Integrating catalytic fractionation and microbial funneling to produce 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid and ethanol
Canan Sener, Emmanuel A. Aboagye, Steven D. Karlen, Jose M. Perez, German E. Umana, Yaoping Zhang, José Serate, Timothy J. Donohue, Daniel R. Noguera, Christos T. Maravelias
Abstract
Concerted biomass fractionation and lignin depolymerization process integrated with microbial funneling to PDC, ethanol, and electricity results in a 29% reduction in the minimum selling costs for PDC and reduced environmental impact.
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationFractionationChemistryLigninBiomass (ecology)EthanolCatalysisEthanol fuelPulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryReduction (mathematics)Process (computing)BacteriaFood scienceBiorefineryEnvironmental chemistryChromatographyLignocellulosic biomassBiochemical and biochemical processesLignin and Wood ChemistryCatalysis for Biomass Conversion