Consequences of Microbial Interactions with Hydrocarbons, Oils, and Lipids: Production of Fuels and Chemicals

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Bioproduction of Fuels

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Bioproduction of Fuels: An Introduction

      • Jinho Kim, Jens Nielsen

      Pages 3-25

   3. Biofuels (Butanol-Ethanol Production)

      • Lawrence P. Wackett

      Pages 27-32

   4. Chemicals and Fuels from Microalgae

      • Seungjib Jeon, Byeong-ryool Jeong, Yong Keun Chang

      Pages 33-53

   5. Biodiesel from Microalgae

      • M. S. Nicolò, S. P. P. Guglielmino, V. Solinas, A. Salis

      Pages 55-74

   6. Hydrocarbons from Algae

      • J. G. Qin

      Pages 75-85

   7. Screening for Lipids from Marine Microalgae Using Nile Red

      • Zackary I. Johnson, Robert R. Bidigare, Sara K. Blinebry, Susan L. Brown, John J. Cullen, Sarah E. Loftus et al.

      Pages 87-108

   8. Advanced Biodiesel and Biojet Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass

      • Tian Tian, Taek Soon Lee

      Pages 109-132

   9. Synthetic Biology for Biofuels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

      • Wei Suong Teo, Yu Chyuan Heng, Binbin Chen, Hui Ling Lee, Niying Chua, Matthew Wook Chang

      Pages 133-154

   10. Biomethane as an Energy Source

       • J. Robson, A. Alessi, C. Bochiwal, C. O’Malley, J. P. J. Chong

       Pages 155-166

   11. Microbial Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Electrofuels

       • Jongoh Shin, Yoseb Song, Sangrak Jin, Suhyung Cho, Byung-Kwan Cho

       Pages 167-182

   12. Genetic Engineering for Removal of Sulfur from Fuel Aromatic Heterocycles

       • I. Martínez, J. L. García, E. Díaz

       Pages 183-204

3. Bioproduction of Chemicals

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205

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   2. Bioproduction of Chemicals: An Introduction

      • Yokimiko David, Mary Grace Baylon, Sang Yup Lee, Si Jae Park

      Pages 207-222

   3. Biopetrochemicals via Biocatalysis by Hydrocarbons Microbes and their Enzymes

      • R. Karande, A. Schmid, K. Buehler

      Pages 223-243

   4. Metagenomic Mining of Enzyme Diversity

      • Marco A. Distaso, Hai Tran, Manuel Ferrer, Peter N. Golyshin

      Pages 245-269

   5. Evolving Enzymes for Biocatalysis

      • Uwe T. Bornscheuer, Robert Kourist

      Pages 271-287

   6. Screening for Enantioselective Enzymes

      • B. Franken, Karl-Erich Jaeger, J. Pietruszka

      Pages 289-308

   7. Functionalization and Modification of Hydrocarbon-Like Molecules Guided by Metagenomics: Enzymes Most Requested at the Industrial Scale for Chemical Synthesis as Study Cases

      • Mónica Martínez-Martínez, Rafael Bargiela, Cristina Coscolín, José Navarro-Fernández, Peter N. Golyshin, Manuel Ferrer

      Pages 309-329

This book covers the current states of microbial and related technologies that have been developed for the efficient production of chemicals, fuels and materials by integrating strain and enzyme development, fermentation processes, and downstream processes. The book also covers how microbes and microbial products can be employed to facilitate petroleum recovery. Global consequences of bio-based production of chemicals, fuels and materials are also discussed with insights.

• Microorganism
• Fuel
• Metabolic Engineering
• Fermentation
• Biorefinery
• Bioconversion
• Bio-based production of fuels
• Chemicals production from lipid
• Synthetic biology for chemicals and fuels

• Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)

  Sang Yup Lee

Dr. Sang Yup Lee is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He is currently the Director of Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Director of BioProcess Engineering Research Center, and Director of Bioinformatics Research Center. He has published more than 510 journal papers, 64 books/book chapters, and more than 580 patents—either registered or applied. He received numerous awards, including the National Order of Merit, National Science Medal, Science and Technology Medal from President of Korea, Ho-Am Prize in Engineering, POSCO TJ Park Prize, Merck Metabolic Engineering Award from Merck, and Elmer Gaden Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering. He is currently Fellow of AAAS, Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology, Fellow of American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, Fellow of AmericanInstitute of Chemical Engineers, Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology, and Fellow of National Academy of Engineering Korea. He is also Foreign Associate of National Academy of Engineering USA, and Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology Journal, and Associate Editor and board member of numerous journals. He has served as the Chairman of the Global Agenda Council on Emerging Technologies and also Biotechnology, at the World Economic Forum. He founded the World Council on Industrial Biotechnology in 2010 and served as a Founding Chair for two years. He is currently serving as a member of Presidential Advisory Committee on Science and Technology in Korea. His research interests are metabolic engineering, systems biology and biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, synthetic biology, and nanobiotechnology.

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