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ACETONE-BUTANOL FERMENTATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Biomass Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acetone-butanol fermentation
1, record 1, English, acetone%2Dbutanol%20fermentation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In response to the shortage of [acetone], Chaim Weigmann, a Russian-born chemist, developed the acetone-butanol fermentation, which depends on the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum.... the acetone-butanol process remained an important source of acetone for many years, until it was displaced by processes based on petroleum. 2, record 1, English, - acetone%2Dbutanol%20fermentation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fermentation acétono-butylique
1, record 1, French, fermentation%20ac%C3%A9tono%2Dbutylique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fermentation acéto-butylique 2, record 1, French, fermentation%20ac%C3%A9to%2Dbutylique
correct, feminine noun
- fermentation acétonobutylique 3, record 1, French, fermentation%20ac%C3%A9tonobutylique
correct, feminine noun
- fermentation acétobutylique 4, record 1, French, fermentation%20ac%C3%A9tobutylique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Devant la pénurie en [acétone], Chaim Weigmann, un chimiste d'origine russe [...] mit au point la fermentation acétono-butylique, dont l'agent est la bactérie anaérobie Clostridium acetobutylicum. [...] le procédé acétono-butylique demeura, pendant de nombreuses années, une source importante d'acétone, jusqu'à ce que des procédés pétrochimiques le remplacent. 5, record 1, French, - fermentation%20ac%C3%A9tono%2Dbutylique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] la fermentation acétonobutylique utilise les pentoses, abondants [...] dans les hydrolysats de substrats lignocellulosiques. 6, record 1, French, - fermentation%20ac%C3%A9tono%2Dbutylique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-05-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Biochemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomass Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation
1, record 2, English, acetone%2Dbutanol%2Dethanol%20fermentation
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An acetone-butanol fermentation developed to produce a solution of acetone, butanol and ethanol. 1, record 2, English, - acetone%2Dbutanol%2Dethanol%20fermentation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biochimie
- Génie chimique
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fermentation ABE
1, record 2, French, fermentation%20ABE
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fermentation acétonobutylique ayant pour but la production d'un mélange d'acétone, de butanol et d'éthanol. 2, record 2, French, - fermentation%20ABE
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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