Clostridium
spp. are suitable for the bioconversion of C
1
‐gases (e.g., CO
2
, CO and syngas) into different bioproducts. These products can be used as biofuels and are reviewed here, focusing on ethanol, butanol and hexanol, mainly. The production of higher alcohols (e.g., butanol and hexanol) has hardly been reviewed. Parameters affecting the optimization of the bioconversion process and bioreactor performance are addressed as well as the pathways involved in these bioconversions. New aspects, such as mixotrophy and sugar versus gas fermentation, are also reviewed. In addition, Clostridia can also produce higher alcohols from the integration of the Wood‐Ljungdahl pathway and the reverse ß‐oxidation pathway, which has also not yet been comprehensively reviewed. In the latter process, the acetogen uses the reducing power of CO/syngas to reduce C
4
or C
6
fatty acids, previously produced by a chain elongating microorganism (commonly
Clostridium kluyveri
), into the corresponding bioalcohol.
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