100
4 Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol …
101. Hirayama H, Suzuki Y, Abe M, Miyazaki M, Makita H, Inagaki F, Uematsu K, Takai K (2011)
Methylothermus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic methanotroph isolated from
a terrestrial subsurface hot aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 61:2646–2653
102. Wise MG, McArthur JV, Shimkets LJ (2001) Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and
Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp.nov., novel type I methanotrophs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
51:611–621
103. Dedysh SN, Belova SE, Bodelier PLE, Smirnova KV, Khmelenina VN, Chidthaisong A,
Trotsenko YA, Liesack W, Dunfield PF (2007) Methylocystis heyeri sp. nov., a novel type II
methanotrophic bacterium possessing “signature” fatty acids of type I methanotrophs. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 57:472–479
104. Op den Camp HJM, Islam T, Stott MB, Harhangi HR, Hynes A, Schouten S, Jetten
MSM, Birkeland NK, Pol A, Dunfield PF (2009) Environmental, genomic and taxonomic
perspectives on methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia. Environ Microbiol Rep 1:293–306
105. Helm J, Wendlandt KD, Jechorek M, Stottmeister U (2008) Potassium deficiency results in
accumulation of ultra-high molecular weight poly-β-hydroxybutyrate in a methane-utilizing
mixed culture. J Appl Microbiol 105:1054–1061
106. Wendlandt KD, Geyer W, Mirschel G, Hemidi FAH (2005) Possibilities for controlling a PHB
accumulation process using various analytical methods. J Biotechnol 117:119–129
107. Wendlandt KD, Jechorek M, Helm J, Stottmeister U (2001) Producing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
with a high molecular mass from methane. J Biotechnol Tailored Biopolymers 86:127–133
108. Ordaz A, López JC, Figueroa-González I, Muñoz R, Quijano G (2014) Assessment of methane
biodegradation kinetics in two-phase partitioning bioreactors by pulse respirometry. Water Res
67:46–54
109. Han B, Su T, Wu H, Gou Z, Xing XH, Jiang H, Chen Y, Li X, Murrell JC (2009) Paraffin oil as
a “methane vector” for rapid and high cell density cultivation of Methylosinus trichosporium
OB3b. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 83:669–677
110. Chang HN, Yoo IK, Kim BS (1994) High density cell culture by membrane-based cell recycle.
Biotechnol Adv 12:467–487
111. Shiloach J, Fass R (2005) Growing E. coli to high cell density—a historical perspective on
method development. Biotechnol Adv 23:345–357
112. Nguyen HHT, Shiemke AK, Jacobs SJ, Hales BJ, Lidstrom ME, Chan SI (1994) The nature
of the copper ions in the membranes containing the particulate methane monooxygenase from
Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). J Biol Chem 269:14995–15005
113. Nguyen HHT, Elliott SJ, Yip JH, Chan SI (1998) The particulate methane monooxygenase
from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) is a novel copper-containing three-subunit enzyme.
Isolation and characterization. J Biol Chem 273:7957–7966
114. Yu SS, Chen KH, Tseng MY, Wang YS, Tseng CF, Chen YJ, Huang DS, Chan SI
(2003) Production of high-quality particulate methane monooxygenase in high yields from
Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) with a hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor. J Bacteriol
185:5915–5924
115. Ge X, Yang L, Sheets JP, Yu Z, Li Y (2014) Biological conversion of methane to liquid fuels:
status and opportunities. Biotechnol Adv 32:1460–1475
116. Park D, Lee J (2013) Biological conversion of methane to methanol. Korean J Chem Eng
30:977–987
117. Tabata K, Okura I (2008) Hydrogen and methanol formation utilizing bioproesses. J Jpn Petrol
Inst 51:255–263
118. Xin JY, Zhang YX, Zhang S, Li SB (2007) Methanol production from CO 2 by resting cells
of the methanotrophic bacterium Methylosinus trichosporium IMV 3011. J Basic Microbiol
47:426–435
119. Xin JY, Cui JR, Niu JZ, Hua SF, Xia CG, Li SB, Zhu LM (2004) Production of methanol
from methane by methanotrophic bacteria. Biocatal Biotransform 22:225–229
120. Kondratenko EV, Peppel T, Seeburg D, Kondratenko VA, Kalevaru N, Martina A, Wohlrab
S (2017) Methane conversion into different hydrocarbons or oxygenates: current status and
future perspectives in catalyst development and reactor operation. Catal Sci Technol 7:366–
381
4 Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol …
101. Hirayama H, Suzuki Y, Abe M, Miyazaki M, Makita H, Inagaki F, Uematsu K, Takai K (2011)
Methylothermus subterraneus sp. nov., a moderately thermophilic methanotroph isolated from
a terrestrial subsurface hot aquifer. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 61:2646–2653
102. Wise MG, McArthur JV, Shimkets LJ (2001) Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and
Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp.nov., novel type I methanotrophs. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol
51:611–621
103. Dedysh SN, Belova SE, Bodelier PLE, Smirnova KV, Khmelenina VN, Chidthaisong A,
Trotsenko YA, Liesack W, Dunfield PF (2007) Methylocystis heyeri sp. nov., a novel type II
methanotrophic bacterium possessing “signature” fatty acids of type I methanotrophs. Int J
Syst Evol Microbiol 57:472–479
104. Op den Camp HJM, Islam T, Stott MB, Harhangi HR, Hynes A, Schouten S, Jetten
MSM, Birkeland NK, Pol A, Dunfield PF (2009) Environmental, genomic and taxonomic
perspectives on methanotrophic Verrucomicrobia. Environ Microbiol Rep 1:293–306
105. Helm J, Wendlandt KD, Jechorek M, Stottmeister U (2008) Potassium deficiency results in
accumulation of ultra-high molecular weight poly-β-hydroxybutyrate in a methane-utilizing
mixed culture. J Appl Microbiol 105:1054–1061
106. Wendlandt KD, Geyer W, Mirschel G, Hemidi FAH (2005) Possibilities for controlling a PHB
accumulation process using various analytical methods. J Biotechnol 117:119–129
107. Wendlandt KD, Jechorek M, Helm J, Stottmeister U (2001) Producing poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
with a high molecular mass from methane. J Biotechnol Tailored Biopolymers 86:127–133
108. Ordaz A, López JC, Figueroa-González I, Muñoz R, Quijano G (2014) Assessment of methane
biodegradation kinetics in two-phase partitioning bioreactors by pulse respirometry. Water Res
67:46–54
109. Han B, Su T, Wu H, Gou Z, Xing XH, Jiang H, Chen Y, Li X, Murrell JC (2009) Paraffin oil as
a “methane vector” for rapid and high cell density cultivation of Methylosinus trichosporium
OB3b. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 83:669–677
110. Chang HN, Yoo IK, Kim BS (1994) High density cell culture by membrane-based cell recycle.
Biotechnol Adv 12:467–487
111. Shiloach J, Fass R (2005) Growing E. coli to high cell density—a historical perspective on
method development. Biotechnol Adv 23:345–357
112. Nguyen HHT, Shiemke AK, Jacobs SJ, Hales BJ, Lidstrom ME, Chan SI (1994) The nature
of the copper ions in the membranes containing the particulate methane monooxygenase from
Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). J Biol Chem 269:14995–15005
113. Nguyen HHT, Elliott SJ, Yip JH, Chan SI (1998) The particulate methane monooxygenase
from Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) is a novel copper-containing three-subunit enzyme.
Isolation and characterization. J Biol Chem 273:7957–7966
114. Yu SS, Chen KH, Tseng MY, Wang YS, Tseng CF, Chen YJ, Huang DS, Chan SI
(2003) Production of high-quality particulate methane monooxygenase in high yields from
Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) with a hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor. J Bacteriol
185:5915–5924
115. Ge X, Yang L, Sheets JP, Yu Z, Li Y (2014) Biological conversion of methane to liquid fuels:
status and opportunities. Biotechnol Adv 32:1460–1475
116. Park D, Lee J (2013) Biological conversion of methane to methanol. Korean J Chem Eng
30:977–987
117. Tabata K, Okura I (2008) Hydrogen and methanol formation utilizing bioproesses. J Jpn Petrol
Inst 51:255–263
118. Xin JY, Zhang YX, Zhang S, Li SB (2007) Methanol production from CO 2 by resting cells
of the methanotrophic bacterium Methylosinus trichosporium IMV 3011. J Basic Microbiol
47:426–435
119. Xin JY, Cui JR, Niu JZ, Hua SF, Xia CG, Li SB, Zhu LM (2004) Production of methanol
from methane by methanotrophic bacteria. Biocatal Biotransform 22:225–229
120. Kondratenko EV, Peppel T, Seeburg D, Kondratenko VA, Kalevaru N, Martina A, Wohlrab
S (2017) Methane conversion into different hydrocarbons or oxygenates: current status and
future perspectives in catalyst development and reactor operation. Catal Sci Technol 7:366–
381