Abstract
This chapter will briefly summarize the background of methane production from natural gas and biogas together with an introduction to the biomolecular basis of methanotrophy and the actual and potential commercial applications. This chapter also discusses the safety considerations for using methane in laboratory and safe development of methane-based bioprocesses. In the end, this chapter will focus on the process development for biological conversion of methane into desired products with attention to the enhancement of mass transfer efficiency and the development of bioreactor designs.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Extremophilic Microbial Processing of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Biofuels, Value-Added Products, and Usable Power |
Editors | R. K. Sani, N. K. Rathinam |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 145-162 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319744599 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319744575 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 26 Jul 2018 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/CH-5100-63889
Keywords
- anaerobic fermentation
- biochemicals
- biofuel
- biogas
- methane
- natural gas
- shale gas
- single-cell protein