Production of Butyric Acid from Glucose and Xylose with Immobilized Cells of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Clostridium tyrobutyricum</Emphasis> in a Fibrous-bed Bioreactor |
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Authors: | Ling Jiang Jufang Wang Shizhong Liang Xiaoning Wang Peilin Cen Zhinan Xu |
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Institution: | (1) School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China;(2) Institute of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China; |
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Abstract: | Butyric acid has many applications in chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries. In the present study, Clostridium tyrobutyricum ATCC 25755 was immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor to evaluate the performance of butyrate production from glucose and
xylose. The results showed that the final concentration and yield of butyric acid were 13.70 and 0.46 g g−1, respectively, in batch fermentation when 30 g L−1 glucose was introduced into the bioreactor. Furthermore, high concentration 10.10 g L−1 and yield 0.40 g g−1 of butyric acid were obtained with 25 g L−1 xylose as the carbon source. The immobilized cells of C. tyrobutyricum ensured similar productivity and yield from repeated batch fermentation. In the fed-batch fermentation, the final concentration
of butyric acid was further improved to 24.88 g L−1 with one suitable glucose feeding in the fibrous-bed bioreactor. C. tyrobutyricum immobilized in the fibrous-bed bioreactor would provide an economically viable fermentation process to convert the reducing
sugars derived from plant biomass into the final bulk chemical (butyric acid). |
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