Biological production of medium-chain carboxylates through chain elongation: an overview

J Wang, Y Yin - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Medium chain carboxylates (MCCs) have wide applications in various industries, but the
traditional MCCs production methods are costly and unsustainable. Anaerobic fermentation …

Caproic acid production from anaerobic fermentation of organic waste-Pathways and microbial perspective

W Dong, Y Yang, C Liu, J Zhang, J Pan, L Luo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

Zerovalent iron effectively enhances medium-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge through improving sludge biodegradability and electron transfer …

Y Wang, W Wei, SL Wu, BJ Ni - Environmental science & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A novel zerovalent iron (ZVI) technique to simultaneously improve the production of medium-
chain fatty acids (MCFAs) from waste activated sludge (WAS) and enhance WAS …

Opportunities and challenges in microbial medium chain fatty acids production from waste biomass

Q Wu, Y Jiang, Y Chen, M Liu, X Bao, W Guo - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that produced from affordable waste biomass via chain
elongation (CE) technology are recognized as the potential alternatives to part fossil-derived …

Phenol promoted caproate production via two-stage batch anaerobic fermentation of organic substance with ethanol as electron donor for chain elongation

J He, Z Shi, T Luo, S Zhang, Y Liu, G Luo - Water research, 2021 - Elsevier
The conversion of organic wastes/wastewater into medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) such
as caproate has attracted much attention, while the effects of toxic compounds on the …

Co-fermentation of sewage sludge and lignocellulosic biomass for production of medium-chain fatty acids

Y Yin, Y Hu, J Wang - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) production from sewage sludge and lignocellulosic
biomass (fallen leaves and grass) was explored. Co-fermentation of sludge and …

Advancements in Medium-Chain fatty acids production through chain Elongation: Key mechanisms and innovative solutions for overcoming Rate-Limiting steps

J Zhao, H Ma, M Gao, D Qian, Q Wang, SS Lam - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The depletion of fossil fuels has prompted an urgent search for alternative chemicals from
renewable sources. Current technology in medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) production …

Insights into chain elongation mechanisms of weak electric-field-stimulated continuous caproate biosynthesis: key enzymes, specific species functions, and microbial …

W Ren, Q Wu, L Deng, H Wang, Y Zhang… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chain elongation (CE) technology can recover high-value biochemicals such as caproate,
contributing to the realization of carbon neutrality. Electro-assisted fermentation shows …

Production of medium-chain carboxylic acids using sewage sludge pretreated by combined Fenton and persulfate oxidation

Y Yin, J Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Medium chain carboxylates (MCCs) production from sewage sludge (SS) is an economically
and environmentally feasible technology for recovering value-added chemicals from SS. To …

Highly selective butyric acid production by coupled acidogenesis and ion substitution electrodialysis

W Zhao, B Yan, ZJ Ren, S Wang, Y Zhang, H Jiang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Selective production of carboxylic acids (CAs) from mixed culture fermentation remains a
difficult task in organic waste valorization. Herein, we developed a facile and sustainable …