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Fermentation of Organic Residues to Beneficial Chemicals: A Review of Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Production
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Stamatopoulou, Panagiota Malkowski, Juliet Conrado, Leandro Brown, Kennedy Scarborough, Matthew |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) have a variety of uses in the production of industrial chemicals, food, and personal care products. These compounds are often produced through palm refining, but recent work has demonstrated that MCFAs can also be produced through the fermentation of complex organic substrates, including organic waste streams. While “chain elongation” offers a renewable platform for producing MCFAs, there are several limitations that need to be addressed before full-scale implementation becomes widespread. Here, we review the history of work on MCFA production by both pure and mixed cultures of fermenting organisms, and the unique metabolic features that lead to MCFA production. We also offer approaches to address the remaining challenges and increase MCFA production from renewable feedstocks. |
| Starting Page | 1571 |
| e-ISSN | 22279717 |
| DOI | 10.3390/pr8121571 |
| Journal | Processes |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2020-11-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Processes Microbiology Chain Elongation Carboxylate Platform Medium-chain Fatty Acids Carboxylic Acids Mixed Culture Fermentation |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
