Abstract
Methane is utilized aerobically and anaerobically as a carbon and energy source by methanotrophs. Microbial methane oxidation can play a key role in mitigating methane as a greenhouse gas and converting methane to value-added chemicals and biofuels. Recently, genomic and metabolomic analyses of aerobic oxidation in model bacteria have revealed their metabolic versatility in assimilating methane to generate value-added metabolites. Anaerobic reverse methanogenesis metabolism can also be employed to produce liquid biofuels. In this review, the metabolic versatility of aerobic and anaerobic methane oxidation is compared and discussed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8-13 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry |
| Volume | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 25 Mar 2016 |
Keywords
- Aerobic oxidation
- Metabolic versatility
- Methane
- Methanotroph
- Reverse methanogenesis
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