| Methane and Methanol Utilizers Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Murrell, J. Colin (Editor), Dalton, Howard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1489923403 ISBN-13: 9781489923400 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $160.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Biochemistry - Science | Biotechnology - Medical | Microbiology |
| Dewey: 589.9 |
| Series: Biotechnology Handbooks |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.94 lbs) 286 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Methane and its oxidation product, methanol, have occupied an important position in the chemical industry for many years: the former as a feedstock, the latter as a primary chemical from which many products are produced. More recently, the role played by methane as a potent "greenhouse" gas has aroused considerable attention from environmentalists and clima- tologists alike. This role for C compounds has, of course, been quite 1 incidental to the myriad of microorganisms on this planet that have adapted their life-styles to take advantage of these readily available am- bient sources. Methane, a renewable energy source that will always be with us, is actually a difficult molecule to activate; so any microorganism that can effect this may point the way to catalytic chemists looking for con- trollable methane oxidation. Methanol, formed as a breakdown product of plant material, is also ubiquitous and has also encouraged the growth of prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike. In an attempt to give a balanced view of how microorganisms have been able to exploit these simple carbon sources, we have asked a number ofleading scientists (modesty forbids our own inclusion here) to contribute chapters on their specialist areas of the subject. |