The Autotrophic Biorefinery: Raw Materials from Biotechnology

Published by De Gruyter 2021

The Autotrophic Biorefinery

Raw Materials from Biotechnology

Edited by: Robert Kourist and Sandy Schmidt

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110550603

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About this book

The depletion of fossil resources and an ever-growing human population create an increasing demand for the development of sustainable processes for the utilization of renewable resources. As autotrophic microorganisms offer numerous metabolic pathways for the fixation of carbon dioxide and the metabolic utilization of light, electricity and inorganic energy donors, they are expected to play a pivotal role in an emerging carbon neutral society.

This text-book presents the metabolic principles of autotrophy and current efforts for their utilization in biotechnology, including photoautotrophic, chemolithoautotrophic and electroautotrophic organisms. It outlines how modern molecular biology and process engineering create technologies that allow to use industrial off-gases and inorganic energy for the synthesis of bio-based plastics, materials and other chemical products.

The text-book is ideally suited for students in advanced graduate and master courses and offers a reference for PhD students, engineers, chemists, biologists and all with an interests in biotechnology and renewable resources.

Outlines the strategies for the biotechnological utilization of autotrophic microorganisms.
Shows the enabling technologies and tools.

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Robert Kourist, Sandy Schmidt, University of Graz, Austria.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of authors Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Chapter 1 A short recapitulation of the autotrophic metabolism Leen Assil-Companioni, Giovanni Davide Barone, Marc M. Nowaczyk and Robert Kourist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Metabolic engineering of microbes Birthe Halmschlag and Lars M. Blank Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Chapter 3 Protein engineering Thomas Bayer, Kathleen Balke, Emil Hamnevik and Uwe T. Bornscheuer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Chapter 4 Gas fermentation Lydia Rachbauer, Günther Bochmann and Werner Fuchs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Chapter 5 Introduction to autotrophic cultivation of microalgae in photobioreactors Philipp Doppler and Oliver Spadiut Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 6 Synthetic biology of cyanobacteria Catarina C Pacheco, Eunice A. Ferreira, Paulo Oliveira and Paula Tamagnini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	131
Chapter 7 Algal biotechnology Sara B. Pereira Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 8 Biocatalytic applications of autotrophic organisms Hanna C. Grimm, Elif Erdem and Robert Kourist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Chapter 9 Photocatalysis to promote cell-free biocatalytic reactions Georg Höfler, Frank Hollmann, Caroline E. Paul, Marine Rauch, Morten van Schie and Sebastien Willot Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Chapter 10 Electroautotrophs: feeding microbes with current for CO₂ fixation Laura Rago and Falk Harnisch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
Chapter 11 Cupriavidus necator – a broadly applicable aerobic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium Hannah Wohlers, Leen Assil-Companioni and Dirk Holtmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Chapter 12 Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) as renewable resource Katharina Meixner, Jacqueline Jerney, Adriána Kovalcik, Ines Fritz and Bernhard Drosg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Chapter 13 Applications of mixed microbial cultures in industrial biotechnology Sandy Schmidt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
Chapter 14 Economic framework of autotrophic processes Sarah Refai, Jonathan Z. Bloh and Markus Müller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397

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Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 404
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 31
- Coloured Illustrations: 78
- Tables: 24
Keywords: Biotechnology; Energy; Sustainable Processes; Renewable Sources

eBook

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9783110550603

Hardcover

Published: October 25, 2021
ISBN: 9783110549881