Microorganisms directly and indirectly contribute to production of diverse biofuels.
Heterotrophic microorganisms are being used for commercial production of biofuels such as …

The issues of global warming, coupled with fossil fuel depletion, have undoubtedly led to
renewed interest in other sources of commercial fuels. The search for renewable fuels has …

The increasing oil price and environmental concerns caused by the use of fossil fuel have
renewed our interest in utilizing biomass as a sustainable resource for the production of …

Next-generation biofuels must be compatible with current transportation infrastructure and
be derived from environmentally sustainable resources that do not compete with food crops …

Biofuel research is currently an area of immense interest due to the increase in global
energy demand by emerging economies and the recent increases in global oil prices …

Bioenergy Research: Advances and Applications brings biology and engineering together to
address the challenges of future energy needs. The book consolidates the most recent …

The ability to generate microorganisms that can produce biofuels similar to petroleum-based
transportation fuels would allow the use of existing engines and infrastructure and would …

Metabolic engineering has developed microbial cell factories that can convert renewable
carbon sources into biofuels. Current molecular biology tools can efficiently alter enzyme …

Highlights•Metabolic engineering enables microbial production of hydrocarbon fuels.•Yeasts
and E. coli can be engineered to produce fatty acid ethyl esters.•Monoterpenes are …

Increased energy consumption coupled with depleting petroleum reserves and increased
greenhouse gas emissions have renewed our interest in generating fuels from renewable …