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Pan C, Tan GYA, Ge L, Chen CL, Wang JY. Two-stage microbial conversion of crude glycerol to 1,3-propanediol and polyhydroxyalkanoates after pretreatment. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 232:615-624. [PMID: 30522068 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 11/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
With increasing demand for biodiesel, crude glycerol as a by-product in biodiesel production has been generated and oversupplied. This study, therefore, explored the pretreatment and a subsequent two-stage microbial system to convert crude glycerol into high value-added products: 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). After pretreatment, long chain fatty acids (LCFAs) could be effectively removed from crude glycerol to eliminate the inhibition effects on subsequent microbial process. In the anaerobic fermentation, when fed treated crude glycerol increased from 20 g/L to 100 g/L, 1,3-PDO yield decreased from 0.438 g/g to 0.345 g/g and accompanied carboxylic acids shifted from acetate and lactate dominant to lactate overwhelmingly dominant. Meanwhile, the relative abundance of Clostridiales sustained around 50% but Enterobacteriales increased from 19% to 53%. Further fed glycerol increase to 140 g/L resulted in severe substrate inhibition, which could be relieved by intermittent feeding. In aerobic process, glycerol anaerobic digestion effluent (ADE) was fed to the consortium of Bacillus megaterium and Corynebacterium hydrocarbooxydans for selectively consumption of carboxylic acids and residual glycerol from 1,3-PDO to produce PHAs as a secondary high value-added product. The consortium accumulated maximum 8.0 g/L poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), and 1,3-PDO purity increased from initial 27.7% to almost 100% when fed with 100 g/L glycerol ADE. Overall, this study provided comprehensive and insightful information on microbial conversion of crude glycerol to high value-added products after pretreatment.
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- Chaozhi Pan
- Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore.
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- Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore; Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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Ntaikou I, Koumelis I, Tsitsilianis C, Parthenios J, Lyberatos G. Comparison of yields and properties of microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates generated from waste glycerol based substrates. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 112:273-283. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.01.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Burniol-Figols A, Varrone C, Le SB, Daugaard AE, Skiadas IV, Gavala HN. Combined polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) and 1,3-propanediol production from crude glycerol: Selective conversion of volatile fatty acids into PHA by mixed microbial consortia. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 136:180-191. [PMID: 29505919 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Crude glycerol is an important by-product of the biodiesel industry, which can be converted into volatile fatty acids (VFA) and/or 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) by fermentation. In this study, a selective conversion of VFA to polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) was attained while leaving 1,3-PDO in the supernatant by means of mixed microbial consortia selection strategies. The process showed highly reproducible results in terms of PHA yield, 0.99 ± 0.07 Cmol PHA/Cmol S (0.84 g COD PHA/g COD S), PHA content (76 ± 3.1 g PHA/100 g TSS) and 1,3-PDO recovery (99 ± 2.1%). The combined process had an ultimate yield from crude glycerol of 0.19 g COD PHA and 0.42 g COD 1,3-PDO per g of input COD. The novel enrichment strategy applied for selectively transforming fermentation by-products into a high value product (PHA) demonstrates the significance of the enrichment process for targeting specific bio-transformations and could potentially prove valuable for other biotechnological applications as well.
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- Anna Burniol-Figols
- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- SINTEF, Materials and Chemistry, Dept. of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, Postboks 4760 Torgarden, 7465, Trondheim, Norway
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- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Søltofts Plads, Building 229, 2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Rodriguez-Perez S, Serrano A, Pantión AA, Alonso-Fariñas B. Challenges of scaling-up PHA production from waste streams. A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2018; 205:215-230. [PMID: 28987985 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.09.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
The search for new materials that replace fossil fuel-based plastics has been focused on biopolymers with similar physicochemical properties to fossil fuel-based plastics, such as Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The present paper reviews the challenges of scaling-up PHA production from waste streams during the period from 2014 to 2016, focusing on the feasibility of the alternatives and the most promising alternatives to its scaling-up. The reviewed research studies mainly focus on reducing costs or obtaining more valuable polymers. In the future, the integration of PHA production into processes such as wastewater treatment plants, hydrogen production or biodiesel factories could enhance its implementation at industrial scale.
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- Santiago Rodriguez-Perez
- Molecular Biology and Biochemical Engineering Department, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ed. 22 Ctra. deUtrera, km. 1, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Grasa, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide, Ed. 46, Ctra. deUtrera, km. 1, Seville, Spain
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- The University of Seville, Higher Technical School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Camino de losDescubrimientos, s/n, Seville, Spain
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- The University of Seville, Higher Technical School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Camino de losDescubrimientos, s/n, Seville, Spain.
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Yang Y, Liu Y, Yang T, Lv Y. Characterization of a microbial consortium capable of heterotrophic nitrifying under wide C/N range and its potential application in phenolic and coking wastewater. Biochem Eng J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2016.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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