512
Amongst C 3 alcohols, 1-propanol is produced by hydrogenation of propanal,
which, in turn, is manufactured from ethylene by hydroformylation process [57].
Attempts have been made for the production by microbial routes [58], and the best
yield 10.8 g/L has been realized for the process using a recombinant E. coli as host
180 billion litres
Other feedstocks
Roots and tuber
Biomass based (2nd
generation)
Sugar Beet
Molasses
Sugar Cane
Wheat
Coarse grains
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2007-09 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Fig. 6 Global ethanol production (2007–2019) [52]
Fig. 7 Bioethanol—a versatile platform chemical (Adapted from Kuhz et al. [56])
R. Vinayagamoorthi et al.
Amongst C 3 alcohols, 1-propanol is produced by hydrogenation of propanal,
which, in turn, is manufactured from ethylene by hydroformylation process [57].
Attempts have been made for the production by microbial routes [58], and the best
yield 10.8 g/L has been realized for the process using a recombinant E. coli as host
180 billion litres
Other feedstocks
Roots and tuber
Biomass based (2nd
generation)
Sugar Beet
Molasses
Sugar Cane
Wheat
Coarse grains
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2007-09 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Fig. 6 Global ethanol production (2007–2019) [52]
Fig. 7 Bioethanol—a versatile platform chemical (Adapted from Kuhz et al. [56])
R. Vinayagamoorthi et al.