Butanol production from renewable biomass by clostridia

Jang, YS; Malaviya, A; Cho, C; Lee, J; Lee, SY

HERO ID

1454686

Reference Type

Journal Article

Subtype

Review

Year

2012

Language

English

PMID

22939593

HERO ID 1454686
Material Type Review
In Press No
Year 2012
Title Butanol production from renewable biomass by clostridia
Authors Jang, YS; Malaviya, A; Cho, C; Lee, J; Lee, SY
Journal Bioresource Technology
Volume 123
Page Numbers 653-663
Abstract Global energy crisis and limited supply of petroleum fuels have rekindled the worldwide focus towards development of a sustainable technology for alternative fuel production. Utilization of abundant renewable biomass offers an excellent opportunity for the development of an economical biofuel production process at a scale sufficiently large to have an impact on sustainability and security objectives. Additionally, several environmental benefits have also been linked with the utilization of renewable biomass. Butanol is considered to be superior to ethanol due to its higher energy content and less hygroscopy. This has led to an increased research interest in butanol production from renewable biomass in recent years. In this paper, we review the various aspects of utilizing renewable biomass for clostridial butanol production. Focus is given on various alternative substrates that have been used for butanol production and on fermentation strategies recently reported to improve butanol production.
Doi 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.104
Pmid 22939593
Wosid WOS:000310401100092
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Language Text English
Keyword Biomass; Butanol; Clostridium; Fermentation; Recovery