Life Cycle Analysis of Integrated Production of Ferulic Acid, 2,3 Butanediol and Microbial Plant Biostimulants from Lignocellulosic Biomass by a Two-Step Cascading Process
Valentin Zamfiropol-Cristea,
Lucian Vlădulescu,
Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei,
Florin Oancea
Affiliations
Valentin Zamfiropol-Cristea
National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry—ICECHIM, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Lucian Vlădulescu
Enpro Soctech, 31 Sf. Elefterie Str., 5th District, 050524 Bucharest, Romania
Diana Constantinescu-Aruxandei
National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry—ICECHIM, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
Florin Oancea
National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry—ICECHIM, 202 Spl. Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, Romania
A small scale biorefinery process, which includes two main steps: (1) biomass pre-treatment with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and feruloyl-esterase (FAE); and (2) one pot production of a versatile chemical, 2,3 butanediol (2,3-BD), from NADES and FAE pre-treated lignocellulose biomass, by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), performed by a plant biostimulant microbial consortia, was developed. [...]
