Microbial Production of Short Chain Fatty Acids from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Current Processes and Market

Table 6

Global market and prices for butyric acid. In 2006, a minor fraction was produced by fermentation and commercialized for food and fragrance manufacturing [117].

Year	Production^6 (t)	Price^7 (USD/t)	Reference
2008			[124]
2011			[125]
2014		1800–1900	http://www.alibaba.com/

Data are supplied either as actual production from petrochemistry or as production capacity.
Price is quality and quantity dependent. Free On Board (FOB).