title: Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications
author: Samir Kumar Khanal
description: <i>Anaerobic Biotechnology for Bioenergy Production: Principles and Applications </i>provides the reader with basic principles of anaerobic processes alongside practical uses of anaerobic biotechnology. Anaerobic biotechnology is a cost-effective and sustainable means of treating waste and wastewaters that couples treatment processes with the reclamation of useful by-products and renewable biofuels. This book will be a valuable reference to any professional currently considering or working with anaerobic biotechnology options.
zlib_text: ORIGINAL PAPER
  Mark Dopson Æ Craig Baker-Austin Æ Philip Bond
  Towards determining details of anaerobic growth coupled to ferric iron
  reduction by the acidophilic archaeon ‘Ferroplasma acidarmanus’ Fer1
  Received: 11 July 2006 / Accepted: 19 July 2006 / Published online: 18 October 2006
  � Springer-Verlag 2006
  Abstract Elucidation of the diﬀerent growth states of
  Ferroplasma species is crucial in understanding the cy-
  cling of iron in acid leaching sites. Therefore, a proteo-
  mic and biochemical study of anaerobic growth in
  ‘Ferroplasma acidarmanus’ Fer1 has been carried out.
  Anaerobic growth in Ferroplasma spp. occurred by
  coupling oxidation of organic carbon with the reduction
  of Fe3+; but sulfate, nitrate, sulﬁte, thiosulfate, and
  arsenate were not utilized as electron acceptors. Rates of
  Fe3+ reduction were similar to other acidophilic che-
  moorganotrophs. Analysis of the ‘F. acidarmanus’ Fer1
  proteome by 2-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electro-
  phoresis revealed ten key proteins lin