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. 2015 Aug 5;8:1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.btre.2015.08.001

Table 4.

Examples of third generation biomass used in butanol fermentation.

Fermentation conditions (T °C and pH) Clostridium species Yields
Productivity (g L−1 h−1) Product distribution References
g L−1 g g−1
Mixed microalgae 35 and 6.5 C. Saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 3.74 Butanol [65]
Wastewater algae 35 and over 6.5 C. Saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 9.74 0.311 0.102 ABE [70]
Micro algae biodiesel residues 37 and 6 C. acetobutylicum ATCC 824 0.13 Butanol [66]
Green seaweed (Ulva lactuca) 37 and 6.0–6.4 C. beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 0.35 ABE [67]
Macroalgae 37 and 6 C. beijerinckii ATCC 35702 4 Butanol [69]