Influence of Electron Acceptors on Hexanoic Acid Production by Clostridium Kluyveri
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Influence of Electron Acceptors on Hexanoic Acid Production by Clostridium KluyveriDate
2019-05-07Citation
P. San-Valero, Á. Fernández-Naveira, M.C. Veiga, C. Kennes, Influence of electron acceptors on hexanoic acid production by Clostridium kluyveri, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 242, 2019, Pages 515-521, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.093. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479719305602)
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[Abstract] Clostridium kluyveri was used for chain elongation of C2C4 fatty acids in stirred tank bioreactors. The influence of different electron acceptors (acetic acid, butyric acid and the mixture of both) on C6 fatty acid production was evaluated in presence of ethanol using similar molar alcohol/acid ratios around 3.5. Bottle batch assays without pH regulation and with only acetic acid as electron acceptor yielded a final C6 fatty acid concentration of 6.8 ± 0.6 g L−1. Then, pH-regulated bioreactors were operated at constant pH of 6.8. Under such conditions, the maximum growth rate was 0.039 h−1 obtained using acetic acid and butyric acid as electron acceptors, whereas the lowest growth rate was 0.010 h−1 with only butyric acid as electron acceptor. The maximum growth rate with acetic acid only, was similar, though slightly lower, as with the mixture of C2C4 fatty acids. Besides, the maximum productions of hexanoic acid were 11.8 g L−1, 13.1 g L−1 and 21.2 g L−1 using, respectively, acetic acid, butyric acid and the mixture of both acids as electron acceptors. Thus, the use of a mixture of acetic acid and butyric acid in presence of ethanol for chain elongation, at constant pH, proved to be efficient for hexanoic acid production.
Keywords
Acetogen
Anaerobic fermentation
Chain elongation
Clostridium kluyveri
Hexanoic acid
Medium chain fatty acids
Anaerobic fermentation
Chain elongation
Clostridium kluyveri
Hexanoic acid
Medium chain fatty acids
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