Du, Jianjun; McGraw, Amy; Lorenz, Nicole; Beitle, Robert R. - In: Energies 5 (2012) 8, pp. 2835-2848
In making alternative fuels from biomass feedstocks, the production of butyric acid is a key intermediate in the two-step production of butanol. The fermentation of glucose via <em>Clostridium tyrobutyricum </em>to butyric acid produces undesirable byproducts, including lactic acid and acetic acid, which...