Ethanol production from syngas by Clostridium strain P11 using corn steep liquor as a nutrient replacement to yeast extract

Maddipati, P; Atiyeh, HK; Bellmer, DD; Huhnke, RL

HERO ID

1454011

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2011

Language

English

PMID

21474306

HERO ID 1454011
In Press No
Year 2011
Title Ethanol production from syngas by Clostridium strain P11 using corn steep liquor as a nutrient replacement to yeast extract
Authors Maddipati, P; Atiyeh, HK; Bellmer, DD; Huhnke, RL
Journal Bioresource Technology
Volume 102
Issue 11
Page Numbers 6494-6501
Abstract The feasibility of replacing yeast extract (YE) by corn steep liquor (CSL), a low cost nutrient source, for syngas fermentation to produce ethanol using Clostridium strain P11 was investigated. About 32% more ethanol (1.7 g L(-1)) was produced with 20 g L(-1) CSL media in 250-mL bottle fermentations compared to media with 1 g L(-1) YE after 360 h. Maximum ethanol concentrations after 360 h of fermentation in a 7.5-L fermentor with 10 and 20 g L(-1) CSL media were 8.6 and 9.6 g L(-1), respectively, which represent 57% and 60% of the theoretical ethanol yields from CO. Only about 6.1 g L(-1) of ethanol was obtained in the medium with 1 g L(-1) YE after 360 h, which represents 53% of the theoretical ethanol yield from CO. The use of CSL also enhanced butanol production by sevenfold compared to YE in bottle fermentations. These results demonstrate that CSL can replace YE as the primary medium component and significantly enhance ethanol production by Clostridium strain P11.
Doi 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.03.047
Pmid 21474306
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