Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production
Abstract
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.
- Authors:
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- National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden CO 80401 USA
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1337344
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1341326; OSTI ID: 1342375
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/JA-5100-67749
Journal ID: ISSN 1751-7915
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Microbial Biotechnology (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Microbial Biotechnology (Online) Journal Volume: 10 Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1751-7915
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; biofuels; production; bio-based products
Citation Formats
McMillan, James D., and Beckham, Gregg T. Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production. United Kingdom: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1111/1751-7915.12471.
McMillan, James D., & Beckham, Gregg T. Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12471
McMillan, James D., and Beckham, Gregg T. Thu .
"Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12471.
@article{osti_1337344,
title = {Thinking big: towards ideal strains and processes for large‐scale aerobic biofuels production},
author = {McMillan, James D. and Beckham, Gregg T.},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1111/1751-7915.12471},
journal = {Microbial Biotechnology (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 10,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Thu Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12471
Web of Science
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