{"product_id":"9781489923400","title":"Methane and Methanol Utilizers","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMethane and Methanol Utilizers\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMurrell, J. Colin; Dalton, Howard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMethane and its oxidation product, methanol, have occupied an important position in the chemical industry for many years: the former as a feedstock, the latter as a primary chemical from which many products are produced. More recently, the role played by methane as a potent \"greenhouse\" gas has aroused considerable attention from environmentalists and clima­ tologists alike. This role for C compounds has, of course, been quite 1 incidental to the myriad of microorganisms on this planet that have adapted their life-styles to take advantage of these readily available am­ bient sources. Methane, a renewable energy source that will always be with us, is actually a difficult molecule to activate; so any microorganism that can effect this may point the way to catalytic chemists looking for con­ trollable methane oxidation. Methanol, formed as a breakdown product of plant material, is also ubiquitous and has also encouraged the growth of prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike. In an attempt to give a balanced view of how microorganisms have been able to exploit these simple carbon sources, we have asked a number ofleading scientists (modesty forbids our own inclusion here) to contribute chapters on their specialist areas of the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-06-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781489923400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4899-2338-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 286.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44408024891532,"sku":"9781489923400","price":152.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781489923400.jpg?v=1755782730","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781489923400","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}