Biological production of chemical feedstocks from synthesis gas

Conference · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5084829

Gold, D S ^[1]; Goldberg, I; Cooney, C L

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1. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge

Anaerobic fermentations of CO/sub 2/ and H/sub 2/ have been of interest since the turn of the century and most of the work has focused on methanogenesis. Very little work has been done on the synthesis of compounds with more than 2 carbon atoms. The objective of this work is to explore the synthesis of aliphatic acids from CO/sub 2/ and H/sub 2/. Three approaches to the microbial production of short chain fatty acids are discussed: the direct approach, the 2 step approach, and the mixed substrate approach. (DMC)

• OSTI ID: 5084829
• Report Number(s): CONF-800814-P1
• Journal Information: Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Pet. Chem., Prepr.; (United States), Vol. 25:3; Conference: 180. American Chemical Society meeting/2. chemical congress of the North American Continent, San Francisco, CA, USA, 24 Aug 1980
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

09 BIOMASS FUELS
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ACETIC ACID
BIOSYNTHESIS
BUTYRIC ACID
PROPIONIC ACID
SYNTHESIS GAS
BIOCONVERSION
VALERIC ACID
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
HYDROGEN
METHANOGENIC BACTERIA
BACTERIA
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ELEMENTS
FLUIDS
GASES
MICROORGANISMS
MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS
NONMETALS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
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