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Chain elongation in anaerobic reactor microbiomes to recover resources from waste

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Spirito, Catherine M, Richter, Hanno, Rabaey, Korneel, Stams, Alfons JM, Angenent, Largus T·2014·Current Opinion in Biotechnology

DOI 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.003

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Different microbial pathways can elongate the carbon chains of molecules in open cultures of microbial populations (i.e. reactor microbiomes) under anaerobic conditions. Here, we discuss three such pathways: 1. homoacetogenesis to combine two carbon dioxide molecules into acetate; 2. succinate formation to elongate glycerol with one carbon from carbon dioxide; and 3. reverse β oxidation to elongate short-chain carboxylates with two carbons into medium-chain carboxylates, leading to more energy-dense and insoluble products (e.g. easier to separate from solution). The ability to use reactor microbiomes to treat complex substrates can simultaneously address two pressing issues: 1. providing proper waste management; and 2. producing renewable chemicals and fuels.

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Authors: Spirito, C. M., Richter, H., Rabaey, K., Stams, A. J., & Angenent, L. T.
Affiliations: Cornell University (US)
Ghent University (BE)
Wageningen University & Research (NL)
Corresponding author: Angenent, Largus T
ORCID: Richter, Hanno
Rabaey, Korneel
Stams, Alfons JM
Angenent, Largus T
Venue: Current Opinion in Biotechnology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2014-06
Volume: 27
Pages: 115-122
ISSN: 0958-1669 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.01.003
OpenAlex: W2111185205
Cited by: 479
References: 55
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FWCI: 4.04
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Funders: U. S. Army Research Office (W911NF-12-1-0555)
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (NYC-123452)
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
European Research Council Starter Grant Electrotalk
the Multidisciplinary Research Partnership Ghent Bio-Economy
Netherlands Science Foundation (CW-TOP 700.55.343)
European Research Council (323009)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
Keywords: chain extension, homoacetogenesis, reverse β-oxidation, CO2 utilization, glycerol, waste management, renewable chemicals, renewable fuels, microbial metabolism
MeSH terms: Acetates, Anaerobiosis, Carbon Dioxide, Carboxylic Acids, Electrodes, Oxidation-Reduction, Waste Management, Bioreactors, Succinic Acid, Recycling, Microbiota

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