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An updated review on advancement in fermentative production strategies for biobutanol using Clostridium spp.

Vamsi Krishna, Kondapalli, Bharathi, Natarajan, George Shiju, Shon, Alagesan Paari, Kuppusamy, Malaviya, Alok·2022·Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Abstract

A significant concern of our fuel-dependent era is the unceasing exhaustion of petroleum fuel supplies. In parallel to this, environmental issues such as the greenhouse effect, change in global climate, and increasing global temperature must be addressed on a priority basis. Biobutanol, which has fuel characteristics comparable to gasoline, has attracted global attention as a viable green fuel alternative among the many biofuel alternatives. Renewable biomass could be used for the sustainable production of biobutanol by the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) pathway. Non-extinguishable resources, such as algal and lignocellulosic biomass, and starch are some of the most commonly used feedstock for fermentative production of biobutanol, and each has its particular set of advantages. Clostridium, a gram-positive endospore-forming bacterium that can produce a range of compounds, along with n-butanol is traditionally known for its biobutanol production capabilities. Clostridium fermentation produces biobased n-butanol through ABE fermentation. However, low butanol titer, a lack of suitable feedstock, and product inhibition are the primary difficulties in biobutanol synthesis. Critical issues that are essential for sustainable production of biobutanol include (i) developing high butanol titer producing strains utilizing genetic and metabolic engineering approaches, (ii) renewable biomass that could be used for biobutanol production at a larger scale, and (iii) addressing the limits of traditional batch fermentation by integrated bioprocessing technologies with effective product recovery procedures that have increased the efficiency of biobutanol synthesis. Our paper reviews the current progress in all three aspects of butanol production and presents recent data on current practices in fermentative biobutanol production technology.

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  • Biobutanol production by sugar fermentation from food crops is limited by lower productivity and yields, product inhibition, and high costs.

    “Although biobutanol production is also possible by sugar fermentation from sugar cane, corn, wheat, and other food crops, it is limited by lower productivity and yields, product inhibition, and high costs [11,16,18,38].”

    From The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation (2023) · cites this paper as [16]

  • Biobutanol production on lignocellulose biomass and other waste streams is most commonly based on Clostridia fermentation, but is limited by low butanol titers and product inhibition.

    “However, similar to its first-generation predecessor, the process is limited by low butanol titers and product inhibition [11,16,18,38].”

    From The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation (2023) · cites this paper as [16]

  • Butanol pathway genes from Clostridia were introduced into E. coli, Pseudomonas putida, and Bacillus subtilis strains.

    “For example, butanol pathway genes from Clostridia were introduced into E. coli, Pseudomonas putida, and Bacillus subtilis strains [14,16,19].”

    From The potential of biofuels from first to fourth generation (2023) · cites this paper as [16]

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Authors
Vamsi Krishna, K., Bharathi, N., George Shiju, S., Alagesan Paari, K., & Malaviya, A.
Affiliations
Christ University (IN)
Corresponding author
Malaviya, Alok
Venue
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Published
2022-05-13
Volume
29
Issue
32
Pages
47988-48019
ISSN
  • 0944-1344 (ISSN-L)
  • 1614-7499
OpenAlex
W4280527367
Cited by
51
References
247
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 6
FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Keywords
biobutanol, Clostridium, acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation, n-butanol, biofuels, lignocellulosic biomass, algal biomass, product inhibition, metabolic engineering, genetic engineering, product recovery, batch fermentation
MeSH terms
Butanols, Clostridium, Fermentation, Temperature, 1-Butanol, Biodiversity, Biofuels

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