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Phenotypic characterisation of Saccharomyces spp. for tolerance to 1-butanol.
Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology - 1 Nov 2014
Zaki A M, Wimalasena T T, Greetham D
Abstract excerpt
Biofuels are expected to play a role in replacing crude oil as a liquid transportation fuel, and research into butanol has highlighted the importance of this alcohol as a fuel. Butanol has a higher energy density than ethanol, butanol-gasoline blends do not separate in the presence of water, and butanol is miscible with gasoline (Szulczyk, Int J Energy Environ 1(1):2876-2895, 40). Saccharomyces cerevisiae has...
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