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ReviewBiotechnology for biofuels2019

Biosynthesis, regulation, and engineering of microbially produced branched biofuels.

Wenqin Bai, Weitao Geng, Shaojie Wang, Fuzhong Zhang

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Review in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Wenqin Bai *1Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA.
Weitao Geng *1Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA.
Shaojie Wang1Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA.
Fuzhong Zhang1Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63130 USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6979-7909

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The steadily increasing demand on transportation fuels calls for renewable fuel replacements. This has attracted a growing amount of research to develop advanced biofuels that have similar physical, chemical, and combustion properties with petroleum-derived fossil fuels. Early generations of biofuels, such as ethanol, butanol, and straight-chain fatty acid-derived esters or hydrocarbons suffer from various undesirable properties and can only be blended in limited amounts. Recent research has shifted to the production of branched-chain biofuels that, compared to straight-chain fuels, have higher octane values, better cold flow, and lower cloud points, making them more suitable for existing engines, particularly for diesel and jet engines. This review focuses on several types of branched-chain biofuels and their immediate precursors, including branched short-chain (C4-C8) and long-chain (C15-C19)-alcohols, alkanes, and esters. We discuss their biosynthesis, regulation, and recent efforts in their overproduction by engineered microbes.

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Advanced biofuelsBranched alcoholsBranched fatty acidsBranched fuelsCyclopropane fatty acid

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PMID31011367
PMCPMC6461809

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