Bioprocessing for biofuels

Blanch, HW

HERO ID

1455103

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2012

Language

English

PMID

22033175

HERO ID 1455103
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Bioprocessing for biofuels
Authors Blanch, HW
Journal Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Volume 23
Issue 3
Page Numbers 390-395
Abstract While engineering of new biofuels pathways into microbial hosts has received considerable attention, innovations in bioprocessing are required for commercialization of both conventional and next-generation fuels. For ethanol and butanol, reducing energy costs for product recovery remains a challenge. Fuels produced from heterologous aerobic pathways in yeast and bacteria require control of aeration and cooling at large scales. Converting lignocellulosic biomass to sugars for fuels production requires effective biomass pretreatment to increase surface area, decrystallize cellulose and facilitate enzymatic hydrolysis. Effective means to recover microalgae and extract their intracellular lipids remains a practical and economic bottleneck in algal biodiesel production.
Doi 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.10.002
Pmid 22033175
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