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Comment
. 2008 May;1(3):208-10.
doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2008.00024.x.

Biofuels from microbes: a comprehensive view

Fernando Rojo  1
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Biofuels from microbes: a comprehensive view

Fernando Rojo. Microb Biotechnol. 2008 May.
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Biofuels generated by microorganisms. Burning of fossil fuels releases CO2 to the atmosphere, generating a net increase in the concentration of this gas and contributing to global warming (dotted lines). Part of this CO2 can be fixed by plants or by photosynthetic microorganisms (dashed lines). Some microorganisms, using either CO2 (photosynthetic) or biomass as carbon source, can generate a number of carbon compounds that are useful as fuels (shaded in grey). Burning of these biofuels is neutral for global warming, as the CO2 generated ultimately derives from CO2 previously fixed from the atmosphere by photosynthesis. A challenge of biotechnology is to allow producing these compounds in a sustainable and economically feasible way.
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