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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 82, Issue 2, Pages 117-120Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1649
Keywords
fuel ethanol; mathematical modeling; cell-free process; glycolysis; optimization; ethanol production rate
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The production of fuel ethanol from renewable resources as an economic ally viable alternative to gasoline is currently the subject of much research. Most studies seek to improve process efficiency by increasing the rate of ethanol production; ultimately, this approach will be limited by the selected ethanol-producing microorganism. Cell-free ethanol production, using only the enzymes involved in the conversion of glucose to ethanol, may offer a practical and beneficial alternative. Mathematical modeling of such a system has suggested that a cell-free process should be capable of producing ethanol much more efficiently than the microbial based process. This finding along with other potential benefits of a microorganism-free process suggests that a cell-free process might significantly improve the economy of fuel ethanol production and is a worthy target for further research.
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