A new technology for the production of isoprene from isobutene-containing C4 fractions and formaldehyde: Prospects for industrial reconstruction

A review on green liquid fuels for the transportation sector: a prospect of microbial solutions to climate change

“…Isoprene is commercially produced from C4H8-containing C4 fractions and formaldehyde, which includes either the gas-phase high-temperature decomposition of 4,4-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane or concurrent liquid-phase decomposition of intermediate products. The latter decomposition is performed in a column reactor in the presence of an aqueous solution of phosphoric acid (H3PO4) at about 160 °C and allows for a decrease in the cost of isoprene production by 1.5 times (Pavlov et al, 2011). Isoprene can be selectively oligomerized to produce a distribution of branched chain HCs.…”

Clean synthesis of isoprene with six E. coli engineering strains

“…It is also used in the production of isoprene drugs, spices and aviation fuels [5]. At present, most of the isoprene supplied in the market is from petroleum distillate [6]; the feedstock, crude oil, is non-renewable and ultimately unsustainable. This process may produce waste gas and large amounts of carbon dioxide resulting in the greenhouse effect or environmental pollution.…”

“…Compared with traditional methods, biosynthesis of isoprene provides an attractive and potential alternative approach for the sustainable development of isoprene industries. At present, high purity isoprene synthesis systems have been successfully established in heterotrophic engineering bacteria such as Escherichia coli [10], Saccharomyces cerevisiae [11], Bacillus subtilis [12] and photosynthetic microorganisms such as cyanobacteria [13].…”