Overview
- Discusses the microbiological fundamentals and biotechnological applications of methanotrophs
- Provides a comprehensive review of methanotrophs’ current applications
- Explores potential applications to biofuel and chemical production using methane as a next-generation carbon feedstock, as well as the mitigation of methane as a greenhouse gas
Part of the book series: Microbiology Monographs (MICROMONO, volume 32)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the microbiological fundamentals and biotechnological applications of methanotrophs: aerobic proteobacteria that can utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source. It highlights methanotrophs’ pivotal role in the global carbon cycle, in which they remove methane generated geothermally and by methanogens. Readers will learn how methanotrophs have been employed as biocatalysts for mitigating methane gas and remediating halogenated hydrocarbons in soil and underground water.
Recently, methane has also attracted considerable attention as a potential next-generation carbon feedstock for industrial biotechnology, because of its abundance and low price. Methanotrophs can be used as biocatalysts for the production of fuels, chemicals and biomaterials including methanobactin from methane under environmentally benign production conditions. Sharing these and other cutting-edge insights, the book offers a fascinating read forall scientists and students of microbiology and biotechnology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Kyung Hee University
Yongin-si,
Gyeonggi-do
Korea (Republic of)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Methanotrophs
Book Subtitle: Microbiology Fundamentals and Biotechnological Applications
Editors: Eun Yeol Lee
Series Title: Microbiology Monographs
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23261-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23260-3Published: 19 September 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23263-4Published: 19 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23261-0Published: 05 September 2019
Series ISSN: 1862-5576
Series E-ISSN: 1862-5584
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 278
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 40 illustrations in colour
Topics: Bacteriology, Applied Microbiology, Metabolomics, Plant Biochemistry
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology