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 …

A meta-analysis of research trends on hydrogen production via dark fermentation

AM Lopez-Hidalgo, A Smoliński, A Sanchez - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work provides a meta-analysis of the state-of-the-art research on H 2 and value-added
products production from biomass, via Dark Fermentation (DF) between 2015 and 2019. The …

Medium-chain fatty acids production from sewage sludge through anaerobic fermentation: A critical review

Y Wang, Z Zhang, X Wang, H Guo, T Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Huge sludge volumes and increased energy demands are the main challenges faced by
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) currently, while it stimulates organics transformation …

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 …

Biohydrogen production from fermented acidic cheese whey using lactate: Reactor performance and microbial ecology analysis

EJ Ordoñez-Frías, KM Muñoz-Páez… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This work aimed to evaluate the hydrogen production rate (HPR) from lactate using the
acidic fermented cheese whey (FCW) substrate, focusing on the lactate and lactate–acetate …

Anaerobic caproate production on carbon chain elongation: effect of lactate/butyrate ratio, concentration and operation mode

S Xie, J Ma, L Li, Q He, P Xu, S Ke, Z Shi - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to understand how lactate-to-butyrate ratio and substrates
concentrations affect the caproate production and product structure. The results showed that …

Lactate and ethanol chain elongation in the presence of lactose: insight into product selectivity and microbiome composition

A Duber, R Zagrodnik, N Gutowska… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic waste streams rich in carbohydrates are costly to treat; however, they can be
valorized to commodity chemicals such as medium-chain carboxylic acids (MCCAs), for …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of feedstock mix ratio on microbial dynamics during acidogenic fermentation for polyhydroxyalkanoates production

B Lagoa-Costa, C Kennes, MC Veiga - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The nature of microbial populations plays an essential role in the production of volatile fatty
acids (VFA) during acidogenesis, the first stage in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production …

Efficient caproate production from ethanol and acetate in open culture system through reinforcement of chain elongation process

C Zhang, Z Ling, L Yang, Y Liu, T Cao, Y Sun… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The open culture system exhibits several advantages in bioconversion of complex
substrates into caproate, yet it is urgent to develop an advanced approach to overcome the …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous medium chain carboxylic acids and 1, 3-propanediol production in a bioaugmented lactate-based chain elongation induced with glycerol

A Duber, R Zagrodnik, W Juzwa, N Gutowska… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective was to investigate the impact of the bioaugmentation on chain elongation
process using glycerol, lactate and lactose as substrates in an open culture fermentation. In …