Butyric acid: applications and recent advances in its bioproduction

L Jiang, H Fu, HK Yang, W Xu, J Wang, ST Yang - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Butyric acid is an important C4 organic acid with broad applications. It is currently produced
by chemosynthesis from petroleum-based feedstocks. However, the fermentative production …

The future of butyric acid in industry

M Dwidar, JY Park, RJ Mitchell… - The Scientific World …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the different applications of butyric acid and its current and future production
status are highlighted, with a particular emphasis on the biofuels industry. As such, this …

Metabolic engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for n-butanol production

M Yu, Y Zhang, IC Tang, ST Yang - Metabolic engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Clostridium tyrobutyricum ATCC 25755, a butyric acid producing bacterium, has been
engineered to overexpress aldehyde/alcohol dehydrogenase 2 (adhE2, Genebank no …

H‐B‐E (hexanol‐butanol‐ethanol) fermentation for the production of higher alcohols from syngas/waste gas

Á Fernández‐Naveira, MC Veiga… - Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract CO, H2, and CO2 are major components of syngas and some industrial CO‐rich
waste gases (eg waste gases from steel industries), besides some additional minor …

Recent advances in n-butanol and butyrate production using engineered Clostridium tyrobutyricum

T Bao, J Feng, W Jiang, H Fu, J Wang… - World Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Acidogenic clostridia naturally producing acetic and butyric acids has attracted high interest
as a novel host for butyrate and n-butanol production. Among them, Clostridium …

Butyric acid fermentation in a fibrous bed bioreactor with immobilized Clostridium tyrobutyricum from cane molasses

L Jiang, J Wang, S Liang, X Wang, P Cen, Z Xu - Bioresource Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Butyrate fermentation by immobilized Clostridium tyrobutyricum was successfully carried out
in a fibrous bed bioreactor using cane molasses. Batch fermentations were conducted to …

Construction and Characterization of ack Deleted Mutant of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for Enhanced Butyric Acid and Hydrogen Production

X Liu, Y Zhu, ST Yang - Biotechnology Progress, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Clostridium tyrobutyricum produces butyrate, acetate, H2, and CO2 as its main fermentation
products from glucose and xylose. To improve butyric acid and hydrogen production …

Metabolic engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for enhanced butyric acid production from glucose and xylose

H Fu, L Yu, M Lin, J Wang, Z Xiu, ST Yang - Metabolic Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Clostridium tyrobutyricum is a promising microorganism for butyric acid production.
However, its ability to utilize xylose, the second most abundant sugar found in lignocellulosic …

Enhanced butyric acid tolerance and bioproduction by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous bed bioreactor

L Jiang, J Wang, S Liang, J Cai, Z Xu… - Biotechnology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Repeated fed‐batch fermentation of glucose by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a
fibrous bed bioreactor (FBB) was successfully employed to produce butyric acid at a high …

Butyric acid production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor

D Wei, X Liu, ST Yang - Bioresource technology, 2013 - Elsevier
A fermentation process using Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous-bed
bioreactor (FBB) was developed for butyric acid production from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) …