First and Second Generation Production of Bio-Adipic Acid

First and Second Generation Production of Bio-Adipic Acid 

Biochemical Engineering Institute, Technische Universitat Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany 

2 Combined Biotechnological-Chemical Synthesis From Glucose 

Adipic acid is an important platform chemical with a turnover of 2.5 million tons per year. It is mainly applied as an intermediate reactant for the production of nylon-6,6, a world-leading polymer in the textile and the automobile industry. Due to a relatively high energy demand and greenhouse gas emission, inherently linked to the traditional petrochemical production, great potential exists for more sustainable bio-based alternatives. In pioneering developments, sugars, fats, and alkanes are used as novel feedstock for the production of bio-adipic acid. Recent approaches that recruit small 

Bioprocessing of Renewable Resources to Commodity Bioproducts, First Edition. Edited by Virendra S. Bisaria and Akihiko Kondo. 

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FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION PRODUCTION OF BIO-ADIPIC ACID... 

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