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Abstract
This study investigated the possibility to perform statistical optimization of an enriched mixed microbial consortium, MMC, fed in continuous with a highly inhibiting 2G glycerol, for the joint production of 1,3 propanediol (1,3 PDO) and butyric acid (BuA). Key variables taken into consideration were HRT, pH and feed concentration. The optimized process reached a glycerol consumption rate of 137 g/L/d and a maximum predicted production rate of 82.61 g/L/d and 21.13 g/L/d for 1,3 PDO and BuA, respectively. This corresponded to a 2.2 and 1.9-fold increase compared to the non-optimized process. The model was able to satisfactorily predict the joint maximum production of 1,3 PDO and BuA (22.6 and 8.1 g/L respectively) of the steady state also in non-sterile conditions, implying thus that MMC can be a robust and reliable biological production platform.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Chemical Engineering Journal |
Volume | 347 |
Pages (from-to) | 525-534 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISSN | 1385-8947 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- 2G crude glycerol
- Continuous fermentation
- HRT
- Joint production
- Mixed microbial consortia
- Statistical optimization
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GRAIL: Glycerol bioRefiney Approach for the production of high quality products of Industrial value
01/11/2013 → 31/10/2017
Project: Research