Medium chain carboxylates (MCCs) have wide applications in various industries, but the
traditional MCCs production methods are costly and unsustainable. Anaerobic fermentation …

Chain elongation into medium-chain carboxylates, such as n-caproate and n-caprylate, with
ethanol as an electron donor and with open cultures of microbial consortia (ie, reactor …

Alternative chemicals to diverse fossil-fuel-based products is urgently needed to mitigate the
adverse impacts of fossil fuel depletion on human development. To this end, researchers …

Anaerobic fermentation-based technologies are used for treating organic residues, and
producing high value-added products, such as solvents, gases, and organic acids. Among …

This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that produced from affordable waste biomass via chain
elongation (CE) technology are recognized as the potential alternatives to part fossil-derived …

A unique microbiome that metabolizes lactate rather than ethanol for n-caproate production
was obtained from a fermentation pit used for the production of Chinese strong-flavour liquor …

Ethanol and lactate are considered suitable electron donors (EDs) for chain elongation (CE);
however, their respective shortcomings still limit the substrate conversion ratio and medium …

Background n-Caproic acid (CA), as a medium-chain carboxylic acid, is a valuable chemical
feedstock for various industrial applications. The fermentative production of CA from …

Clostridia are anaerobic Firmicutes producing a large array of metabolites by utilizing simple
and complex carbohydrates, such as cellulose, as well as CO2/H2 or CO. Their exceptional …