Butyric acid is a carboxylic acid compound. Butyric acid is an important C4 organic acid with broad applications.

Application

Butyric Acid is currently produced by chemosynthesis from petroleum-based feedstocks. However, the fermentative production of butyric acid from renewable feedstocks has received growing attention because of consumer demand for green products and natural ingredients in foods, pharmaceuticals, animal feed supplements, and cosmetics.