Open AccessButanol Synthesis Routes for Biofuel Production: Trends and Perspectives
Author(s) -
Beata Kolesińska,
Justyna Frączyk,
Michal J. Binczarski,
Magdalena Modelska,
Joanna Berłowska,
Piotr Dziugan,
Hubert Antolak,
Zbigniew J. Kamiñski,
I. Witońska,
Dorota Kręgiel
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 111
ISSN - 1996-1944
DOI - 10.3390/ma12030350
Subject(s) - butanol , biofuel , oxygenate , biochemical engineering , gasoline , clostridia , production (economics) , environmental science , waste management , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , engineering , organic chemistry , catalysis , ethanol , economics , biology , macroeconomics , bacteria , genetics
Butanol has similar characteristics to gasoline, and could provide an alternative oxygenate to ethanol in blended fuels. Butanol can be produced either via the biotechnological route, using microorganisms such as clostridia, or by the chemical route, using petroleum. Recently, interest has grown in the possibility of catalytic coupling of bioethanol into butanol over various heterogenic systems. This reaction has great potential, and could be a step towards overcoming the disadvantages of bioethanol as a sustainable transportation fuel. This paper summarizes the latest research on butanol synthesis for the production of biofuels in different biotechnological and chemical ways; it also compares potentialities and limitations of these strategies.
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