title: Combining microbial production with chemical upgrading.
abstract: This review presents developments in the chemical processing of fermentation-derived compounds, focusing on ethanol, lactic acid, 2,3-butanediol and the acetone-butanol-ethanol mixture. We examine pathways from these products to biologically-derived drop-in fuels, polymers, as well as commodity chemicals, highlighting the role of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts in the development of green processes for the production of fuels and high-value-added compounds from biomass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Konstantinos A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Goulas
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA; Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Electronic address: fdtoste@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: F Dean
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Toste
mesh_terms: D055162:Biocatalysis; D018533:Biomass; D000440:Butanols / Q000378:metabolism; D002072:Butylene Glycols; D000431:Ethanol / Q000378:metabolism; D005285:Fermentation
chemical_list: D000440:Butanols; D002072:Butylene Glycols; D000431:Ethanol; C026978:2,3-butylene glycol