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Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals : Proceedings of the Nineteenth Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals Held May 4-8. 1997, at Colorado Springs, Colorado /

In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, based on the 19th Symposium, held in Colorado Springs, CO, May 4-8, 1997, leading researchers from academia, industry, and government present their new applications and cutting-edge research advances in the production of fuels and chemicals through biotechno...

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Main Author: Finkelstein, Mark
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Davison, Brian H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 1998.
Series:Applied biochemistry and biotechnology.
Subjects:
Biomass energy > Congresses.
Biotechnology > Congresses.
Biomass chemicals > Congresses.
Biomass chemicals.
Biomass energy.
Biotechnology.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, based on the 19th Symposium, held in Colorado Springs, CO, May 4-8, 1997, leading researchers from academia, industry, and government present their new applications and cutting-edge research advances in the production of fuels and chemicals through biotechnology. The focus of the proceeding was on the utilization of renewable resources, particularly cellulosic biomass. Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals covers a wide range of technical topics. Among the high points are innovative pretreatment processes that can turn lignocellulosic materials into simple sugars, the development of exciting new biocatalysts and microbes, new reactor designs, and inventive conversion processes. Also discussed are a number of microbes and plants that have been genetically modified to perform novel bioconversions to produce enzymes and key chemical intermediates. The meeting clearly demonstrated that biotechnology and bioprocessing can make it possible to convert cellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals in a commercially attractive fashion.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (800 pages)
ISBN:9781461218142 (electronic bk.)
1461218144 (electronic bk.)