fields of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have evolved to the point that a wide range of microorganisms can be enticed or manipulated to catalyze foreign, or improve indigenous, biosynthetic reactions. To increase the concentration of products of interest and to ensure consistent productivity and yield, compatible fermentation processes must be used. Greater agricultural and chemical production during the past three decades, due in part to population increase and industrialization, has generated increasing levels of waste, which must be treated prior to discharge into waterways or wastewater treatment plants. Thus, in addition to the need to understand the physiology and metabolism of microbial catalysts of biotechnological significance, development of cost-effective fermentation strategies to produce biofuels and chemicals of interests while generating minimal waste, or better yet, converting waste into value-added products, is crucial. In this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original research and review articles that increase our understanding of fermentation technology vis-à-vis production of liquid biofuels and biochemicals, and fermentation strategies that alleviate product toxicity to the fermenting microorganism while enhancing productivity. Further, original research articles and reviews focused on anaerobic digestion, production of gaseous biofuels, fermentation optimization using modelling and simulations, metabolic engineering, or development of tailor-made fermentation processes are welcome.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-421972024-04-05T12:32:06Z Biofuels and Biochemicals Production Thaddeus Ezeji (Ed.) QH301-705.5 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 thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences 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 associate petroleum with gasoline, however, approximately 6000 petroleum-derived products are available on the market today. Ironically, these petroleum-derived products have not elicited a high level of interest among the populace and media due, in part, to little awareness of the origins of these important products. Given the finite nature of petroleum, it is critical to devote substantial amounts of energy and resources on the development of renewable chemicals, as is currently done for fuels. Theoretically, the bioproduction of gasoline-like fuels and the 6000 petroleum-derived products are within the realm of possibility since our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems contain abundant and diverse microorganisms capable of catalyzing unlimited numbers of reactions. Moreover, the fields of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have evolved to the point that a wide range of microorganisms can be enticed or manipulated to catalyze foreign, or improve indigenous, biosynthetic reactions. To increase the concentration of products of interest and to ensure consistent productivity and yield, compatible fermentation processes must be used. Greater agricultural and chemical production during the past three decades, due in part to population increase and industrialization, has generated increasing levels of waste, which must be treated prior to discharge into waterways or wastewater treatment plants. Thus, in addition to the need to understand the physiology and metabolism of microbial catalysts of biotechnological significance, development of cost-effective fermentation strategies to produce biofuels and chemicals of interests while generating minimal waste, or better yet, converting waste into value-added products, is crucial. In this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original research and review articles that increase our understanding of fermentation technology vis-à-vis production of liquid biofuels and biochemicals, and fermentation strategies that alleviate product toxicity to the fermenting microorganism while enhancing productivity. Further, original research articles and reviews focused on anaerobic digestion, production of gaseous biofuels, fermentation optimization using modelling and simulations, metabolic engineering, or development of tailor-made fermentation processes are welcome. 2021-02-11T09:08:16Z 2021-02-11T09:08:16Z 2018-01-10 12:39:10 2017 book 25027 9783038425540 9783038425557 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42197 eng application/octet-stream Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/392 http://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/392 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-03842-555-7 10.3390/books978-3-03842-555-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783038425540 9783038425557 196 open access
spellingShingle QH301-705.5
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
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
Thaddeus Ezeji (Ed.)
Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title_full Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title_fullStr Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title_full_unstemmed Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title_short Biofuels and Biochemicals Production
title_sort biofuels and biochemicals production
topic QH301-705.5
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
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
topic_facet QH301-705.5
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
thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PS Biology, life sciences
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