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Evaluation of Media Components and Process Parameters in a Sensitive and Robust Fed-Batch Syngas Fermentation System withClostridium ljungdahlii

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FERMENTATION-BASEL
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/fermentation6020061

Keywords

syngas fermentation; Clostridium ljungdahlii; yeast extract; cysteine; pH; gas flow; fed-batch; acetate; gas consumption; carbon balance

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  1. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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The fermentation of synthesis gas, or syngas, by acetogenic bacteria can help in transitioning from a fossil-fuel-based to a renewable bioeconomy. The main fermentation products ofClostridium ljungdahlii, one of such microorganisms, are acetate and ethanol. A sensitive, robust and reproducible system was established forC. ljungdahliisyngas fermentation, and several process parameters and medium components (pH, gas flow, cysteine and yeast extract) were investigated to assess its impact on the fermentation outcomes, as well as real time gas consumption. Moreover, a closed carbon balance could be achieved with the data obtained. This system is a valuable tool to detect changes in the behavior of the culture. It can be applied for the screening of strains, gas compositions or media components, for a better understanding of the physiology and metabolic regulation of acetogenic bacteria. Here, it was shown that neither yeast extract nor cysteine was a limiting factor for cell growth since their supplementation did not have a noticeable impact on product formation or overall gas consumption. By combining the lowering of both the pH and the gas flow after 24 h, the highest ethanol to acetate ratio was achieved, but with the caveat of lower productivity.

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