Medium chain carboxylates (MCCs) have wide applications in various industries, but the
traditional MCCs production methods are costly and unsustainable. Anaerobic fermentation …

Alternative chemicals to diverse fossil-fuel-based products is urgently needed to mitigate the
adverse impacts of fossil fuel depletion on human development. To this end, researchers …

Chain elongation into medium-chain carboxylates, such as n-caproate and n-caprylate, with
ethanol as an electron donor and with open cultures of microbial consortia (ie, reactor …

This review aims to provide a holistic synopsis of the current state of the art knowledge on
caproic acid production via anaerobic fermentation from the perspectives of microbes and …

Anaerobic fermentation-based technologies are used for treating organic residues, and
producing high value-added products, such as solvents, gases, and organic acids. Among …

The control of pH is effective for inhibiting methanogenesis in the chain elongation
fermentation (CEF) system. However, obscure conclusions exist especially with regard to the …

Medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) that produced from affordable waste biomass via chain
elongation (CE) technology are recognized as the potential alternatives to part fossil-derived …

Ethanol and lactate are considered suitable electron donors (EDs) for chain elongation (CE);
however, their respective shortcomings still limit the substrate conversion ratio and medium …

The production of biochemicals from renewables through biorefinery processes is important
to reduce the anthropogenic impact on the environment. Chain elongation processes based …

Carbohydrate-rich waste streams can be used for bioproduction of medium-chain carboxylic
acids (MCCA) such as caproic acid. The carbohydrates in these streams can be converted to …