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Synthesis gas as substrate for the biological production of fuels and chemicals

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Synthesis gas provides a simple substrate for the production of fuels and chemicals. Synthesis gas can be produced via established technologies from a variety of feedstocks including coal, wood, and agricultural and municipal wastes. The gasification is thermally efficient and results in complete conversion of the feedstock to fermentable substrate.Clostridium ljungdahlii grows on the synthesis gas components, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide. Production of acetic acid and ethanol accompanies growth with synthesis gas as sole source of energy and carbon. Rate and yield parameters are compared forC. ljungdahlii grown on carbon monoxide, or hydrogen with carbon dioxide.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 72701, Fayetteville, AR

    John R. Phillips, Edgar C. Clausen & James L. Gaddy

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Phillips, J.R., Clausen, E.C. & Gaddy, J.L. Synthesis gas as substrate for the biological production of fuels and chemicals. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 45, 145–157 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02941794

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