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Biobased n-Butanol Prepared from Poly-3-hydroxybutyrate: Optimization of the Reduction of n-Butyl Crotonate to n-Butanol

Author:
Dirk Schweitzer, Charles A. Mullen, Akwasi A. Boateng, Kristi D. Snell
Source:
Organic process research & development 2015 v.19 no.7 pp. 710-714
ISSN:
1083-6160
Subject:
bacteria, biobased products, biomass, chemical reduction, energy content, hydrogenation, metabolic engineering, polyhydroxybutyrate, thermal degradation
Abstract:
Using metabolic engineering approaches, the biopolymer poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (P3HB) can be overproduced in organisms such as bacteria and plants. Thermolysis of P3HB, either in isolated form or within biomass, yields crotonic acid, a potential bioderived platform chemical. Reduction of crotonic acid provides n-butanol, which has value as a fuel and as a commodity chemical. Herein, we report optimization work on the hydrogenation of the n-butyl ester of crotonic acid to nbutanol and the potential of this chemistry to be incorporated into the production of bio-n-butanol from P3HB containing biomass.
Agid:
61132
Handle:
10113/61132