Bioprocessing Butanol into More Valuable Butyl Butyrate

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Abstract

The toxicity of butanol to microbial cells makes it difficult to scale-up the acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) fermentation process. Bioconversion of butanol into more valuable and nontoxic short-chain esters, such as butyl butyrate which is widely used in the food, beverage, and biofuel sectors, offers a promising alternative.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)923-926
Number of pages4
JournalTrends in Biotechnology
Volume37
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019

Keywords

  • ABE fermentation process
  • butyl butyrate
  • lipase
  • solventogenic Clostridium spp.

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