Biofuels and biochemicals production / / Thaddeus Ezeji, editor.

• TeilnehmendeR: Ezeji, Thaddeus,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel : : MDPI AG - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (196 pages)

The high demand and depletion of petroleum reserves and the associated impact on the environment, together with volatility in the energy market price over the past three decades, have led to tremendous efforts in bio-based research activities, especially in biofuels and biochemicals. Most people associate petroleum with gasoline, however, approximately 6000 petroleum-derived products are available on the market today. Ironically, these petroleum-derived products have not elicited a high level of interest among the populace and media due, in part, to little awareness of the origins of these important products. Given the finite nature of petroleum, it is critical to devote substantial amounts of energy and resources on the development of renewable chemicals, as is currently done for fuels. Theoretically, the bioproduction of gasoline-like fuels and the 6000 petroleum-derived products are within the realm of possibility since our aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems contain abundant and diverse microorganisms capable of catalyzing unlimited numbers of reactions. Moreover, the fields of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering have evolved to the point that a wide range of microorganisms can be enticed or manipulated to catalyze foreign, or improve indigenous, biosynthetic reactions. To increase the concentration of products of interest and to ensure consistent productivity and yield, compatible fermentation processes must be used. Greater agricultural and chemical production during the past three decades, due in part to population increase and industrialization, has generated increasing levels of waste, which must be treated prior to discharge into waterways or wastewater treatment plants. Thus, in addition to the need to understand the physiology and metabolism of microbial catalysts of biotechnological significance, development of cost-effective fermentation strategies to produce biofuels and chemicals of interests while generating minimal waste, or better yet, converting waste into value-added products, is crucial. In this Special Issue, we invite authors to submit original research and review articles that increase our understanding of fermentation technology vis-à-vis production of liquid biofuels and biochemicals, and fermentation strategies that alleviate product toxicity to the fermenting microorganism while enhancing productivity. Further, original research articles and reviews focused on anaerobic digestion, production of gaseous biofuels, fermentation optimization using modelling and simulations, metabolic engineering, or development of tailor-made fermentation processes are welcome.

Table of Contents

About the Special Issue -- Editor -- Production of Bio-Derived Fuels and Chemicals -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(3), 42; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3030042 1 Bin Lai, Manuel R. Plan, Mark P. Hodson and Jens O. Krömer Simultaneous Determination of Sugars, Carboxylates, Alcohols and Aldehydes from Fermentations by High Performance Liquid Chromatography -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2016, 2(1), 6; doi: 10.3390/fermentation2010006 5 -- Patrick T. Sekoai -- Modelling and Optimization of Operational Setpoint Parameters for Maximum Fermentative -- Biohydrogen Production Using Box-Behnken Design -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2016, 2(3), 15; doi: 10.3390/fermentation2030015 13 --Parushi Nargotra, Surbhi Vaid and Bijender Kumar Bajaj --Cellulase Production from Bacillus subtilis SV1 and Its Application Potential for Saccharification of Ionic Liquid Pretreated Pine Needle Biomass under One Pot Consolidated Bioprocess --Reprinted from: Fermentation 2016, 2(4), 19; doi: 10.3390/fermentation2040019 23 Hong-Sheng Zeng, Chi-Ruei He, Andy Tien-Chu Yen, Tzong-Ming Wu and Si-Yu Li -- Assessment of Acidified Fibrous Immobilization Materials for Improving -- Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) Fermentation -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(1), 3; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3010003 39 -- Minliang Yang, Weitao Zhang and Kurt A. Rosentrater Anhydrous Ammonia Pretreatment of Corn Stover and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Glucan from Pretreated Corn Stover -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(1), 9; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3010009 47 -- José Miguel Oliva, María José Negro, Paloma Manzanares, Ignacio Ballesteros, Miguel Ángel Chamorro, Felicia Sáez, Mercedes Ballesteros and Antonio D. Moreno A Sequential Steam Explosion and Reactive Extrusion Pretreatment for Lignocellulosic Biomass Conversion within a Fermentation-Based Biorefinery Perspective -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 15; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020015 59 -- Úrsula Fillat, David Ibarra, María E. Eugenio, Antonio D. Moreno, Elia Tomás-Pejó and Raquel Martín-Sampedro -- Laccases as a Potential Tool for the Efficient Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Review -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 17; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020017 74 -- Christopher Chukwudi Okonkwo, Victor C. Ujor, Pankaj K. Mishra and Thaddeus Chukwuemeka Ezeji -- Process Development for Enhanced 2,3-Butanediol Production by Paenibacillus polymyxa -- DSM 365 -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 18; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020018 106 -- Daneal C. S. Rorke and Evariste Bosco Gueguim Kana -- Kinetics of Bioethanol Production from Waste Sorghum Leaves Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4743 -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 19; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020019 121 -- Mamatha Devarapalli, Randy S. Lewis and Hasan K. Atiyeh -- Continuous Ethanol Production from Synthesis Gas by Clostridium ragsdalei in a Trickle-Bed Reactor -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 23; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020023 131 -- Raffaela Cutzu and Laura Bardi -- Production of Bioethanol from Agricultural Wastes Using Residual Thermal -- Energy of a Cogeneration Plant in the Distillation Phase -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 24; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020024 144 -- John R. Phillips, Raymond L. Huhnke and Hasan K. Atiyeh -- Syngas Fermentation: A Microbial Conversion Process of Gaseous Substrates to Various Products -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(2), 28; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3020028 152 -- Rosalie Allard-Massicotte, Hassan Chadjaa and Mariya Marinova -- Phenols Removal from Hemicelluloses Pre-Hydrolysate by Laccase to Improve Butanol Production -- Reprinted from: Fermentation 2017, 3(3), 31; doi: 10.3390/fermentation3030031 178.