Annual report for FY 1981
Technical Report
·
OSTI ID:5250387
In keeping with the national alcohol fuel (gasohol) effort, research was directed toward improving ethanol processes based on readily fermentable feedstocks. Efforts were also made to develop novel fermentation systems. Reducing the cost of producing ethanol and other chemicals requires using cellulosics as feedstocks, which when hydrolyzed form hexose sugars readily metabolized by yeast. The pentoses produced on hydrolysis are not converted to ethanol anaerobically by the more highly fermentative strains of yeast. Recombinant DNA (genetic engineering) research work toward solving this problem is described. The biotechnological potential in using microorganisms at elevated temperatures could be considerable. A program was undertaken to discover thermophilic organisms that convert various biopolymers to ethanol and other chemical products. Lipids suitable as diesel oil extenders are produced by microorganisms. A screening program was undertaken to identify microbial strains with a biotechnological potential. This involved a precise, quantitative chemical analysis of lipid products. Some work on developing a 2,3-butanediol fermentation process is described. During the fermentation process ethanol is also produced. To improve the ratio of butanediol to ethanol, a program of genetic and physiological research was designed and initiated.
- Research Organization:
- Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-77CH00178
- OSTI ID:
- 5250387
- Report Number(s):
- SERI/PR-232-1511; ON: DE82017089
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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09 BIOMASS FUELS
090122 -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
140504* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Biomass Production & Conversion-- (-1989)
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
BACTERIA
BIOSYNTHESIS
BUTANEDIOLS
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLOSTRIDIUM
CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM
DECOMPOSITION
DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATION
ESCHERICHIA COLI
ETHANOL
FUELS
FUNGI
GASOHOL
GLYCOLS
HEXOSES
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LIPIDS
LIQUID FUELS
LYSIS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICROORGANISMS
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PENTOSES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SACCHARIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS
WASTES
WHEY
XYLOSE
YEASTS
090122 -- Hydrocarbon Fuels-- Preparation from Wastes or Biomass-- (1976-1989)
140504* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Biomass Production & Conversion-- (-1989)
ALCOHOL FUELS
ALCOHOLS
ALDEHYDES
BACTERIA
BIOSYNTHESIS
BUTANEDIOLS
CARBOHYDRATES
CELLULOSE
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLOSTRIDIUM
CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM
DECOMPOSITION
DIESEL FUELS
DISTILLATION
ESCHERICHIA COLI
ETHANOL
FUELS
FUNGI
GASOHOL
GLYCOLS
HEXOSES
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LIPIDS
LIQUID FUELS
LYSIS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MICROORGANISMS
MONOSACCHARIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PENTOSES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SACCHARIDES
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
THERMOPHILIC CONDITIONS
WASTES
WHEY
XYLOSE
YEASTS