Simultaneous biogas upgrading and medium-chain fatty acids production using a dual membrane biofilm reactor

KK Wu, L Zhao, ZH Wang, ZF Sun, JT Wu, C Chen… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing H 2-assisted ex-situ biogas upgrading and acetate recovery holds great promise for
achieving high value utilization of biogas. However, it faces a significant challenge due to …

Promotion of medium-chain fatty acids and long-chain alcohols production by zero-valent iron: Effect of particle sizes

T Lou, Y Yin, J Wang - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of zero-valent iron (ZVI) particle size on biological chain elongation (CE) was
explored. The addition of ZVI particles with diameters of 50 nm-1000 µm stimulated both …

Influence of acetate-to-butyrate ratio on carbon chain elongation in anaerobic fermentation

Z Ning, X Wang, W Zhong, T Yang, D Dou… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effect of electron acceptor (EA) distribution (acetate to butyrate
ratio) on the carbon chain elongation (CCE) process. The results showed that the higher …

[HTML][HTML] Chain Elongation Using Native Soil Inocula: Exceptional n-Caproate Biosynthesis Performance and Microbial Mechanisms

L Deng, Y Lv, T Lan, QL Wu, WT Ren, HZ Wang, BJ Ni… - Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
This study demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of utilizing native soils as a
resource for inocula to produce n-caproate through the chain elongation (CE) platform …

[HTML][HTML] Carbon dioxide as key player in chain elongation and growth of Clostridium kluyveri: Insights from batch and bioreactor studies

C Fernández-Blanco, MC Veiga, C Kennes - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Chain elongation technology allows medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) production as an
alternative to fossil resources. Clostridium kluyveri generates n-caproate primarily from …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of food processing wastes for the production of medium chain fatty acids via chain elongation

F Battista, A Zeni, M Andreolli, E Salvetti… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
The production of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) through reverse β-oxidation was
investigated both on synthetic and real substrates. From preliminary batch tests emerged …

[HTML][HTML] Novel anaerobic fermentation paradigm of producing medium-chain fatty acids from food wastes with self-produced ethanol as electron donor

L Wu, W Wei, Z Chen, X Shi, J Qian, BJ Ni - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
As food waste (FW) is a largely available and carbon-rich feedstock, bulk production of
medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) via chain elongation (CE) from FW is of great interest to …

Selective colonization of multifunctional microbes that facilitates caproate production in microbial electrosynthesis system

Y Wang, S Cheng, C Varrone, Z Liu, Z He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
As promising and value-added platform chemicals, the biosynthesis of medium-chain fatty
acids (MCFAs, C6-C12) via chain elongation (CE) in microbial electrosynthesis systems …

Efficient caproic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass by bio-augmented mixed microorganisms

T Liu, J Li, X Hao, J Meng - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Producing caproic acid via carboxylate platform is an environmentally-friendly approach for
treating lignocellulosic agricultural waste. However, its implementation is still challenged by …

Microbial Processes for the Conversion of CO2 und CO

D Weuster-Botz, R Takors - CO2 and CO as Feedstock: Sustainable …, 2024 - Springer
CO2 is gaining industrial interest as a carbon source for microbial production of multi-carbon
organic chemicals. For gas fermentation with acetogenic microorganisms, bubble columns …