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ArticleEngineering in life sciences2021

Assessment of extraction options for a next-generation biofuel: Recovery of bio-isobutanol from aqueous solutions.

Chuhan Fu, Zhuoxi Li, Yulei Zhang, Conghua Yi, Shaoqu Xie

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Article in Engineering in life sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chuhan FuThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA USA.
Zhuoxi LiSchool of Pharmacy Guangzhou Xinhua University Guangzhou P. R. China.
Yulei ZhangSchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou P. R. China.
Conghua YiSchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou P. R. China.
Shaoqu XieThe Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering Washington State University Pullman WA USA.
South China University of Technology · CNWashington State University · USAnhui Xinhua University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Isobutanol is a widely used platform compound and a raw material for synthesizing many high value-added compounds. It also has excellent fuel properties and is an ideal gasoline additive or substitute with a very broad development space. Isobutanol production by biological fermentation has the advantages of a comprehensive source of raw materials, low cost, environmental protection, and sustainability. However, it also has disadvantages such as many impurities, low isobutanol concentration, and difficulty separating the water + isobutanol azeotrope. Thus, it is necessary to explore an appropriate downstream separation process for the water + isobutanol azeotrope. K

Indexed as

biofuelsenergy requirementextractionisobutanolseparation

Identifiers

PMID34690636
PMCPMC8518583
OpenAlexW3177385735

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