Caproic acid production from acid whey via open culture fermentation–Evaluation of the role of electron donors and downstream processing

J Chwialkowska, A Duber, R Zagrodnik… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of supplementing ethanol and
lactic acid as electron donors in reverse β-oxidation for short chain carboxylic acids chain …

Process engineering for microbial production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid

F de Fouchécour, AK Sánchez-Castañeda… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to concerns about the unsustainability and predictable shortage of fossil feedstocks,
research efforts are currently being made to develop new processes for production of …

Bioreactors for succinic acid production processes

M Ferone, F Raganati, G Olivieri… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Succinic acid (SA) has been recognized as one of the most important bio-based building
block chemicals due to its numerous potential applications. Fermentation SA production …

Selective and efficient separation of levulinic, acetic and formic acids from multi-acid solutions by adjusting process parameters

H Zeidan, ME Marti - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This investigation focuses on the recovery of levulinic-(LA), acetic-(AA) and formic acids (FA)
from aqueous mixed-acid solutions by reactive extraction using tri-n-octylamine (TOA) …

Hydrophobic eutectic mixtures as volatile fatty acid extractants

A van den Bruinhorst, S Raes, SA Maesara… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Organic waste streams can be converted into volatile fatty acids (VFAs) via fermentation.
VFAs can be used as intermediates in the synthesis of added-value chemicals. In this work …

Selective Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic Acid Using Gluconobacter oxydans

M Sayed, SH Pyo, N Rehnberg… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), an important biobased platform chemical, can be potentially
oxidized to several products that can serve as versatile building blocks for polymers. 5 …

Recovery of succinic acid by integrated multi-phase electrochemical pH-shift extraction and crystallization

M Gausmann, C Kocks, M Doeker, A Eggert… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This work presents a novel approach for the recovery of succinic acid from aqueous
solutions by electrochemically induced extraction and crystallization. The suggested process …

[HTML][HTML] Weak acid permeation in synthetic lipid vesicles and across the yeast plasma membrane

M Gabba, J Frallicciardi, J van't Klooster… - Biophysical …, 2020 - cell.com
We present a fluorescence-based approach for determination of the permeability of small
molecules across the membranes of lipid vesicles and living cells. With properly designed …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced-pressure alkaline pretreatment as an innovative and sustainable technology to extract protein from brewer's spent grain

YA da Fonseca, LVA Gurgel, BEL Baêta… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the bottlenecks related to the extraction of protein from lignocellulosic biomass is the
development of an efficient, selective, economical, and environmentally friendly process …

Selection of a recyclable in situ liquid–liquid extraction solvent for foam-free synthesis of rhamnolipids in a two-phase fermentation

P Demling, M von Campenhausen, C Grütering… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Excessive foaming causes instabilities in fermentation processes, particularly when
producing biosurfactants, which can be overcome by intensifying the fermentation via insitu …