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. 2025 Feb 18;109(1):47. doi: 10.1007/s00253-025-13428-y

Table 1.

Overview of recent publications using different renewable materials as feedstock for fermentation with C. acetobutylicum to produce butanol or ABE solvents

Material Pretreatment Cultivation Butanol Total solvent Reference
Sugarcane bagasse Dilute acid pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification Batch 9.5 g·L−1

15.7 g·L−1

0.36 g·g−1

Reis Kemita et al. (2024)
Corn stover Ternary deep eutectic solvent + 1% H2SO4, enzymatic saccharification Fed batch 11.9 g·L−1 20.7 g·L−1 Luo et al. (2024)
Wheat straw Dilute acid pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, detoxification with strong acid cation exchange resin 001 × 7 Batch 7.42 g·L−1 12.97 g·L−1 Liu et al. (2024)
Sorghum straw Protic natural deep eutectic solvents, enzymatic saccharification Fed batch, stirred tank bioreactor 0.36 g·L−1·h−1 17.5 g·L−1 Muniasamy et al. (2024)
Sweet potato processing waste Enzymatic reduction of viscosity Batch 11.39 g·L−1

18.28 g·L−1

0.37 g·g−1

Jin et al. (2024)
Potatoes, fresh Smashing, addition of water, autoclaving Batch 11.4 g·L−1

17.6 g·L−1

0.29 g·g−1

Avcı et al. (2023)
Potatoes, rotten Smashing, addition of water, autoclaving Batch 11.2 g·L−1

17.1 g·L−1

0.32 g·g−1

Avcı et al. (2023)
Apple pomace after juice production No further pretreatment Batch 6.00 g·L−1 N/A Tigunova et al. (2023)
Spent Pleurotus ostreatus Hybrid treatment with alkali, microwave and ultrasonification, enzymatic saccharification Batch

9.84 g·L−1

0.38 g·g−1

10.8 g·L−1

0.40 g·g−1

Suresh et al. (2024)
Agave lechuguilla juice No further pretreatment Batch, bioreactor 5.96 g·L−1 N/A Oliva-Rodríguez et al. (2024)
Willow biomass Acid-catalyzed steam explosion, enzymatic saccharification Batch

8.5 g·L−1

0.21 g·g−1

12.7 g·L−1

0.31 g·g−1

Dou et al. (2021)
Municipal green waste Organosolv pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification Batch N/A 0.31 g·g−1 Volkmar et al. (2023)
Municipal biowaste Organosolv under mild conditions; enzymatic saccharification Batch N/A 0.11 g·g−1 Farmanbordar et al. (2024)

N/A not available