Document Detail


Ethanol production from xylose with the yeast Pichia stipitis and simultaneous product recovery by gas stripping using a gas-lift loop fermentor with attached side-arm (GLSA).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10620264     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The bioconversion of xylose into ethanol with the yeast Pichia stipitis CBS 5773 is inhibited when 20 g/L of ethanol are present in the fermentation broth. In order to avoid this limitation, the fermentation was carried out with simultaneous recovery of product by CO(2) stripping. The fermentation was also improved by attaching a side-arm to the main body of a classical gas-lift loop fermentor. This side-arm increases the liquid circulation, mass transfer, and gas distribution, reducing the amount of oxygen in the inlet gas necessary to perform the fermentation of xylose under microaerobic conditions (K(L)a approximately 16 h(-1)). The continuous stripping of ethanol from the fermentation broth in this new bioreactor system allowed the consumption of higher xylose concentrations than using Erlenmeyer shaker flasks, improved significantly the process productivity and provided a clean ethanol solution by using an ice-cooled condenser system. Finally, a fed-batch fermentation was carried out with a K(L)a = 15.8 h(-1). Starting with 248.2 g of xylose, 237.6 g of xylose was consumed to produce 88.1 g of ethanol which represents 72.6% of the theoretical yield (47.2 g/L of ethanol was recovered in the condenser, while 9.6 g/L remained in the fermentation broth).
Authors:
J M Domínguez; N Cao; C S Gong; G T Tsao
Related Documents :
19860804 - Galanin knockout mice show disturbances in ethanol consumption and expression of hypoth...
9342784 - The reduction in alcohol intake by the 5-ht1a agonist 8-oh dpat and its attenuation by ...
9347074 - Moderate alcohol consumption does not augment bone density in ovariectomized rats.
7018304 - Fetal exposure to ethanol enhances pituitary-adrenal and temperature responses to ethan...
9566984 - Pharmacological nutrition after burn injury.
20803424 - The effects of yellow soybean, black soybean, and sword bean on lipid levels and oxidat...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biotechnology and bioengineering     Volume:  67     ISSN:  0006-3592     ISO Abbreviation:  Biotechnol. Bioeng.     Publication Date:  2000 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-02-15     Completed Date:  2000-02-15     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7502021     Medline TA:  Biotechnol Bioeng     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  336-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering (LORRE), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA. jmanuel@uvigo.es
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air Movements
Bacteriological Techniques
Bioreactors*
Biotechnology / instrumentation*,  methods
Ethanol / isolation & purification,  metabolism*
Fungal Proteins / metabolism
Gases
Glass
Pichia / growth & development,  metabolism*
Xylose / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fungal Proteins; 0/Gases; 0/Xylose; 64-17-5/Ethanol

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Relationships between cellobiose catabolism, enzyme levels, and metabolic intermediates in Clostridi...
Next Document:  Hepatocyte behavior within three-dimensional porous alginate scaffolds.