Upgrading Kolbe Electrolysis—Highly Efficient Production of Green Fuels and Solvents by Coupling Biosynthesis and Electrosynthesis

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  • Niklas Teetz
    Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen Wiesenstrasse 14 35390 Giessen Germany
  • Dirk Holtmann
    Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen Wiesenstrasse 14 35390 Giessen Germany
  • Falk Harnisch
    Department of Environmental Microbiology UFZ – Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH Permoserstraße 15 04318 Leipzig Germany
  • Markus Stöckl
    Sustainable Electrochemistry Department of Chemical Technology DECHEMA Research Institute Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25 60486 Frankfurt am Main Germany

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The chemical industry is transitioning to more sustainable and biobased processes. One key element of this transition is coupling energy fluxes and feedstock utilization for optimizing processes, routes and efficiencies. Here, we show for the first time the coupling of the Kolbe electrolysis at the anode with a subsequent microbial conversion of the cathodically produced co‐product hydrogen. Kolbe electrolysis of valeric acid yields the liquid drop‐in fuel additive <jats:italic>n</jats:italic>‐octane. Subsequently, the solvent isopropanol is produced by resting <jats:italic>Cupriavidus necator</jats:italic> cells using gaseous electrolysis products (esp. CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> and H<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>). The resting microbial cells show carbon efficiencies of up to 41 % and Coulombic/Faradaic efficiencies of 60 % and 80 % for anodic and cathodic reactions, respectively. The implementation of a paired electrolyser resulted in superior process performances with overall efficiencies of up to 64.4 %.</jats:p>

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