Microbial Energy Conversion. The Proceedings of a Seminar Sponsored by the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the Ministry for Research and Technology of the Federal Republic of Germany Held in Göttingen, October 1976

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Other Pergamon Titles of Interest, Page 2
Front Matter, Page 3
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages 9-11, J. Barnea, H.G. Schlegel
Introduction to RECOMMENDATIONS, Page 13
WORKING GROUP I - Biomass, Page 14
WORKING GROUP II - Recycling of Wastes, Pages 15-18
WORKING GROUP III - Methane Production, Pages 19-21
WORKING GROUP IV - Photoproduction of Hydrogen/Purple Membrane, Pages 22-25
WORKING GROUP V - Microbial Recovery of Hydrocarbons, Pages 26-28
WORKING GROUP VI - Prices of important substrates and economics of chemical interconversions, Pages 29-34
BIOMASS PRODUCTION OF INTENSIVELY MANAGED FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, Pages 35-44, K. Steinbeck
BIOMASS PRODUCTION IN TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, Pages 45-58, H.E. Young
PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF BIOMASS IN FRESHWATER WITH RESPECT TO MICROBIAL ENERGY CONVERSION, Pages 59-68, C.J. Soeder
ORGANIC PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF ARTIFICIAL UPWELLING MARINE CULTURE, Pages 69-81, O.A. Roels, S. Laurence, M.W. Farmer, L. Van Hemelryck
COMPARISON OF PRIMARY PRODUCTS WITH RESPECT TO ENERGY CONVERSION, Pages 83-96, W.R. Finnerty
ACETATE, A KEY INTERMEDIATE IN METHANOGENESIS, Pages 97-106, R.A. Mah, R.E. Hungate, Kyoko Ohwaki
THE MICROBIOLOGY OF ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION AND METHANOGENESIS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SEWAGE, Pages 107-117, M.P. Bryant
ENERGY RECOVERY FROM SANITARY LANDFILLS - A REVIEW, Pages 119-138, W.C. Boyle
METHANE FROM URBAN WASTES - PROCESS REQUIREMENTS, Pages 139-155, John T. Pfeffer
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSIC MATERIALS, Pages 157-177, L.A. Spano
HEAT TREATMENT FOR INCREASING METHANE YIELDS FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS, Pages 179-199, P.L. McCarty, L.Y. Young, J.M. Gossett, D.C. Stuckey, J.B. Healy Jr.
LIMITATION OF MICROBIAL H2-FORMATION VIA FERMENTATION, Pages 201-204, R. Thauer
PHOTOTROPHIC MICRO-ORGANISMS AS SOURCE OF HYDROGEN AND HYDROGENASE FORMATION, Pages 205-216, E.N. Kondratieva
HYDROGEN FORMATION FROM WATER BY PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS, Pages 217-233, A. San Pietro
BIOCATALYTIC PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN, Pages 235-243, S.G. Reeves, K.K. Rao, L. Rosa, D.O. Hall
LIGHT-ENERGY CONVERSION BY THE PURPLE MEMBRANE FROM HALOBACTERIUM HALOBIUM, Pages 245-266, Th. Schreckenbach
IS A BIOCATALYTIC PRODUCTION OF METHANOL A PRACTICAL PROPOSITION ?, Pages 267-280, E.L. Foo, C.G. Hedén
MICROBIAL FORMATION OF HYDROCARBONS, Pages 281-299, T.G. Tornabene
MICROBIAL OIL RECOVERY, Pages 301-308, Donald D. Dunlop
Microbial Oil Shale Extraction, Pages 309-328, T.F. Yen
EXTRACTION OF METALS FROM ORES BY BACTERIAL LEACHING: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS., Pages 329-338, D.P. Kelly
SUITABILITY OF METHANOGENIC SUBSTRATES, HEALTH HAZARDS, AND TERRESTRIAL CONSERVATION OF PLANT NUTRIENTS, Pages 339-346, R.E. Hungate
BIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THERMOPHILIC METHANOGENESIS FROM CATTLE WASTES, Pages 347-359, M.P. Bryant, V.H. Varel, R.A. Frobish, H.R. Isaacson
ENGINEERING, OPERATION AND ECONOMICS OF BIODIGESTION, Pages 361-378, U. Loll
ENGINEERING, OPERATION AND ECONOMICS OF METHANE GAS PRODUCTION, Pages 379-398, H.G. Konstandt
BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND WASTE RECYCLING WITH BLUE-GREEN ALGAE, Pages 399-412, John R. Benemann, Ben Koopman, Joseph Weissman, William J. Oswald
BIOPHOTOLYSIS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS, Pages 413-426, John R. Benemann, Joseph C. Weissman
COMBINED ALGAE PRODUCTION - WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND RECLAMATION SYSTEMS, Pages 427-442, G. Shelef, R. Moraine, A. Meydan, E. Sandbank
UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTES BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA, Pages 443-453, Michiharu Kobayashi
BIOMASS PRODUCTION FROM ANIMAL WASTES BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIA, Pages 455-482, J.C. Ensign
CONCEIVABLE PERTURBATIONS OF THE CH4 AND H2 PRODUCTION BY “MICROBIAL ENERGY CONVERSION― ON THE CYCLE OF ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GASES, Pages 483-497, W. Seiler
FEEDSTOCKS FOR LARGE-SCALE FERMENTATION PROCESSES, Pages 499-514, W. Dimmling
THE COMPETITION BETWEEN MICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BASIC CHEMICALS AND INTERMEDIATES, Pages 515-530, M. Pape
FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING BASIC CHEMICALS BY FERMENTATION, Pages 531-554, Leo Hepner
POTENTIAL OF BIO-GAS PLANTS AND HOW TO REALIZE IT, Pages 555-591, Jyoti K. Parikh, Kirit S. Parikh
MICROBIAL ENERGY CONVERSION AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Pages 593-595, Bertrand H. Chatel
ENERGY GROWTH ALTERNATIVES - DIMENSIONS OF A SOCIAL COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS, Pages 597-617, Klaus M. Meyer-Abich
ON PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF ENERGY SYSTEMS, Pages 619-642, C. Marchetti
Authors Index, Pages 643-645