Anaerobic fermentation of glycerol: a platform for renewable fuels and chemicals

Highlights ► Glycerol is an abundant and inexpensive carbon source generated as a by-product of biofuel production. ► High degree of reduction of glycerol enables increased yields of fuels and reduced chemicals. ► Current efforts exploit glycerol for the microbial production of numerous compounds. ►...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) 2013-01, Vol.31 (1), p.20-28
Hauptverfasser:	Clomburg, James M, Gonzalez, Ramon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acids Agricultural production Algae Anaerobiosis Arrays Bacteria - metabolism Biodiesel Biodiesel fuels Biofuel production Biofuels Biofuels - microbiology Biological and medical sciences Biomass biorefining Biotechnology Capital costs Carbohydrates Carbohydrates - chemistry Carbon Carbon sources chemicals E coli Energy Ethanol ethanol production Fermentation Fuels Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Glucose Glycerol Glycerol - chemistry glycerol fermentation Glycerols Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects Industrial Microbiology - trends Internal Medicine Lignocellulose Metabolism Microorganisms Operating costs Organisms Platforms Raw materials Renewable fuels Sugarcane value-added products
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights ► Glycerol is an abundant and inexpensive carbon source generated as a by-product of biofuel production. ► High degree of reduction of glycerol enables increased yields of fuels and reduced chemicals. ► Current efforts exploit glycerol for the microbial production of numerous compounds. ► Future research efforts will expand the portfolio of available products.
ISSN:	0167-7799 1879-3096
DOI:	10.1016/j.tibtech.2012.10.006