Fermentative production of butanol--the academic perspective.

摘要: As mobility is a major pillar of World's economic system and burning fuels from fossil resources leads to dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the production use appropriate biofuels offer at least partial solution this problem. Butanol represents biofuel extender or replacement with properties clearly superior ethanol (higher mileage, not hygroscopic, usable without engine modifications, corrosive). In addition, it valuable feedstock for chemical industry. Scientific challenges an economically competitive fermentation process include employment cheap carbon sources, competing nutrition, detailed understanding metabolic reactions biological process, development appropriately engineered construction strains, adaption technology modern standards.