Gas fermentation—a flexible platform for commercial scale production of low-carbon-fuels and chemicals from waste and renewable feedstocks

FM Liew, ME Martin, RC Tappel, BD Heijstra… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
There is an immediate need to drastically reduce the emissions associated with global fossil
fuel consumption in order to limit climate change. However, carbon-based materials …

Syngas fermentation process development for production of biofuels and chemicals: A review

X Sun, HK Atiyeh, RL Huhnke, RS Tanner - Bioresource Technology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Syngas is produced by thermochemical conversion, eg, pyrolysis and gasification, of
biomass, animal waste, coal, municipal solid waste and other carbonaceous materials, or …

Upgrading biogas produced in anaerobic digestion: Biological removal and bioconversion of CO2 in biogas

L Wu, W Wei, L Song, M Woźniak-Karczewska… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biogas produced in anaerobic digestion contains energetically useable methane (CH 4) and
unavoidable unwanted carbon dioxide (CO 2). To increase the calorific value of this …

[HTML][HTML] Biological methanation: Strategies for in-situ and ex-situ upgrading in anaerobic digestion

MA Voelklein, D Rusmanis, JD Murphy - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated in-situ and ex-situ biological methanation strategies for biogas
upgrading potential. The addition and circulation of hydrogen with a ceramic gas diffuser …

Reactor systems for syngas fermentation processes: a review

K Asimakopoulos, HN Gavala, IV Skiadas - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Implementation of biofuels as an alternative to fossil fuels has been established as an
answer to climate change by limiting GHG emissions. Syngas fermentation has emerged as …

Valorization of C1 gases to value-added chemicals using acetogenic biocatalysts

J Bae, Y Song, H Lee, J Shin, S **, S Kang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In times of global warming and upcoming fossil fuel shortages, the demand for the
replacement of current fossil fuel-based chemical production via the development of …

[HTML][HTML] Syngas fermentation: a microbial conversion process of gaseous substrates to various products

JR Phillips, RL Huhnke, HK Atiyeh - Fermentation, 2017 - mdpi.com
Biomass and other carbonaceous materials can be gasified to produce syngas with high
concentrations of CO and H2. Feedstock materials include wood, dedicated energy crops …

Rethinking biological activation of methane and conversion to liquid fuels

CA Haynes, R Gonzalez - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
If methane, the main component of natural gas, can be efficiently converted to liquid fuels,
world reserves of methane could satisfy the demand for transportation fuels in addition to …

[HTML][HTML] A review of conversion processes for bioethanol production with a focus on syngas fermentation

M Devarapalli, HK Atiyeh - Biofuel Research Journal, 2015 - biofueljournal.com
Bioethanol production from corn is a well-established technology. However, emphasis on
exploring non-food based feedstocks is intensified due to dispute over utilization of food …

Biological hydrogen methanation systems–an overview of design and efficiency

D Rusmanis, R O'Shea, DM Wall, JD Murphy - Bioengineered, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The rise in intermittent renewable electricity production presents a global requirement for
energy storage. Biological hydrogen methanation (BHM) facilitates wind and solar energy …