1,2 and 1,3 Propanediol, Microbial Production Methods

Abstract Microbial production of 1,2‐propanediol (1,2‐PD) and 1,3‐propanediol (1,3‐PD) is one of the fast developing processes of Bio‐Refinery, attracting the continuous attention all over the world. The following sections describe the details of the microbial production methods including the microorganisms used for production, biosynthesis routes, production capacity, culture conditions, application of metabolic engineering and downstream technology for the fermentation liguors. And the new development of microbial production is given in the article.