Integrating the opposites of biofuel production: absorption of short-chain alcohols into oleaginous yeast cells for butanol recovery and wet-extraction of microbial oilElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c5gc03008k

• Main Authors: Sipponen, Mika Henrikki, Pihlajaniemi, Ville, Vainio, Heidi, Palonen, Essi, Hokkanen, Sanna, Vahvaselkä, Marjatta, Pastinen, Ossi, Nyyssölä, Antti, Laakso, Simo
• Format: Journal Article
• Published: 03.05.2016

Recovery of two biotechnologically produced fuel components, butanol and microbial oil, is assessed by absorption of the six shortest 1-alcohols into oleaginous yeast cells. We show an unexpectedly high extent of absorption of >C3 alcohols from water into Rhodosporidium fluviale cells with a lipi...