The Non-solventogenic Clostridium beijerinckii Br21 Produces 1,3-Propanediol From Glycerol With Butyrate as the Main By-Product

Ever-increasing biofuel production has raised the supply of glycerol, an abundant waste from ethanolic fermentation and transesterification, for biodiesel production. Glycerol can be a starting material for sustainable production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3 PD), a valued polymer subunit. Here, we compar...

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Main Authors: Beatriz da Cruz Mermejo, Jonatã Bortolucci, Adalgisa Rodrigues de Andrade, Valeria Reginatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2022.848022/full