Current advances on fermentative biobutanol production using third generation feedstock

Yue Wang; Shih-Hsin Ho; Hong-Wei Yen; Dillirani Nagarajan; Nan-Qi Ren; Shuangfei Li; Zhangli Hu; Duu-Jong Lee; Akihiko Kondo; Jo-Shu Chang

doi:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.06.001

Current advances on fermentative biobutanol production using third generation feedstock

Biotechnol Adv. 2017 Dec;35(8):1049-1059. doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 1.

Authors

Yue Wang¹, Shih-Hsin Ho², Hong-Wei Yen³, Dillirani Nagarajan⁴, Nan-Qi Ren², Shuangfei Li⁵, Zhangli Hu⁶, Duu-Jong Lee⁷, Akihiko Kondo⁸, Jo-Shu Chang⁹

Affiliations

¹ College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
³ Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁶ College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
⁷ State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁸ Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 3-5 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan; Biomass Engineering Program, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
⁹ State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Research Center for Energy Technology and Strategy, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. Electronic address: changjs@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

PMID: 28579363
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2017.06.001

Abstract

Biobutanol is gaining more attention as a potential alternative to ethanol, and the demand for fermentative biobutanol production has renewed interest. The main challenge faced in biobutanol production is the availability of feedstock. Using conventional agricultural biomass as feedstock is controversial and less efficient, while microalgae, the third generation feedstock, are considered promising feedstock for biobutanol production due to their high growth rate and high carbohydrates content. This review is primarily focused on biobutanol production by using carbohydrate-rich microalgal feedstock. Key technologies and challenges involved in producing butanol from microalgae are discussed in detail and future directions are also presented.

Keywords: ABE fermentation; Biobutanol; Biomass pretreatment; Immobilized cells; Microalgae; Microalgae-based carbohydrates.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels*
Biomass
Biotechnology*
Butanols / metabolism*
Carbohydrates
Cells, Immobilized
Fermentation
Metabolic Engineering*
Microalgae*

Substances

Biofuels
Butanols
Carbohydrates