Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1538-2273
  • DOI: 10.5897/BMBR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 103

Table of Content: February 2007; 2(1)

February 2007

Molecular strategies of microbia adaptation to xenobiotics in natural environment

The unprecedented population increase and industrial development during the twentieth century has increased conventional solid and liquid waste pollutants to critical levels as well as produced a range of previously unknown strange synthetic chemicals for which society was unprepared. Increasing pollution of the environment by xenobiotic compounds has provoked the need for understanding the impact of toxic...

Author(s): Olusola Abayomi   Ojo

February 2007

Economics and environmental impact of bioethanol production technologies: an appraisal

Contemporary industrial developments and rapid pace of urbanization have called for an environmentally sustainable energy sources. Ethanol made from biomass provides unique environmental, economic strategic benefits and can be considered as a safe and cleanest liquid fuel alternative to fossil fuels. There is a copious amount of lignocellulosic biomass worldwide that can be exploited for fuel ethanol production....

Author(s): Anuj Kumar Chandel, Chan ES, Ravinder Rudravaram, M. Lakshmi Narasu, L. Venkateswar Rao and Pogaku Ravindra