Anaerobes in industrial- and environmental biotechnology
(2016) In Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology 156. p.1-33- Abstract
Anaerobic microorganisms present in diverse ecological niches employ alternative strategies for energy conservation in the absence of oxygen which enables them to play a key role in maintaining the global cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur, and the breakdown of persistent compounds. Thereby they become useful tools in industrial and environmental biotechnology. Although anaerobes have been relatively neglected in comparison to their aerobic counterparts, with increasing knowledge about their diversity and metabolic potential and the development of genetic tools and process technologies to utilize them, we now see a rapid expansion of their applications in the society. This chapter summarizes some of the developments in the use of... (More)
Anaerobic microorganisms present in diverse ecological niches employ alternative strategies for energy conservation in the absence of oxygen which enables them to play a key role in maintaining the global cycles of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur, and the breakdown of persistent compounds. Thereby they become useful tools in industrial and environmental biotechnology. Although anaerobes have been relatively neglected in comparison to their aerobic counterparts, with increasing knowledge about their diversity and metabolic potential and the development of genetic tools and process technologies to utilize them, we now see a rapid expansion of their applications in the society. This chapter summarizes some of the developments in the use of anaerobes as tools for biomass valorization, in production of energy carriers and chemicals, wastewater treatment, and the strong potential in soil remediation. The ability of several autotrophic anaerobes to reduce carbon dioxide is attracting growing attention as a means for developing a platform for conversion of waste gases to chemicals, materials, and biofuels.
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- author
- Hatti-Kaul, Rajni LU and Mattiasson, Bo LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-03-01
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Anaerobic fermentation, Anaerobic respiration, Anammox process, Biofuels, Glycerol fermentation, Heavy metal removal, Nitrogen removal, Sulfate reducing bacteria
- host publication
- Anaerobes in Biotechnology. Advances in Biochemical Engineering : Biotechnology - Biotechnology
- series title
- Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology
- volume
- 156
- pages
- 1 - 33
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- pmid:27277393
- wos:000395374400002
- scopus:84997514600
- ISSN
- 0724-6145
- ISBN
- 978-3-319-45649-2
- 978-3-319-45651-5
- DOI
- 10.1007/10_2016_10
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 51a75e65-bd41-4fba-85e8-e5871c3af11d
- date added to LUP
- 2017-01-25 11:58:03
- date last changed
- 2024-07-09 21:28:47
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