Mixed culture biotechnology for bioenergy production |
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Authors: | Kleerebezem Robbert van Loosdrecht Mark C M |
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Affiliation: | Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands. r.kleerebezem@tudelft.nl |
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Abstract: | Mixed culture biotechnology (MCB) could become an attractive addition or alternative to traditional pure culture based biotechnology for the production of chemicals and/or bioenergy. On the basis of ecological selection principles, MCB-based processes can be established that generate a narrow product spectrum from a mixed substrate. Three example processes are briefly discussed in this paper: anaerobic digestion aimed at the production of methane-containing biogas, mixed culture fermentation for the production of solvents or biohydrogen, and a two-step process for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates. These examples give an idea of the potential contribution of mixed culture biotechnology to sustainable production of bioenergy from waste. |
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