Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions
Biofuel research is currently an area of immense interest due to the increase in global energy demand by emerging economies and the recent increases in global oil prices. Multiple approaches are currently being researched for the use of microorganisms in the production of various biofuel (e.g. alcoh...
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| description | Biofuel research is currently an area of immense interest due to the increase in global energy demand by emerging economies and the recent increases in global oil prices. Multiple approaches are currently being researched for the use of microorganisms in the production of various biofuel (e.g. alcohols, hydrogen, biodiesel, and biogas) from multiple starting materials. This review provides a brief overview on the research currently underway on laboratory and industrial scales in the area of biofuels, with specific emphasis on the economic viability of various approaches currently being utilized. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-233b0deefb56413c90ef024543e4b23e2022-12-22T01:26:52ZengElsevierJournal of Advanced Research2090-12322090-12242010-04-011210311110.1016/j.jare.2010.03.001Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directionsMostafa S. ElshahedBiofuel research is currently an area of immense interest due to the increase in global energy demand by emerging economies and the recent increases in global oil prices. Multiple approaches are currently being researched for the use of microorganisms in the production of various biofuel (e.g. alcohols, hydrogen, biodiesel, and biogas) from multiple starting materials. This review provides a brief overview on the research currently underway on laboratory and industrial scales in the area of biofuels, with specific emphasis on the economic viability of various approaches currently being utilized.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123210000329BiofuelsMicrobial fermentationsEthanolBiodiesel |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa S. Elshahed Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions Journal of Advanced Research Biofuels Microbial fermentations Ethanol Biodiesel |
| title | Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions |
| title_full | Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions |
| title_fullStr | Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions |
| title_short | Microbiological aspects of biofuel production: Current status and future directions |
| title_sort | microbiological aspects of biofuel production current status and future directions |
| topic | Biofuels Microbial fermentations Ethanol Biodiesel |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090123210000329 |
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