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ENHANCED BUTANOL FERMENTATION

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 5251
Amount: $207,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
66 Great Valley Parkway
Malvern, PA 19355
United States
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HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 WILLIAM B. ARMIGER
Title: PRESIDENT
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

BUTANOL, A DIESEL-FUEL EXTENDER, CAN BE PRODUCED BY FERMENTATION OF A VARIETY OF SUGAR SOURCES BY CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM. ALTHOUGH INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION OF BUTANOL HAS NOT BEEN SIGNIFICANT IN THE U.S. IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, TWO RECENT MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS PRESENT SUFFICIENT ENCOURAGINGRESULTS TO SUGGEST THAT BUTANOL YIELDS CAN BE IMPROVED. THESE ARE THE CAPABILITY TO MONITOR INTRACELLULAR NAD (P) H AND THE INCREASED BUTANOL PRODUCTION BY THE ORGANISM WHEN CULTURED UNDER EXTREME REDUCING CONDITIONS. THIS PROJECT, THEREFORE, AIMS TO CONDUCT BUTANOL FERMENTATIONS UNDER DEFINED CELLULAR STATES BY THE ADDITION OF REDUCING AGENTS SO AS TO MAXIMIZE THE YIELD OF BUTANOL.

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