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Engineering in Life Sciences
Biotechnological production of ethanol: Biochemistry, processes and technologies
Dimitris Sarris1  Seraphim Papanikolaou1 
[1] Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Biotechnology Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University of Athens Athens Greece;
关键词: Biofuels;    Renewable resources;    Saccharomyces cerevisiae;    Waste valorization;    Zymomonas mobilis;   
DOI  :  10.1002/elsc.201400199
来源: DOAJ
【 摘 要 】

The majority of environmental problems arise from the use of conventional energy sources. The liability of such problems along with the reduction of fossil energy resources has led to the global need for alternative renewable energy sources. Using renewable biofuels as energy sources is of remarkable and continuously growing importance. Producing bioethanol through conversion of waste and residual biomass can be a viable and important perspective. In the first part of this review, general concepts, approaches and considerations concerning the utilization of the most important liquid biofuels, namely biodiesel and bioethanol, are presented. Unlike biodiesel (specifically first generation biodiesel), the production of bioethanol is exclusively based on the utilization of microbial technology and fermentation engineering. In the second part of this review, the biochemistry of ethanol production, with regards to the use of hexoses, pentoses or glycerol as carbon sources, is presented and critically discussed. Differences in the glycolytic pathways between the major ethanol‐producing strains (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zymomonas mobilis) are presented. Regulation between respiration and fermentation in ethanol‐producing yeasts, viz. effects “Pasteur”, “Crabtree”, “Kluyver” and “Custers”, is discussed. Xylose and glycerol catabolism related with bioethanol production is also depicted and commented. The technology of the fermentation is presented along with a detailed illustration of the substrates used in the process and in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, and the various fermentation configurations employed (separate hydrolysis and fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, simultaneous saccharification and co‐fermentation and consolidated bioprocessing). Finally, the production of bioethanol under non‐aseptic conditions is presented and discussed.

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