Production of liquid biofuels from renewable resources

PS Nigam, A Singh - Progress in energy and combustion science, 2011 - Elsevier
This article is an up-to-date review of the literature available on the subject of liquid biofuels.
In search of a suitable fuel alternative to fast depleting fossil fuel and oil reserves and in …

Microbial enzymes with special characteristics for biotechnological applications

PS Nigam - Biomolecules, 2013 - mdpi.com
This article overviews the enzymes produced by microorganisms, which have been
extensively studied worldwide for their isolation, purification and characterization of their …

Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Bacteria from Jordanian Hot Springs: Bacillus licheniformis and Thermomonas hydrothermalis Isolates as Potential …

BT Mohammad, HI Al Daghistani… - International journal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was the isolation and characterization of thermophilic bacteria from hot
springs in Jordan. Ten isolates were characterized by morphological, microscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in bioethanol production from lignocelluloses: a comprehensive review with a focus on enzyme engineering and designer biocatalysts

Y Lugani, R Rai, AA Prabhu, P Maan… - Biofuel Research …, 2020 - biofueljournal.com
Many countries have their biofuel policy programs in place as part of their overall strategy to
achieve sustainable development. Among biofuels, bioethanol as a promising alternative to …

Ethanol production at elevated temperatures and alcohol concentrations: Part I–Yeasts in general

IM Banat, P Nigam, D Singh, R Marchant… - world Journal of …, 1998 - Springer
There are a number of process advantages which could be exploited through the use of
thermophilic microorganisms for ethanol production. Energy savings through reduced …

Evolutionary engineering of multiple-stress resistant Saccharomyces cerevisiae

ZP Çakar, UOS Seker, C Tamerler… - FEMS yeast …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Various selection procedures in chemostats and batch cultures were systematically tested
for their efficiency to select for a multiple-stress resistance phenotype in Saccharomyces …

Generation and characterisation of stable ethanol-tolerant mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

D Stanley, S Fraser, PJ Chambers… - Journal of Industrial …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Saccharomyces spp. are widely used for ethanologenic fermentations, however yeast
metabolic rate and viability decrease as ethanol accumulates during fermentation …

Solving ethanol production problems with genetically modified yeast strains

A Abreu-Cavalheiro, G Monteiro - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
The current world demand for bioethanol is increasing as a consequence of low fossil fuel
availability and a growing number of ethanol/gasoline flex-fuel cars. In addition, countries in …

Biomass to biofuel: a review on production technology

S Chakraborty, V Aggarwal… - Asia‐Pacific Journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The amalgamation of climate change, depletion of natural resource, and scarcity of fossil
fuel have triggered a sense of urgency among researchers, development practitioners, and …

Isolation of thermotolerant ethanologenic yeasts and use of selected strains in industrial scale fermentation in an Egyptian distillery

WR Abdel‐Fattah, M Fadil, P Nigam… - Biotechnology and …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
An enrichment and isolation program for new ethanol‐producing thermotolerant yeasts as
well as a screening program of some known thermotolerant strains resulted in the selection …