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Gupta V, Odaneth AA, Lali AM. Continuous fermentation using high cell density cell recycle system for L-lactic acid production. Prep Biochem Biotechnol 2024; 54:668-679. [PMID: 38190739 DOI: 10.1080/10826068.2023.2268207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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For complete utilization of high glucose at ∼100 g/L, a high cell density (HCD) continuous fermentation system was established using Lb. delbrueckii NCIM 2025 for the bioproduction of lactic acid (LA). An integrated membrane cell recycling system coupled with the continuous bioreactor, aided to achieve the highest 34.77 g/L h LA productivity and 0.94-0.98 g/g yield. ∼34 times higher productivity was observed (in comparison to batch fermentation conducted in this study), when the continuous operations were carried out at the maximum dilution rate and wet cell weight i.e. 0.36 h-1 and 230 g/L, respectively. These results show the potential of this method for large-scale lactic acid production because it not only produces high titers but also ensures that glucose is used effectively. The method's superior performance in comparison to earlier studies suggests it as an affordable and sustainable alternative for the production of LA.
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- Vaishali Gupta
- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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Mahboudi S, Abbas Shojaosadati S, Maghsoudi A, Mahmoudi B. Development of a continuous fermentation process for the production of recombinant uricase enzyme by Pichia pastoris. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024; 71:123-131. [PMID: 37846178 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Recent studies in the biopharmaceutical industry have shown an increase in the productivity and production efficiency of recombinant proteins by continuous culture. In this research, a new upstream fermentation process was developed for the production of recombinant uricase in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Expression of recombinant protein in this system is under the control of the AOX1 promoter and therefore requires methanol as an inducing agent and carbon/energy source. Considering the biphasic growth characteristics of conventional fed-batch fermentation, physical separation of the growth and induction stages for better control of the continuous fermentation process resulted in higher dry-cell weight (DCW) and enhanced recombinant urate oxidase activity. The DCW and recombinant uricase activity enzyme for fed-batch fermentation were 79 g/L and 6.8 u/mL. During the continuous process, in the growth fermenter at a constant dilution rate of 0.025 h-1 , DCW increased to 88.39 g/L. In the induction fermenter, at methanol feeding rates of 30, 60, and 80 mL/h, a recombinant uricase activity was 4.13, 7.2, and 0 u/mL, respectively. The optimum methanol feeding regime in continuous fermentation resulted in a 4.5-fold improvement in productivity compared with fed-batch fermentation from 0.04 u/mL/h (0.0017 mg/mL/h) to 0.18 u/mL/h (0.0078 mg/mL/h).
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- Sanaz Mahboudi
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Research and Development, PersisGen Par Company, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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Commercial production of lactic acid (LA) utilizes mostly glucose or lactose coupled with yeast extract (YE) as a supplement. With sugars, nitrogen, and vitamin supplementation being most of the LA production costs, the use of inexpensive molasses, a by-product of the sugar industry, can provide considerable cost savings. There are just a few publications on the production of LA from molasses; consequently, the present investigation was conducted using molasses supplemented with yeast extract. The research was done in a continuous-flow, high-cell-density (HCD) bioreactor with an external membrane microfiltration device for cell recycling. The system, run at 1 L with Lactobacillus delbrueckii NCIM 2025, produced a LA yield of 0.95-0.98 g/g from ∼100 g sugars/L when supplemented with 1 g/L YE. Dilution rates in the range of 0.04-0.36 h-1 resulted in volumetric lactic acid productivities in the range of 4.3-27.6 g/L h, which compares favorably with the highest values recorded in literature, for glucose in the presence of YE, which was as high as 30 g/L. The utilization of cane molasses has a significant impact on the economics of lactic acid production, as measured by a comparison of costs with commercial glucose.
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- Vaishali Gupta
- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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- DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
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Chang WL, Hou W, Xu M, Yang ST. High-rate continuous n-butanol production by Clostridium acetobutylicum from glucose and butyric acid in a single-pass fibrous bed bioreactor. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:3474-3486. [PMID: 36059064 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Biobutanol produced in acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation at batch mode cannot compete with chemically derived butanol because of the low reactor productivity. Continuous fermentation can dramatically enhance productivity and lower capital and operating costs but are rarely used in industrial fermentation because of increased risks in culture degeneration, cell washout, and contamination. In this study, cells of the asporogenous Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC55025 were immobilized in a single-pass fibrous-bed bioreactor (FBB) for continuous production of butanol from glucose and butyrate at various dilution rates. Butyric acid in the feed medium helped maintaining cells in the solventogenic phase for stable continuous butanol production. At the dilution rate of 1.88 h-1 , butanol was produced at 9.55 g/L with a yield of 0.24 g/g and productivity of 16.8 g/L/h, which was the highest productivity ever achieved for biobutanol fermentation and an 80-fold improvement over the conventional ABE fermentation. The extremely high productivity was attributed to the high density of viable cells (~100 g/L at >70% viability) immobilized in the fibrous matrix, which also enabled the cells to better tolerate butanol and butyric acid. The FBB was stable for continuous operation for an extended period of over one month. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Wei-Lun Chang
- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.,College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 151 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Korozi E, Tsagou V, Kefalogianni I, Markou G, Antonopoulos D, Chakalis L, Kotzamanis Y, Chatzipavlidis I. Continuous Culture of Auxenochlorella protothecoides on Biodiesel Derived Glycerol under Mixotrophic and Heterotrophic Conditions: Growth Parameters and Biochemical Composition. Microorganisms 2022; 10:541. [PMID: 35336116 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10030541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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As crude glycerol comprises a potential substrate for microalga fermentation and value added products’ biosynthesis, Auxenochlorella protothecoides was grown on it under heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions and its growth kinetics were evaluated in a continuous system under steady state conditions. Increasing initial glycerol concentration (from 30 to 50 g/L) in the heterotrophic culture led to reduced biomass yield (Yx/S) and productivity (Px), but favored lipid accumulation. Under heterotrophic conditions, the microalga was found to grow better (biomass up to 7.888 g/L) and faster (higher growth rates), the system functioned more effectively (higher Px) and crude glycerol was exploited more efficiently. Heterotrophy also favored proteins synthesis (up to 53%), lipids (up to 9.8%), and carbohydrates (up to 44.6%) accumulation. However, different trophic modes had no significant impact on the consistency of proteins and lipids. Oleic acid was the most abundant fatty acid detected (55–61.2% of the total lipids). The algal biomass contained many essential and non-essential amino acids, especially arginine, glutamic acid, lysine, aspartic acid, leucine, and alanine. In all the experimental trials, the protein contents in the microalgal biomass increased with the increasing dilution rate (D), with a concomitant decrease in the lipids and carbohydrates fractions.
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Terasawat A, Phoolphundh S. Simultaneous Biological Pretreatment and Saccharification of Rice Straw by Ligninolytic Enzymes from Panus neostrigosus I9 and Commercial Cellulase. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:853. [PMID: 34682275 PMCID: PMC8537424 DOI: 10.3390/jof7100853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The utilization of rice straw for biofuel production is limited by its composition. The pretreatment process is required to improve the enzymatic accessibility of polysaccharides in the biomass prior to enzymatic saccharification. In this study, simultaneous biological pretreatment and saccharification (SPS) of rice straw starting from laccase production by Panus neostrigosus I9 was operated in a 2-L fermenter. It was found that fungal physiology was strongly influenced by the agitation, and that the highest laccase production was obtained at an agitation speed of 750 rpm (209.96 ± 0.34 U/L). The dilution rate of 0.05 h-1 was set in continuous fermentation which resulted in laccase activity of 678.49 ± 20.39 U/L, approximately three times higher than that in batch culture. Response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to achieve the condition for maximum percentage of delignification. The maximum percentage of delignification of 45.55% was accomplished after pretreatment of rice straw with laccase enzyme 39.40 U/g rice straw at 43.70 °C for 11.19 h. Reducing sugar of 3.85 ± 0.15 g/L was obtained from the digested rice straw in a SPS reactor, while non-pretreated rice straw gave only 1.13 ± 0.10 g/L within 12 h of incubation. The results indicated that simultaneous biological pretreatment and saccharification (SPS) of rice straw by laccase helped to improve the accessibility of cellulose by cellulolytic enzymes.
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha-Uthid Road, Bang Mod, Thungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand;
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Liu Q, Zhao N, Zou Y, Ying H, Liu D, Chen Y. Feasibility Study on Long-Term Continuous Ethanol Production from Cassava Supernatant by Immobilized Yeast Cells in Packed Bed Reactor. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:1227-1234. [PMID: 31581383 PMCID: PMC9731366 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1908.08017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this study, yeast cell immobilization was carried out in a packed bed reactor (PBR) to investigate the effects of the volumetric capacity of carriers as well as the different fermentation modes on fuel ethanol production. An optimal volumetric capacity of 10 g/l was found to obtain a high cell concentration. The productivity of immobilized cell fermentation was 16% higher than that of suspended-cell fermentation in batch and it reached a higher value of 4.28 g/l/h in repeated batches. Additionally, using this method, the ethanol yield (95.88%) was found to be higher than that of other tested methods due to low concentrations of residual sugars and free cells. Continuous ethanol production using four bioreactors showed a higher productivity (9.57 g/l/h) and yield (96.96%) with an ethanol concentration of 104.65 g/l obtained from 219.42 g/l of initial total sugar at a dilution rate of 0.092 h-1. Furthermore, we reversed the substrate-feed flow directions in the in-series bioreactors to keep the cells at their highest activity and to extend the length of continuous fermentation. Our study demonstrates an effective method of ethanol production with a new immobilized approach, and that by switching the flow directions, traditional continuous fermentation can be greatly improved, which could have practical and broad implications in industrial applications.
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- Qingguo Liu
- Nanjing Institute of White-Biotech Co. Ltd., Medicine valley Avenue, Nanjing 20032, P.R. China
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- Nanjing Institute of White-Biotech Co. Ltd., Medicine valley Avenue, Nanjing 20032, P.R. China
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- Nanjing Institute of White-Biotech Co. Ltd., Medicine valley Avenue, Nanjing 20032, P.R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Xin mofan Road 5, Nanjing 10009, P.R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Xin mofan Road 5, Nanjing 10009, P.R. China
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- College of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Xin mofan Road 5, Nanjing 10009, P.R. China,Corresponding author Phone: +86-25-86990001 Fax: +86-25-5813938 E-mail:
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Olszewska-Widdrat A, Alexandri M, López-Gómez JP, Schneider R, Venus J. Batch and Continuous Lactic Acid Fermentation Based on A Multi-Substrate Approach. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1084. [PMID: 32708134 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8071084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The utilisation of waste materials and industrial residues became a priority within the bioeconomy concept and the production of biobased chemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility to continuously produce L-lactic acid from different renewable substrates, in a multi-substrate strategy mode. Based on batch experiments observations, Bacillus coagulans A534 strain was able to continuously metabolise acid whey, sugar beet molasses, sugar bread, alfalfa press green juice and tapioca starch. Additionally, reference experiments showed its behaviour in standard medium. Continuous fermentations indicated that the highest productivity was achieved when molasses was employed with a value of 10.34 g·L−1·h−1, while the lactic acid to sugar conversion yield was 0.86 g·g−1. This study demonstrated that LA can be efficiently produced in continuous mode regardless the substrate, which is a huge advantage in comparison to other platform chemicals.
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Xu JJ, Fu LJ, Si KL, Yue TL, Guo CF. 3-phenyllactic acid production by free-whole-cells of Lactobacillus crustorum in batch and continuous fermentation systems. J Appl Microbiol 2020; 129:335-344. [PMID: 32009287 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 01/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIM 3-Phenyllactic acid (3-PLA) has been widely used in food and material industries. Three Lactobacillus crustorum strains have shown greater 3-PLA production ability in our previous study. The objectives of this study were to further improve 3-PLA yields in batch and continuous fermentation systems using of free-whole-cells of the three L. crustorum strains. MATERIALS AND RESULTS The fermentation conditions of free-whole-cells of the three L. crustorum strains for 3-PLA production were optimized. Among these strains, L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 showed excellent reusability and significantly (P < 0·05) greater 3-PLA production ability than the other strains after 10th recycle. The strain possesses three l-lactate dehydrogenase and three d-lactate dehydrogenase catalysing 3-PLA production from phenylpyruvic acid (PPA). Under the optimal conditions, the strain produced 15·2 mmol l-1 3-PLA (76% PPA conversion rate) in a batch fermentation system and 6·5 mmol l-1 h-1 3-PLA (55% PPA conversion rate) in a continuous fermentation system using a 0·6 dilution rate. CONCLUSIONS Free-whole-cells of L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 showed excellent reusability and higher 3-PLA yields under optimal biotransformation conditions in both batch and continuous fermentation systems. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study provides the possibility to use the free-whole-cells of L. crustorum NWAFU 1078 as a biocatalyst for effective production of 3-PLA.
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- J-J Xu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Blunt W, Levin DB, Cicek N. Bioreactor Operating Strategies for Improved Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) Productivity. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10111197. [PMID: 30961122 PMCID: PMC6290639 DOI: 10.3390/polym10111197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Microbial polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are promising biodegradable polymers that may alleviate some of the environmental burden of petroleum-derived polymers. The requirements for carbon substrates and energy for bioreactor operations are major factors contributing to the high production costs and environmental impact of PHAs. Improving the process productivity is an important aspect of cost reduction, which has been attempted using a variety of fed-batch, continuous, and semi-continuous bioreactor systems, with variable results. The purpose of this review is to summarize the bioreactor operations targeting high PHA productivity using pure cultures. The highest volumetric PHA productivity was reported more than 20 years ago for poly(3-hydroxybutryate) (PHB) production from sucrose (5.1 g L−1 h−1). In the time since, similar results have not been achieved on a scale of more than 100 L. More recently, a number fed-batch and semi-continuous (cyclic) bioreactor operation strategies have reported reasonably high productivities (1 g L−1 h−1 to 2 g L−1 h−1) under more realistic conditions for pilot or industrial-scale production, including the utilization of lower-cost waste carbon substrates and atmospheric air as the aeration medium, as well as cultivation under non-sterile conditions. Little development has occurred in the area of fully continuously fed bioreactor systems over the last eight years.
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- Warren Blunt
- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5V6, Canada.
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Fan R, Ebrahimi M, Czermak P. Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Continuous Lactic Acid Fermentation. Membranes (Basel) 2017; 7:membranes7020026. [PMID: 28467384 PMCID: PMC5489860 DOI: 10.3390/membranes7020026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Membrane bioreactor systems can enhance anaerobic lactic acid fermentation by reducing product inhibition, thus increasing productivity. In batch fermentations, the bioconversion of glucose is strongly inhibited in the presence of more than 100 g·L−1 lactic acid and is only possible when the product is simultaneously removed, which can be achieved by ceramic membrane filtration. The crossflow velocity is a more important determinant of flux than the transmembrane pressure. Therefore, to stabilize the performance of the membrane bioreactor system during continuous fermentation, the crossflow velocity was controlled by varying the biomass concentration, which was monitored in real-time using an optical sensor. Continuous fermentation under these conditions, thus, achieved a stable productivity of ~8 g·L−1·h−1 and the concentration of lactic acid was maintained at ~40 g·L−1 at a dilution rate of 0.2 h−1. No residual sugar was detected in the steady state with a feed concentration of 50 g·L−1.
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- Rong Fan
- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Membrane Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Giessen 35390, Germany.
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Membrane Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Giessen 35390, Germany.
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- Institute of Bioprocess Engineering and Membrane Technology, University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Giessen 35390, Germany.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA.
- Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen 35390, Germany.
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Wang YF, Tan L, Wang T, Sun ZY, Tang YQ, Kida K. Production of ethanol from kitchen waste by using flocculating Saccharomyces cerevisiae KF-7. Environ Technol 2017; 38:316-325. [PMID: 27241454 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2016.1192224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Kitchen waste is rich in carbohydrates and can potentially serve as feedstock for ethanol production. Starch was the primary carbohydrate in kitchen waste obtained from the canteen in the Sichuan University, which was used to evaluate long-term ethanol fermentation performance in this study. The optimal conditions for liquefaction and saccharification of the kitchen waste were as follows: adding α-amylase at 0.3 μL/g glucan for liquefaction at 90°C for 30 min, and adding glucoamylase at 4 μL/g glucan for saccharification at 50°C. Glucose yield obtained under the optimal conditions was over 80%. Addition of cellulase did not enhance glucose yield, but decreased the viscosity of the saccharified slurry. Repeated-batch presaccharification followed by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of 20 batches was successfully carried out at an aeration of 0.1 vvm. Ethanol concentration of 43.9-45.0 g/L was achieved, corresponding to ethanol yield and productivity of 88.9-91.2% and 3.3-3.5 g/L/h, respectively, and the CO2/ethanol molar ratio was approximately 1. Continuous PSSF was stably carried out at a dilution rate of ≤0.3 h-1. Productivity was 11.5 g/L/h at a dilution rate of 0.3 h-1. Ethanol concentration and yield were 42.0 g/L and 82.8% at a dilution rate of 0.2 h-1, respectively.
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- Yan-Fang Wang
- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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- a College of Architecture and Environment , Sichuan University , Chengdu , People's Republic of China
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Metz B, Hoonakker M, Uittenbogaard JP, Weyts M, Mommen GPM, Meiring HD, Tilstra W, Pennings JLA, van der Pol LA, Kuipers B, Sloots A, van den IJssel J, van de Waterbeemd B, van der Ark A. Proteome Analysis Is a Valuable Tool to Monitor Antigen Expression during Upstream Processing of Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccines. J Proteome Res 2016; 16:528-537. [PMID: 27977922 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Physicochemical and immunochemical assays were applied to substantiate the relation between upstream processing and the quality of whole-cell pertussis vaccines. Bordetella pertussis bacteria were cultured on a chemically defined medium using a continuous cultivation process in stirred tank reactors to obtain uniform protein expression. Continuous culture favors the consistent production of proteins known as virulence factors. Magnesium sulfate was added during the steady state of the culture in order to diminish the expression of virulence proteins. Changes in gene expression and antigen composition were measured by microarrays, mass spectrometry and ELISA. Transcriptome and proteome data revealed high similarity between the biological triplicates demonstrating consistent cultivation of B. pertussis. The addition of magnesium sulfate resulted in an instant downregulation of the virulence genes in B. pertussis, but a gradual decrease of virulence proteins. The quantity of virulence proteins concurred highly with the potency of the corresponding whole-cell pertussis vaccines, which were determined by the Kendrick test. In conclusion, proteome analysis provided detailed information on the composition and proportion of virulence proteins present in the whole-cell preparations of B. pertussis. Moreover, proteome analysis is a valuable method to monitor the production process of whole-cell biomass and predict the product quality of whole-cell pertussis vaccines.
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- Bernard Metz
- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment , P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment , P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Translational Vaccinology (Intravacc) , P.O. Box 450, 3720 AL Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Xie D, Miller E, Sharpe P, Jackson E, Zhu Q. Omega-3 production by fermentation of Yarrowia lipolytica: From fed-batch to continuous. Biotechnol Bioeng 2016; 114:798-812. [PMID: 27861744 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 11/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The omega-3 fatty acid, cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5; EPA) has wide-ranging benefits in improving heart health, immune function, and mental health. A sustainable source of EPA production through fermentation of metabolically engineered Yarrowia lipolytica has been developed. In this paper, key fed-batch fermentation conditions were identified to achieve 25% EPA in the yeast biomass, which is so far the highest EPA titer reported in the literature. Dynamic models of the EPA fermentation process were established for analyzing, optimizing, and scaling up the fermentation process. In addition, model simulations were used to develop a two-stage continuous process and compare to single-stage continuous and fed- batch processes. The two stage continuous process, which is equipped with a smaller growth fermentor (Stage 1) and a larger production fermentor (Stage 2), was found to be a superior process to achieve high titer, rate, and yield of EPA. A two-stage continuous fermentation experiment with Y. lipolytica strain Z7334 was designed using the model simulation and then tested in a 2 L and 5 L fermentation system for 1,008 h. Compared with the standard 2 L fed-batch process, the two-stage continuous fermentation process improved the overall EPA productivity by 80% and EPA concentration in the fermenter by 40% while achieving comparable EPA titer in biomass and similar conversion yield from glucose. During the long-term experiment it was also found that the Y. lipolytica strain evolved to reduce byproduct and increase lipid production. This is one of the few continuous fermentation examples that demonstrated improved productivity and concentration of a final product with similar conversion yield compared with a fed-batch process. This paper suggests the two-stage continuous fermentation could be an effective process to achieve improved production of omega-3 and other fermentation products where non-growth or partially growth associated kinetics characterize the process. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2017;114: 798-812. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Dongming Xie
- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880.,Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01854
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- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880
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- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880
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- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880
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- DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Experimental Station, Wilmington, Delaware, 19880
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Femmer T, Carstensen F, Wessling M. A membrane stirrer for product recovery and substrate feeding. Biotechnol Bioeng 2014; 112:331-8. [PMID: 25212847 DOI: 10.1002/bit.25448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 07/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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During fermentation processes, in situ product recovery (ISPR) using submerged membranes allows a continuous operation mode with effective product removal. Continuous recovery reduces product inhibition and organisms in the reactor are not exposed to changing reaction conditions. For an effective in situ product removal, submerged membrane systems should have a sufficient large membrane area and an anti-fouling concept integrated in a compact device for the limited space in a lab-scale bioreactor. We present a new membrane stirrer with integrated filtration membranes on the impeller blades as well as an integrated gassing concept in an all-in-one device. The stirrer is fabricated by rapid prototyping and is equipped with a commercial micromesh membrane. Filtration performance is tested using a yeast cell suspension with different stirring speeds and aeration fluxes. We reduce membrane fouling by backflushing through the membrane with the product stream.
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- T Femmer
- Chemical Process Engineering AVT.CVT, RWTH Aachen University, Turmstraße 46, 52064, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 50, 52074, Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Xu W, Liang L, Song Z, Zhu M. Continuous ethanol production from sugarcane molasses using a newly designed combined bioreactor system by immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2014; 61:289-96. [PMID: 24164318 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Continuous ethanol fermentation using polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), immobilized yeast, and sugarcane molasses (22 and 35°Bx) with 8 g/L urea was run in a combined bioreactor system consisting of three-stage tubular bioreactors in series. The effect of the dilution rate (D) at 0.0037, 0.0075, 0.0117, 0.0145, 0.018, and 0.0282 H(-1) on continuous ethanol fermentation was investigated in this study. The results showed that D had a significant effect on fermentation efficiency, sugar-utilized rate, ethanol yield, and ethanol productivity in this designed continuous fermentation system. The D had a linear relationship with residual sugar and ethanol production under certain conditions. The highest fermentation efficiency of 83.26%, ethanol yield of 0.44 g/g, and the lowest residual sugar content of 6.50 g/L were achieved at 0.0037 H(-1) in the fermentation of 22°Bx molasses, indicating that the immobilization of cells using PVA, sugarcane pieces, and cotton towel is feasible and the established continuous system performs well.
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- Wanxia Xu
- School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, South China University of Technology, Panyu, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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