Converting food waste into high-value medium chain fatty acids and long chain alcohols <i>via</i> chain elongation with an internally produced electron donor
Lan Wu, Wei Wei, Jin Qian, Xueming Chen, Bing‐Jie Ni
Abstract
This work proposes a novel chain elongation-based biotechnology of converting food wastes into medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) and long chain alcohols (LCA) using an internally produced electron donor.
Topics & Concepts
ElongationChain (unit)ChemistryLong chainFood wasteFood scienceOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceWaste managementPhysicsUltimate tensile strengthPolymer scienceAstronomyEngineeringMetallurgyMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversion