Waste-derived volatile fatty acids as carbon source for added-value fermentation approaches | Zendy

Angelina Chalima | Zendy; Laura Fernández de Castro | Zendy; Lukas Burgstaller | Zendy; Paula Sampaio | Zendy; Ana Carolas | Zendy; Sylvia Gildemyn | Zendy; Filip Velghe | Zendy; Bruno Sommer Ferreira | Zendy; Célia Pais | Zendy; Markus Neureiter | Zendy; T. Dietrich | Zendy; Evangelos Topakas | Zendy

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Waste-derived volatile fatty acids as carbon source for added-value fermentation approaches

Author(s) -

Angelina Chalima,

Laura Fernández de Castro,

Lukas Burgstaller,

Paula Sampaio,

Ana Carolas,

Sylvia Gildemyn,

Filip Velghe,

Bruno Sommer Ferreira,

Célia Pais,

Markus Neureiter,

T. Dietrich,

Evangelos Topakas

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

fems microbiology letters

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1574-6968

pISSN - 0378-1097

DOI - 10.1093/femsle/fnab054

Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , anaerobic digestion , raw material , biofuel , bioenergy , fermentation , pulp and paper industry , value added , environmental science , bioprocess , waste management , polyhydroxyalkanoates , renewable energy , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemical engineering , chemistry , food science , engineering , biology , bacteria , ecology , methane , organic chemistry , genetics , macroeconomics , economics , chemical engineering

The establishment of a sustainable circular bioeconomy requires the effective material recycling from biomass and biowaste beyond composting/fertilizer or anaerobic digestion/bioenergy. Recently, volatile fatty acids attracted much attention due to their potential application as carbon source for the microbial production of high added-value products. Their low-cost production from different types of wastes through dark fermentation is a key aspect, which will potentially lead to the sustainable production of fuels, materials or chemicals, while diminishing the waste volume. This article reviews the utilization of a volatile fatty acid platform for the microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates, single cell oil and omega-3 fatty acids, giving emphasis on the fermentation challenges for the efficient implementation of the bioprocess and how they were addressed. These challenges were addressed through a research project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme entitled ‘VOLATILE—Biowaste derived volatile fatty acid platform for biopolymers, bioactive compounds and chemical building blocks’.

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