In this study, when deriving thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), the researchers replaced 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BDO) with 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO) as a chain extender and examined how structure of affected final polymers. Regarding raw materials for polymerization, three types commercial polyols same molecular weight (Mn = 1000 g/mol), namely, poly (butyl acrylate) (PBA), (tetramethylene ether) gly...

Several chemical changes in soil are associated with plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). Some bacterial strains directly regulate plant physiology by mimicking synthesis of plant hormones, whereas others increase mineral and nitrogen availability in the soil as a way to augment growth. Identification of bacterial chemical messengers that trigger growth promotion has been limited in par...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Acetoin is an important bio-based platform chemical. However, it is usually existed as a minor byproduct of 2,3-butanediol fermentation in bacteria. RESULTS The present study reports introducing an exogenous NAD+ regeneration sysytem into a 2,3-butanediol producing strain Klebsiella pneumoniae to increse the accumulation of acetoin. Batch fermentation suggested that h...

The vapor-phase dehydration of 1,3-butanediol (1,3-BDO) to produce 1,3-butadiene (BD) was investigated over yttrium zirconate, Y2Zr2O7, which prepared through a hydrothermal aging process. 1,3-BDO initially dehydrated three unsaturated alcohols, namely 3-buten-2-ol, 3-buten-1-ol, and 2-buten-1-ol, followed by the further BD. catalytic activity Y2Zr2O7 strongly dependent on calcination temperatu...

2-Butanol has been an issue of industries in many areas, for example, biofuel production (as an advanced alternate fuel), fermented beverages, and food (as taste-altering component). Thus, its source of production, the biological pathway, and the enzymes involved are of high interest. In this study, 42 different isolates of lactic acid bacteria from nine different species were screened for thei...

A coupling process of the hydrogenation of maleic anhydride and the dehydrogenation of 1,4-butanediol has been invented for the synthesis of gamma-butyrolactone over a Cu-Zn catalyst, realizing optimal hydrogen utilization and better energy efficiency.

We announce the genome sequence of Serratia plymuthica strain RVH1, a psychroloterant strain that was isolated from a raw vegetable-processing line and that regulates the production of primary metabolites (acetoin and butanediol), antibiotics, and extracellular enzymes through quorum sensing.

This review covers the operating conditions for extracting top value-added chemicals, such as levulinic acid, lactic succinic vanillic 3-hydroxypropionic xylitol, 2,5-furandicarboxylic 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, chitosan, 2,3-butanediol, and xylo-oligosaccharides, from common lignocellulosic biomass. Operating principles of novel extraction methods, beyond pretreatments, Soxhlet extraction, ultr...

Directed evolution of P450pyr created I83M/I82T mutant for highly regioselective terminal hydroxylation of n-butanol to 1,4-butanediol, representing the first achievement of this hydroxylation reaction by chemical or enzymatic methods and an unique example of evolving a hydroxylase to switch the substrate acceptance from a hydrophobic to hydrophilic compound.