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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 923-926 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Trends in Biotechnology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2019 |
Keywords
- ABE fermentation process
- butyl butyrate
- lipase
- solventogenic Clostridium spp.