(1) Department of Technical Microbiology, Chemical Center, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden;(2) Present address: Dept. of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technologies, S-100 44, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract:
Spores ofClostridium acetobutylicum were immobilized in calcium alginate. An active gel preparation was obtained after outgrowth of the spores to vegetative
cells within the gel matrix. A 100 mL column containing the immobilized cells was used for continuous production. At steady-state
conditions the productivity of butanol was 67 g/L reactor volume/day.