Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production
- National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 USA
In this study, global concerns about anthropogenic climate change, energy security and independence, and environmental consequences of continued fossil fuel exploitation are driving significant public and private sector interest and financing to hasten development and deployment of processes to produce renewable fuels, as well as bio-based chemicals and materials, towards scales commensurate with current fossil fuel-based production. Over the past two decades, anaerobic microbial production of ethanol from first-generation hexose sugars derived primarily from sugarcane and starch has reached significant market share worldwide, with fermentation bioreactor sizes often exceeding the million litre scale. More recently, industrial-scale lignocellulosic ethanol plants are emerging that produce ethanol from pentose and hexose sugars using genetically engineered microbes and bioreactor scales similar to first-generation biorefineries.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1337344
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1341326; OSTI ID: 1342375
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5100-67749
- Journal Information:
- Microbial Biotechnology (Online), Journal Name: Microbial Biotechnology (Online) Vol. 10 Journal Issue: 1; ISSN 1751-7915
- Publisher:
- Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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