Butyric acid production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor

Wei, D; Liu, X; Yang, ST

HERO ID

1454375

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23270719

HERO ID 1454375
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Butyric acid production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor
Authors Wei, D; Liu, X; Yang, ST
Journal Bioresource Technology
Volume 129
Page Numbers 553-560
Abstract A fermentation process using Clostridium tyrobutyricum immobilized in a fibrous-bed bioreactor (FBB) was developed for butyric acid production from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) hydrolysate. SCB was first treated with dilute acid and then hydrolyzed with cellulases. The hydrolysate containing glucose and xylose was used as carbon source for the fermentation without detoxification. The bacterium was able to grow at a specific growth rate of ∼0.06h(-1) in media containing 15-20% (w/v) SCB in serum bottles. In batch cultures in the FBB, both glucose and xylose in the SCB hydrolysate were simultaneously converted to butyrate with a high yield (0.45-0.54g/gsugar) and productivity (0.48-0.60g/Lh). A final butyrate concentration of 20.9g/L was obtained in a fed-batch culture, with an overall productivity of 0.51g/Lh and butyrate yield of 0.48g/g sugar consumed. This work demonstrated the feasibility of using SCB as a low-cost feedstock to produce butyric acid.
Doi 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.065
Pmid 23270719
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