Abstract
Among various renewable and sustainable energy sources being explored, biobutanol has been recognized as one of the promising alternatives for biofuels due to its attractive physical and chemical properties. Various inventions have been reported for the biological production of butanol, maintaining its competitiveness in efficiency, economy, and production scale. This article reviews such patented inventions and relevant research achievements to the microbial strains and fermentation processes for the enhanced production of biobutanol. We also discuss current challenges for strain improvement based on recent developments.
Keywords: Biobutanol, strain improvement, fermentation techniques, Clostridium acetobutylicum
Recent Patents on Biotechnology
Title: Strain Improvement and Process Development for Biobutanol Production
Volume: 3 Issue: 3
Author(s): Shailesh Kharkwal, Iftekhar A. Karimi, Matthew Wook Chang and Dong-Yup Lee
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Keywords: Biobutanol, strain improvement, fermentation techniques, Clostridium acetobutylicum
Abstract: Among various renewable and sustainable energy sources being explored, biobutanol has been recognized as one of the promising alternatives for biofuels due to its attractive physical and chemical properties. Various inventions have been reported for the biological production of butanol, maintaining its competitiveness in efficiency, economy, and production scale. This article reviews such patented inventions and relevant research achievements to the microbial strains and fermentation processes for the enhanced production of biobutanol. We also discuss current challenges for strain improvement based on recent developments.
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Kharkwal Shailesh, Karimi A. Iftekhar, Chang Wook Matthew and Lee Dong-Yup, Strain Improvement and Process Development for Biobutanol Production, Recent Patents on Biotechnology 2009; 3 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187220809789389117
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187220809789389117 |
Print ISSN 1872-2083 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-4012 |
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