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Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market
Biological production of organic acids from conversion of biomass derivatives has received increased attention among scientists and engineers and in business because of the attractive properties such as renewability, sustainability, degradability, and versatility. The aim of the present review is to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8469357 |
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description | Biological production of organic acids from conversion of biomass derivatives has received increased attention among scientists and engineers and in business because of the attractive properties such as renewability, sustainability, degradability, and versatility. The aim of the present review is to summarize recent research and development of short chain fatty acids production by anaerobic fermentation of nonfood biomass and to evaluate the status and outlook for a sustainable industrial production of such biochemicals. Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) such as acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid have many industrial applications and are currently of global economic interest. The focus is mainly on the utilization of pretreated lignocellulosic plant biomass as substrate (the carbohydrate route) and development of the bacteria and processes that lead to a high and economically feasible production of VFA. The current and developing market for VFA is analyzed focusing on production, prices, and forecasts along with a presentation of the biotechnology companies operating in the market for sustainable biochemicals. Finally, perspectives on taking sustainable product of biochemicals from promise to market introduction are reviewed. |
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spelling | pubmed-49833412016-08-23 Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market Baumann, Ivan Westermann, Peter Biomed Res Int Review Article Biological production of organic acids from conversion of biomass derivatives has received increased attention among scientists and engineers and in business because of the attractive properties such as renewability, sustainability, degradability, and versatility. The aim of the present review is to summarize recent research and development of short chain fatty acids production by anaerobic fermentation of nonfood biomass and to evaluate the status and outlook for a sustainable industrial production of such biochemicals. Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) such as acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid have many industrial applications and are currently of global economic interest. The focus is mainly on the utilization of pretreated lignocellulosic plant biomass as substrate (the carbohydrate route) and development of the bacteria and processes that lead to a high and economically feasible production of VFA. The current and developing market for VFA is analyzed focusing on production, prices, and forecasts along with a presentation of the biotechnology companies operating in the market for sustainable biochemicals. Finally, perspectives on taking sustainable product of biochemicals from promise to market introduction are reviewed. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 2016-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC4983341/ /pubmed/27556042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8469357 Text en Copyright © 2016 I. Baumann and P. Westermann. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Baumann, Ivan Westermann, Peter Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title | Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title_full | Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title_fullStr | Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title_full_unstemmed | Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title_short | Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market |
title_sort | microbial production of short chain fatty acids from lignocellulosic biomass: current processes and market |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556042 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8469357 |
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