Microbiology and Biochemistry of Strict Anaerobes Involved in Interspecies Hydrogen Transfer (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)

The belief that energy might be a limiting factor for the development of humanity led twenty years ago to a great interest being'taken in research on anaerobic digestion. The first international symposium held in Cardiff in 1979 was followed by the meetings in Travenmund (1981), Boston (1983), Guangzhou (1985) and Bologna (1988). By now anaerobic digestion has come to be recognized as an appropriate technology for waste treatment. More recently, the increase in the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere and (in developed countries, especially_ in the EEC) the* fact that more and more land is becoming available for purposes other than food production make biomass production economically and/or socially feasible for industrial purposes. The possibility of using renewable organic carbon resources in this way is of great potential interest for developing biological techniques and could considerably increase the use of anaerobic micro-organisms in cellulose biotransformation and energy production from crop residues. This FEMS Symposium is devoted to the interspecies hydrogen transfer phenomenon involved in the mineralization of organic matter in anaerobiosis. This process is carried out in Nature by consortia of anaerobic micro-organisms living syntrophically. Many industrial applications of these consortia as black boxes for biogas production and waste treatment have been described. Although these early approaches were fruitful, it seems likely that a better knowledge at the molecular level of the more characteristic anaerobic bacteria which constitute these consortia would greatly increase and improve the utilization of these organisms.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	F.E.M.S. Symposium Series, 54
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	1990
Editors:	Jean-Pierre Belaich • Mireille Bruschi • Jean-Louis Garcia
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	564
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
ISBN-13:	978-1-4612-7892-4
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Medical microbiology & virology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Botany & plant sciences > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > General Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4612-7892-9
Barcode:	9781461278924

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