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Table 1 Microorganism, substrate, yield/production and main aspects in the butanol production reported

From: Recent advances on biobutanol production

Microorganism

Substrate

Yield/Production

Technology

Reference

C. acetobutylicum (immobilized)

Cheese whey (lactose)

Yield: 15% to 0.54 h-1 of dilution and 28% to 0.97 h-1 of dilution

Reactor (PBR) with immobilized clostridium

[34]

C. beijeirinckii ATCC 55025

Hydrolysate of wheat bran

Yield: 32%/Production: 8.8 g.l-1 of biobutanol

Acid hydrolysis

[30]

C. beijerinckii

Cassava flour

Production: 23.98 g.l-1 of butanol

Enzymatic treatment with yield of 9.12% to Reducing sugar

[35]

C. beijerinckii P260

Wheat straw

Yield: 42%

Acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis

[14]

Barley straw

Yield: 43%/Production: 26,64 g.l-1 of total solvents

Dilute sulfuric acid hydrolysis/overliming

[36]

Corn stover

Yield: 43%/Production: 18.04 g.l-1 of total solvents

Acid and enzymatic steps of hydrolysis/overliming

[37]

Switchgrass

Yield: 37%/Production: 8.91 g.l-1 of total solvents

Glucose

Production: 17.54 g.l-1 of butanol

Intermittent vacuum application

[10]

C. saccharobutylicum DSM 13864

Sago starch

Yield: 29%

Free microorganism fermentation

[26]

C. acetobutylicum

Cassava bagasse

Yield: 32%/Production: 76.4 g.l-1 of butanol

Hydrolyze by enzymes fibrous bed bioreactor/Gas stripping

[38]

Palm empty fruit bunches

Production: 1.262 g.l-1 of butanol

Acid pretreatment/enzymatic hydrolysis

[39]

C. beijerinckii BA101

Liquefied corn starch

Butanol production: 81, 3 g.l-1 (with gas stripping)/18.6 g.l-1 (without gas stripping)

Bath reactor/gas stripping/enzymatic hydrolysis

[40]

C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 and Bacillus subtilis DSM 4451

Spoilage date palm fruits

Yield: 42%/production: 21.56 g.l-1 of Solvents

Bacterial consortium (anaerobic conditions)

[41]

C. beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Tropical maize stalk juice

Production: 0.27 g-butanol/g-sugar

Optimization of pH, agitation, sugar concentration

[42]

C. acetobutylicum ATCC824

Sugar maple Hemicellulosic material

Production: 7 g.l-1 of butanol

Alkali pretreatment/acid hydrolysis/overliming

[43]

C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4

Rice bran

Yield: 57% to sugar generated.

Acid hydrolysis

[44]

De-oiled rice bran

Yield: 44% to sugar generated.

Acid pretreatment/enzymatic Hydrolysis

C. acetobutylicum XY16

Glucose

Production: 20.3 g.l-1 of butanol

pH steps in the fermentation

[45]

C. sporogenes BE01

rice straw

Production of 3.49 g/L and 5.32 g/L of butanol and total solvents respectively

Acid pretreatment/enzymatic Hydrolysis/Overliming

[32]

C. saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4

rice straw

Maximum butanol production of 6.6 g/L and butanol yield 0.2 g/g of total sugar.

Absence of pretreatment/enzymatic hydrolysis/Non-sterile conditions

[33]

C. pasteurianum

Glycerol

Maximum butanol production of 8.8 g/L and butanol yield 0.35 g/g of glycerol at initial substrate concentration of 25 g/L.

Immobilized cells/Bath fermentation

[31]

C. acetobutylicum NCIM 2337

Rice straw

Butanol production of 13.5 g/L and butanol yield 0.34 g/g of total sugar generated.

Acid treatment with shear stress

[46]

C. acetobutylicum MTCC 481

Rice straw

Butanol production of 1.72 g/L.

Steam explosion

[47]

Butanol production of 1.6 g/L

Acid treatment

Butanol production of 2.1 g/L

Acid pre-treatment/enzymatic hydrolysis

C beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Corncob

Butanol production of 8.2 g/L

Alkali pre-treatment/enzymatic hydrolysis/overliming

[48]

C. acetobutylicum JB200

Glucose

Yield: 21%/Production: 172 g.l-1 of solvents

Gas stripping

[49]

C. beijerinckii ATCC 10132

Glucose

Production: 20 g.l-1 of butanol

Bath reactor

[50]

C. acetobutylicum CICC 8008

Corn straw

Production: 6.20 g.l-1 of butanol

Enzymatic hydrolysis/bath reactor

[51]

C. acetobutylicum P262

Whey permeate medium

Yield: 44%/Production: 98.97 g.l-1 of solvents

Perstraction/bath reactor

[52]