Commodity Chemicals Production by Fermentation: An Overview

摘要

Various commodity chemicals such as alcohols, polyols, organic acids, amino acids, polysaccharides, biodegradable plastic components, and industrial enzymes can be produced by fermentation. This overview focuses on recent research progress in the production of a few chemicals: ethanol, 1,3-propanediol, lactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, exopolysaccharides and vanillin. The problems and prospects of cost-effective commodity chemical production by fermentation and future directions of research are presented.