Granular fermentation enables high rate caproic acid production from solid-free thin stillage

• Main Authors: Carvajal-Arroyo, José M., Candry, Pieter, Andersen, Stephen J., Props, Ruben, Seviour, Thomas, Ganigué, Ramon, Rabaey, Korneel
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Upgrading Dilute Ethanol; Chain Carboxylic-acids
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/150629
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Microbial chain elongation has been investigated as a process to upgrade diluted ethanol to more valuable medium chain carboxylic acids. However, its application in the valorization of (agro)industrial wastes or sidestreams has been hampered by low volumetric production rates. Microbial granulation,...