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Syngas Fermentation to Alcohols: Reactor Technology and Application Perspective
Author(s) -
Stoll I. Katharina,
Boukis Nikolaos,
Sauer Jörg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201900118
Subject(s) - syngas , commercialization , process engineering , waste management , environmental science , engineering , chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , business , marketing
One approach of Power‐to‐X is the coupling of the energy and chemical sector, using electrolysis for syngas generation and microbial gas conversion for the production of biochemicals. On the verge of commercialization, known challenges of gas fermentation technology are poor mass transfer of syngas, low cell concentration and productivity. These problems can be addressed by an intelligent reactor design. Thus, this article provides an overview on the current state of the art for reactor technology in syngas fermentation and discusses possible concepts with regard to an application at industrial scale.