Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27116969›Full record

ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2016

Consolidating biofuel platforms through the fermentative bioconversion of crude glycerol to butanol.

Erin Johnson, Tahereh Sarchami, Sascha Kießlich, Garret Munch, Lars Rehmann

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Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Erin JohnsonDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Tahereh SarchamiDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Sascha KießlichDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Garret MunchDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.
Lars RehmannDepartment of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. lrehmann@uwo.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3463-6405

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Economic realities for the rising industrial biofuel production have changed substantially during the low oil price period starting in the mid 2010's. Increased competition requires the sector to increase productivity through the reduction of low-value by-products and full utilization of all value and energy stored in their respective feedstock. Biodiesel is produced commercially from substrates such as animal fat and vegetable oil, generating approximately 10 wt% crude glycerol as its main, currently underutilized, by-product. This crude glycerol is contaminated with catalyst, soap, free fatty acids, glycerides and methyl esters; hence only a small fraction enters the existing glycerol markets, while the purification costs for the majority of crude glycerol are simply too high. However, this presents a unique opportunity to generate additional value. One technical possibility is to use crude glycerol as a carbon source for butanol production, a compound of higher value and energy, a potential additive for gasoline and diesel fuels and bulk chemical commodity. Conversion facilities could be co-located with biodiesel plants, utilizing established infrastructure and adding significant value and productivity to the existing biodiesel industry. This review focuses on the current activities geared towards the bioconversion of crude glycerol to butanol.

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BiofuelsBacteriaButanolsCarbonFermentationGlycerolIndustrial MicrobiologyIndustryMetabolic EngineeringMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMutagenesisBiofuelsButanolsCarbonGlycerolBiodieselBiofuelButanolClostridiaCrude glycerolFermentation

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PMID27116969

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