n-Butanol derived from biochemical and chemical routes: A review
Traditionally, bio-butanol is produced with the ABE (Acetone Butanol Ethanol) process using Clostridium species to ferment sugars from biomass. However, the route is associated with some disadvantages such as low butanol yield and by-product formation (acetone and ethanol). On the other hand, butano...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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Series: | Biotechnology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X15000430 |