Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids
The main goal of the present work was to study the continuous production of volatile fatty acids from a cheese whey powder in anaerobic packed bed biofilm reactors (PPBRs). Vukopor S10 ceramic cubes and granular activated carbon were employed as cell immobilization materials. Experiments were done a...
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| author | J.M. Bendada Domingos G. Agustin Martinez A. Scoma L. Bertin M. Reis F. Fava |
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| description | The main goal of the present work was to study the continuous production of volatile fatty acids from a cheese whey powder in anaerobic packed bed biofilm reactors (PPBRs). Vukopor S10 ceramic cubes and granular activated carbon were employed as cell immobilization materials. Experiments were done at 37°C, pH 6. Reactors were frequently sampled for metabolites and biogas analyses. Preliminary batch tests, which were carried out in 100-mL anaerobic Pyrex bottles, demonstrated that the process consisted of two sequential phases: (a) the conversion of lactose into lactic acid and (b) the conversion of lactic acid into a mixture of VFAs. The continuous process was settled up in 1-L glass column and two different hydraulic retention times (9 and 6 days) were applied during the continuous process. Almost 80% of lactose bioconversion was achieved in Vukopor reactors, this corresponding to a 10 g/L VFAs concentration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5fdde1b4f9eb434e8e64af2b982e36742022-12-21T18:14:57ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162016-05-014910.3303/CET1649033Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty AcidsJ.M. Bendada DomingosG. Agustin MartinezA. ScomaL. BertinM. ReisF. FavaThe main goal of the present work was to study the continuous production of volatile fatty acids from a cheese whey powder in anaerobic packed bed biofilm reactors (PPBRs). Vukopor S10 ceramic cubes and granular activated carbon were employed as cell immobilization materials. Experiments were done at 37°C, pH 6. Reactors were frequently sampled for metabolites and biogas analyses. Preliminary batch tests, which were carried out in 100-mL anaerobic Pyrex bottles, demonstrated that the process consisted of two sequential phases: (a) the conversion of lactose into lactic acid and (b) the conversion of lactic acid into a mixture of VFAs. The continuous process was settled up in 1-L glass column and two different hydraulic retention times (9 and 6 days) were applied during the continuous process. Almost 80% of lactose bioconversion was achieved in Vukopor reactors, this corresponding to a 10 g/L VFAs concentration.https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3085 |
| spellingShingle | J.M. Bendada Domingos G. Agustin Martinez A. Scoma L. Bertin M. Reis F. Fava Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| title | Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids |
| title_full | Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids |
| title_fullStr | Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids |
| title_short | Development of a Continuous Biofilm-Based Process for the Bioconversion of Cheese Whey into Volatile Fatty Acids |
| title_sort | development of a continuous biofilm based process for the bioconversion of cheese whey into volatile fatty acids |
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