Limitations - % butanol of total pdt

Membrane Reactor – keeps product concentration low

Pathway Engineering to achieve different alcohol products

GLUCOSE

2-oxoisovalerate

2-oxo-4-methylpentanoate

phenylpyruvate

2-oxobutyrate

2-oxovalerate

2-oxo-3-methylvalerate

isobutanol

3-methylbutan-1-ol

2-phenylethanol

propan-1-ol

butan-1-ol

2-methyl-1-butanol

AMINO ACID PATHWAYS

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Vibrio furnessi – catalyzes an interesting triple reduction of carboxylic acids

CH2OH

CHO

COOH

1-Octadecanoic acid

1-Octadecanal

1-Octadecanol

1-Octadecane

Terrabon’s – Mixalco process

Solid polymer electrolyte electrolyzer

H2O

O2 H2

CATHODE

ANODE

SOLID POLYMER

ELECTROLYTE

H3O+

Will we be next?

Diagram of Landfill Methane Capture

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Z-Scheme Review

Hydrogen production from photosynthetic algae

Algae ‘farm’ or H2 production facility

Using microbes to power fuel cells