Active project · 2023

Pure vs. Blended Microbial Cultures for Optimized Butanol Production

ENGIE-Axium Fellowship — Bioenergy Research, The Ohio State University

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Pure vs. Blended Microbial Cultures for Optimized Butanol Production

Project overview

Systematic evaluation of pure-strain versus co-culture fermentation strategies for maximizing biobutanol yields from lignocellulosic and waste-derived substrates. Published (2025): "Pure or blend: Microbial cultures in the race to optimize butanol production" — Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 224, Article 116131. Also contributed book chapters on butanol-producing strain characterization, gas stripping recovery, and vacuum-assisted fermentation separation in Renewable Butanol: Fermentation, Process Technology and Biofuel Applications (2026).

Research collaborators

Dr. Thaddeus C. Ezeji — Department of Animal Sciences OSU

Timeline

  1. Start

    01 Jan 2023

Active / Ongoing

Project info

Grant / funder

ENGIE-Axium Fellowship — Bioenergy Research, The Ohio State University

Institution

The Ohio State University

Principal investigator

Dr. Okezie Emmanuel

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