Biotechnology biomass

H. Danner and R. Braun, Biotechnology for the Production of Commodity Chemicals from Biomass , Chem. Soc. Rev., 1999, 28, 395. 

Kemppainen, A.J. Shonnard, D.R. (2005) Comparative Life-Cycle Assessments for Biomass-to-Ethanol Production from Different Regional Feedstocks. Biotechnology Progress, 21(4), 1075-1084. 

The Marine Biotechnology Institute (MBI) was founded in 1987 for the study and applications of biodiversity in marine environments. Currently, and within the scope of the present book, the research area of relevance is industrial applications of microbiology . The institute also performs research in C02 fixation. The Applied Microbiology Laboratory is searching cost-effective utilization of microbes for environmental conservation and restoration. In particular, the decontamination of areas polluted with petroleum-related compounds has been addressed. Attention has been paid to removal of polycyclic hydrocarbons. They are also developing processing methods for the conversion of biomass and organic wastes by methane fermentation. 

P. Carlozzi, A. Sacchi (2001) Biomass production and studies on Rhodopseudomonas palustris grown in an outdoor, temperature controlled, underwater tubular photobioreactor. Journal of Biotechnology, 239-249... 

The chapters that follow are based on lectures presented at the Idecat conference on Catalysis for Renewables , Rolduc, The Netherlands, which had been organized to discuss different technology options and related catalytic advances or challenges. Whereas the main focus is on biomass related catalytic technologies, lectures on fossil fuel technology as well as solar and biotechnological conversion paths were also included. 

The expected contribution of catalysis in this area will derive both from the availability, at low processing costs, of new monomers obtained from biomasses and from the development of an optimized combination of biotechnology processes with classical and new biocatalytic processes. Research priorities for catalysis in the area of polymers from renewable materials for packaging, furniture, domestic water purification and recycling include the need to develop novel catalysts, e.g., for functionalization of polymeric and dendrimeric materials, with side-chain photoactive molecular switches (to be used as smart materials), or the development of multifunctional materials, combining, for example, nanofiltration with catalytic reactivity. 

Chemicals from biomass Optimized combination of biotechnology processes with classical and new (bio)catalytic processes to produce, at low cost, new monomers... 

Production of motor fnel alternatives from biomass materials is an important application area of biotechnological methods. Table 4.4 shows the potential and available motor fnels. Biorenewable motor fnel alternatives are ... 

Microbial aggregates used in hazardous waste treatment. Microorganisms are key biotechnology agents because of their diverse biodegradation and biotransformation abihties and their small size. They have high ratios of biomass surface to biomass volume, which ensure... 

Biotechnological treatment is more cost-effective than other methods the low cost of biotechnological treatment is largely attributed to the small quantities or total absence of added reagents and microbial biomass to start up the biotreatment process ... 

This volume, together with the first volume entitled Carbohydrates and Sustainable Development, Part 1 - Renewable Resources for Chemistry and Biotechnology, demonstrates that a variety of industrial products can be accessed using renewable and low-cost biomass. Both volumes are based on selected papers presented at Carbohydrates as Organic Raw Materials V - Building a Sustainable Future (CORM V), held in Lisbon in January 2009. The conference was chaired by Amelia Pilar Ranter (University of Lisboa) and Yves Queneau (University of Lyon, INSA Lyon), in collaboration with Frieder W. Lichtenthaler (Technische... 

Tsezos, M., McCready, R. G. L. Bell, J. P. (1989). The continuous recovery of uranium from biologically leached solutions using immobilized biomass. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 34, 10-17. 

Danner, H. and Braun, R., Biotechnology for the production of commodity chemicals from biomass, Chem. 

A problem in the biotechnological synthesis of indigo is the disposal of the large amounts of biomass produced. Application as a fertilizer is not yet a ready option, because of the possible liberation of genetically modified microorganisms. Alternative disposal methods, such as an efficient clarification plant or incineration, are associated with additional costs. 

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