Microbial transformation of coal and coal relevant structures: Presentation of a BMBF Joint Research Project

摘要

Investigations in the joint research project ,,Microbial transformation of coal and coal relevant structures" supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF) of the Federal Republic of Germany and coordinated by the DMT-Gescllschaft fur Forschung und Priifung mbH (DMT) are focussed on research and development of biotechnological coal conversion processes. Up to now investigations carried out in the project lead to a number of important results. During work on the project a great number of different microorganisms was found able to degrade or solubilize coal or lignite. Enzymatic as well as regulation mechanisms of the microbial depolymerization processes have been characterized successfully.