Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey

This research work reports on the feasibility of bio-butanol production by fermentation of cheese whey in a continuous packed bed reactor (PBR). The anaerobic solventogenic bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792 was adopted for the fermentation processes and commercial cheese whey powder was a...

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Main Authors: F. Raganati, G. Olivieri, M.E. Russo, A. Marzocchella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2013-06-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/6551
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author F. Raganati
G. Olivieri
M.E. Russo
A. Marzocchella
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G. Olivieri
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description This research work reports on the feasibility of bio-butanol production by fermentation of cheese whey in a continuous packed bed reactor (PBR). The anaerobic solventogenic bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792 was adopted for the fermentation processes and commercial cheese whey powder was adopted as substrate. The fermentation plant consisted of a PBR, liquid pumps, a thermostatic unit, and a pH control unit. The PBR was a 4 cm ID, 16 cm high glass tube with a 8 cm bed of 3 mm Tygon rings, as carriers. The pH ranged between 4.5 and 5.5, the dilution rate (D) between 0.4 h-1 and 0.64 h-1. The PBR feedstock was asolution of deproteinized cheese whey powder. Results show that the best performance (butanol productivity 2.66 g/Lh, butanol concentration 4.93 g/L, butanol yield 0.26 g/g, butanol selectivity of the overall solvents production 82%w) was at D=0.54 h-1.
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spelling doaj.art-8f6f7e8824a74f1f8b82e160be77ea532022-12-21T22:20:44ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162013-06-013210.3303/CET1332157Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese WheyF. RaganatiG. OlivieriM.E. RussoA. MarzocchellaThis research work reports on the feasibility of bio-butanol production by fermentation of cheese whey in a continuous packed bed reactor (PBR). The anaerobic solventogenic bacterium Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792 was adopted for the fermentation processes and commercial cheese whey powder was adopted as substrate. The fermentation plant consisted of a PBR, liquid pumps, a thermostatic unit, and a pH control unit. The PBR was a 4 cm ID, 16 cm high glass tube with a 8 cm bed of 3 mm Tygon rings, as carriers. The pH ranged between 4.5 and 5.5, the dilution rate (D) between 0.4 h-1 and 0.64 h-1. The PBR feedstock was asolution of deproteinized cheese whey powder. Results show that the best performance (butanol productivity 2.66 g/Lh, butanol concentration 4.93 g/L, butanol yield 0.26 g/g, butanol selectivity of the overall solvents production 82%w) was at D=0.54 h-1.https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/6551
spellingShingle F. Raganati
G. Olivieri
M.E. Russo
A. Marzocchella
Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
Chemical Engineering Transactions
title Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
title_full Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
title_fullStr Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
title_full_unstemmed Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
title_short Butanol Production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor Fed with Cheese Whey
title_sort butanol production by clostridium acetobutylicum in a continuous packed bed reactor fed with cheese whey
url https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/6551
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