Progress in the production of butadiene by a purely biological process

Global Bioenergy Corporation has announced that it has successfully produced bio-sourced butadiene through direct fermentation. This is the first time that butadiene, the most important petrochemical raw material, has been produced through a purely biological production process without any chemical steps.

Global Bioenergy says it has created a proprietary production strain that, when placed in a lab-scale fermentation facility and supplemented with glucose, detects butadiene in the exhaust The presence. The production of butadiene by direct fermentation is more economical. The process is expected to be validated in industrial installations in the next few years.