Cited by 624Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Mixed Culture Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production

Kleerebezem, Robbert, van Loosdrecht, Mark CM·2007·Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Abstract

Mixed culture biotechnology (MCB) could become an attractive addition or alternative to traditional pure culture based biotechnology for the production of chemicals and/or bioenergy. On the basis of ecological selection principles, MCB-based processes can be established that generate a narrow product spectrum from a mixed substrate. Three example processes are briefly discussed in this paper: anaerobic digestion aimed at the production of methane-containing biogas, mixed culture fermentation for the production of solvents or biohydrogen, and a two-step process for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates. These examples give an idea of the potential contribution of mixed culture biotechnology to sustainable production of bioenergy from waste.

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Authors
Kleerebezem, R., & van Loosdrecht, M. C.
Affiliations
Delft University of Technology (NL)
Corresponding author
Kleerebezem, Robbert
Venue
Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-06
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
207-212
ISSN
0958-1669 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031663630
Cited by
624
References
34
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Current Opinion in Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Keywords
bioenergy production, anaerobic digestion, biogas, methane production, mixed culture fermentation, biohydrogen, solvents, polyhydroxyalkanoates, waste valorization, ecological selection
MeSH terms
Anaerobiosis, Biotechnology, Fermentation, Hydrocarbons, Hydrogen, Solvents

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