Abstract
Biobutanol offers several advantages and a larger market, that make it a biofuel to be studied with great interest. In fact, butanol has an energy content similar to that of gasoline, and it can be used as an alternative fuel to gasoline. It is a biofuel that is safe for the environment. The optimization of the production of butanol thus appears as an attractive option. Butanol production from food waste (FW) is a process for carbon recovery and a method for solid waste recycling. Recently, the use of FW and food processing waste (FPW) as raw material for the production of butanol has attracted much interest. However, an efficient fermentation process is vital to improve the production of biobutanol. To the best of our knowledge, no review on butanol production from FW has been presented so far. Thus, this review focuses on the characteristics of FW and its potential to produce butanol. In addition, the main factors that affect their use for the production of butanol are also discussed.
Research funding: Bodjui Olivier Abo gratefully acknowledges the Chinese government scholarship offered by the China Scholarship Council. This work was partially supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant Number 8182035) and by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Number 51708024).
Conflict of interest: None declared.
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- Frontmatter
- Reviews
- Epigenetic modifications associated with in utero exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals BPA, DDT and Pb
- Cadmium toxicity: effects on human reproduction and fertility
- An overview on role of some trace elements in human reproductive health, sperm function and fertilization process
- Distract, delay, disrupt: examples of manufactured doubt from five industries
- A review of the application of sonophotocatalytic process based on advanced oxidation process for degrading organic dye
- The effect of occupational exposure to petrol on pulmonary function parameters: a review and meta-analysis
- Using human epidemiological analyses to support the assessment of the impacts of coal mining on health
- Arsenic exposure with reference to neurological impairment: an overview
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- Integrating DMAIC approach of Lean Six Sigma and theory of constraints toward quality improvement in healthcare
- Mini Reviews
- Assessment of water, sanitation and hygiene in HCFs: which tool to follow?
- Can your work affect your kidney’s health?
- A review on characteristics of food waste and their use in butanol production