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ReviewBioresources and bioprocessing2025

Propanol production through microbial fermentation of biomass.

Caiping Sun, Luxin Yang, Chuyun Zhao, Huan Li, Zhou Deng, Guangli Liu, Chunxu Wu

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Review in Bioresources and bioprocessing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Caiping SunTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Luxin YangTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Chuyun ZhaoTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Huan LiTsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China. li.huan@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3705-3654
Zhou DengShenzhen Lisai Environmental Protection Co. Ltd.,, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Guangli LiuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
Chunxu WuShenzhen Qingzhi Environmental Protection Co. Ltd.,, Shenzhen, 518055, China.

Funding

Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Program WDZC20231129120526001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a key short-chain alcohol compound, propanol has a diverse range of applications in solvents, pharmaceutical intermediates, fuel additives, and other fields. With the increasing global demand for sustainable development and green chemistry, the production technology of biopropanol is gradually shifting from traditional petroleum-based chemical synthesis to biosynthesis based on microbial fermentation. This paper reviews the recent research progress in the field of biopropanol production, encompassing various aspects such as natural propanol-producing strains, genetically engineered strains, metabolic pathway design, fermentation process optimization, and downstream purification technologies. Despite the remarkable progress in biopropanol production technology, it still faces numerous challenges, including the low production efficiency of natural microorganisms, the strong inhibitory effect of the product, and poor substrate conversion rates. Future research can be directed toward optimizing fermentation conditions, integrating downstream separation technology, and developing highly active key enzyme components and artificial metabolic pathways to enhance the production efficiency of biopropanol and improve its feasibility for industrial applications.

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BiosynthesisFermentationMetabolic engineeringPropanol

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PMID41191190
PMCPMC12589765

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