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Abo BO, Gao M, Wang Y, Wu C, Wang Q, Ma H. Production of butanol from biomass: recent advances and future prospects. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:20164-20182. [PMID: 31115808 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05437-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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At present, diminishing oil resources and increasing environmental concerns have led to a shift toward the production of alternative biofuels. In the last few decades, butanol, as liquid biofuel, has received considerable research attention due to its advantages over ethanol. Several studies have focused on the production of butanol through the fermentation from raw renewable biomass, such as lignocellulosic materials. However, the low concentration and productivity of butanol production and the price of raw materials are limitations for butanol fermentation. Moreover, these limitations are the main causes of industrial decline in butanol production. This study reviews butanol fermentation, including the metabolism and characteristics of acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) producing clostridia. Furthermore, types of butanol production from biomass feedstock are detailed in this study. Specifically, this study introduces the recent progress on the efficient butanol production of "designed" and modified biomass. Additionally, the recent advances in the butanol fermentation process, such as multistage continuous fermentation, metabolic flow change of the electron carrier supplement, continuous fermentation with immobilization and recycling of cell, and the recent technical separation of the products from the fermentation broth, are described in this study.
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- Bodjui Olivier Abo
- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory on Disposal and Resource Recovery of Industry Typical Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory on Disposal and Resource Recovery of Industry Typical Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory on Disposal and Resource Recovery of Industry Typical Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory on Disposal and Resource Recovery of Industry Typical Pollutants, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Amiri H, Karimi K. Pretreatment and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic wastes for butanol production: Challenges and perspectives. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 270:702-721. [PMID: 30195696 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.08.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Butanol is acknowledged as a drop-in biofuel that can be used in the existing transportation infrastructure, addressing the needs for sustainable liquid fuel. However, before becoming a thoughtful alternative for fossil fuel, butanol should be produced efficiently from a widely-available, renewable, and cost-effective source. In this regard, lignocellulosic materials, the main component of organic wastes from agriculture, forestry, municipalities, and even industries seems to be the most promising source. The butanol-producing bacteria, i.e., Clostridia sp., can uptake a wide range of hexoses, pentoses, and oligomers obtained from hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose content of lignocelluloses. The present work is dedicated to reviewing different processes containing pretreatment and hydrolysis of hemicellulose and cellulose developed for preparing fermentable hydrolysates for biobutanol production.
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- Hamid Amiri
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Sciences and Technologies, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran; Environmental Research Institute, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran; Industrial Biotechnology Group, Research Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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Sjöblom M, Risberg P, Filippova A, Öhrman OGW, Rova U, Christakopoulos P. In Situ Biocatalytic Synthesis of Butyl Butyrate in Diesel and Engine Evaluations. ChemCatChem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201700855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Magnus Sjöblom
- Biochemical Process Engineering; Division of Chemical Engineering; Department of Civil; Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering; Luleå University of Technology; 971 87 Luleå Sweden
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- Internal Combustion Engines; Department of Machine Design; Royal Institute of Technology; Brinellvägen 85 100 44 Stockholm Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering; Division of Chemical Engineering; Department of Civil; Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering; Luleå University of Technology; 971 87 Luleå Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering; Division of Chemical Engineering; Department of Civil; Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering; Luleå University of Technology; 971 87 Luleå Sweden
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- Biochemical Process Engineering; Division of Chemical Engineering; Department of Civil; Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering; Luleå University of Technology; 971 87 Luleå Sweden
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Ndaba B, Chiyanzu I, Marx S. n-Butanol derived from biochemical and chemical routes: A review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 8:1-9. [PMID: 28352567 PMCID: PMC4980751 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2015.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 08/01/2015] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Traditionally, bio-butanol is produced with the ABE (Acetone Butanol Ethanol) process using Clostridium species to ferment sugars from biomass. However, the route is associated with some disadvantages such as low butanol yield and by-product formation (acetone and ethanol). On the other hand, butanol can be directly produced from ethanol through aldol condensation over metal oxides/ hydroxyapatite catalysts. This paper suggests that the chemical conversion route is more preferable than the ABE process, because the reaction proceeds more quickly compared to the fermentation route and fewer steps are required to get to the product.
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- B Ndaba
- Focus area: Energy system, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Focus area: Energy system, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Focus area: Energy system, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Potchefstroom, South Africa
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