Progress in the production and application of n-butanol as a biofuel

Jin, Chi; Yao, Mingfa; Liu, Haifeng; Lee, Chia Fon F.; Ji, Jing

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2011.06.001

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“…The presence of an abundant amount of fermentable sugars in the fermentation medium is essential for the maintenance of ABE production (Jin et al 2011). Carbon source is the material base of maintaining microorganisms or cells to normal growth, division, and reproduction, which can provide cellular carbon frame, the energy for cell life activities, and the carbon frame of synthetic products.…”

Section: Screening Of the Important Parameters Affecting Biobutanol Pmentioning

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Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Poplar Wood Hydrolysate using a Mutant of Clostridium saccharobutylicum

Wang¹,

Zhang²,

Li³

et al. 2016

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Enzymatic hydrolysate of poplar wood was used in this study to produce biobutanol by a mutant M-18. Plackett-Burman and Box-Behnken designs were adopted in order to screen crucial factors from various nutrient factors affecting butanol production. These factors included reducing sugar content of hydrolysate, MgSO4•7H2O, yeast extract, K2HPO4, FeSO4•7H2O, CaCO3, and ammonium sulfate. The results demonstrated that a reduction in sugar content, K2HPO4, and CaCO3 were the most critical factors. Yeast extract was also found to have a significant effect on biobutanol production by performing an analysis of variance (ANOVA). Optimal variables were 44.53 g/L of reducing sugar concentration, 1.36 g/L of K2HPO4, and 4.65 g/L of CaCO3 according to the Box-Behnken design. A model was established and used to predict a maximum biobutanol production of 7.59 g/L. Optimal conditions of fermentation were determined by orthogonal tests. Three distinct factors with important effects on biobutanol production were explored. The pH was identified as having the most significant effect on biobutanol biosynthesis. Optimized fermentation conditions for biobutanol production were determined at an initial pH of 6.5, temperature 36 °C, and inoculum quantity 9%. Under these conditions, a maximum biobutanol production of 8.41±0.20 g/L was achieved in verification experiments in a 3 L fermentation tank.

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Section: Screening Of the Important Parameters Affecting Biobutanol Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Poplar Wood Hydrolysate using a Mutant of Clostridium saccharobutylicum

Wang¹,

Zhang²,

Li³

et al. 2016

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“…Ref. [7] This work presents a novel way of using alcohols and pure vegetable oil as fuels for a diesel engine. It was shown the possibility of use of higher alcohols as a solvent for straight vegetable oil (the mixture was named BM).…”

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An Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of the Next Generation Biofuels and Their Correlation with the Requirements of Diesel Engine

Malinowski¹,

Czarnocka²,

Biernat³

2012

Biodiesel - Feedstocks, Production and Applications

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“…The main oxygenated alternative fuel used is alcohols mainly from ethanol for operation of gasoline-type vehicles [7]. However, for the past few years, the investigation of ethanol has received considerable critical attention with less attention paid to the butanol as a sustainable alternative fuel.Butanol is consider as an advanced alternative biofuel [8,9]. Butanol is a four carbon atom alcohol with chemical formula of C 4 H 10 O [10].…”

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“…Butanol is consider as an advanced alternative biofuel [8,9]. Butanol is a four carbon atom alcohol with chemical formula of C 4 H 10 O [10].…”

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Experimental investigation of butanol gasoline blends effect on the mass fraction burned in a spark ignition engine

Yusri¹,

Osman²,

Mamat³

et al. 2016

IJET

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Abstract-The growing energy demand and the limitation of the fossil fuels force the transportation sector to seek for alternative energy sources. Butanol has emerged as one of the potential alternative energy solution especially for spark ignition engines. Experimental study on engine combustion characteristics particularly on mass fraction burned (MFB) of spark ignition engines fueled with secondary butyl alcohol (sec-butanol) gasoline blends was carried out. Engine was operated at engine speeds 3500 RPM with 50% of wide throttle open (WTO) for each blend (5%, 10% and 15% volume of sec-butanol) and neat gasoline. The in-cylinder pressure data were collected and the average cycle was integrate to obtain MFB profiles. Based on the MFB results at using sec-butanol gasoline blends is always taken higher value of degree of crank angle compared to gasoline fuels. However, throughout the analysis, by addition of 15% of volume in gasoline fuels reduced the 10 -90% early flame propagation, 10 -90% combustion duration and early position of degree of crank angle at 50% of MFB for 1.7%, 4.5% and 5.9% respectively with respect ot gasoline fuels.Index Terms-sec-butanol, gasoline fuels (G100), mass fraction burned (MFB) I. INTRODUCTION nergy security is an increasing critical issues due to the potential of fossil fuels dearth in near future [1]. As in consequences, the global energy consumption brings adverse effect toward environment and human health [2]. In 2013, the most consumed energy came from non-renewable energy which accounted for 82.67% among other energy sources in which crude oil, coal and natural gas by 30.92%, 28.95% and 22.81% respectively [3]. The petroleum fuels play a key factor especially in transportation area to meet the basic necessity of human needs. In order to combat the scarcity of petroleum fuels particularly in transportation areas a more efforts need to be done to find clean and sustainable alternative fuel [4].Gasoline engines are mostly the best choices for private and commercial used [5]. The use of oxygenated fuels in gasoline engines has a great potential of reducing the dependency of the petroleum fuels [6]. The main oxygenated alternative fuel used is alcohols mainly from ethanol for operation of gasoline-type vehicles [7]. However, for the past few years, the investigation of ethanol has received considerable critical attention with less attention paid to the butanol as a sustainable alternative fuel.Butanol is consider as an advanced alternative biofuel [8,9]. Butanol is a four carbon atom alcohol with chemical formula of C 4 H 10 O [10]. There are four types of butanol isomers categorized as n-butanol, secbutanol, tert-butanol and iso-butanol [11,12]. Each butanol is recognized based on their hydroxyl attached to one of the carbon atoms [13]. Each of these isomers have different physical and chemical properties [14]. As compared to ethanol, butanol is the most similar fuel properties to the gasoline fuel such as lower heating value, stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, research octane number a...

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Progress in the production and application of n-butanol as a biofuel

Cited by 863 publications

References 120 publications

Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Poplar Wood Hydrolysate using a Mutant of Clostridium saccharobutylicum

Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Poplar Wood Hydrolysate using a Mutant of Clostridium saccharobutylicum

An Analysis of Physico-Chemical Properties of the Next Generation Biofuels and Their Correlation with the Requirements of Diesel Engine

Experimental investigation of butanol gasoline blends effect on the mass fraction burned in a spark ignition engine

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