Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 152, Issue -, Pages 337-346Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.015
Keywords
Mixed culture syngas fermentation; Drop-in biofuel; n-Propanol; n-Butanol; n-Hexanol
Funding
- USDA-NIFA Special Research Grant Award [USDA-NIFA 2010-34447-20772]
- Oklahoma NSF EPSCoR Grant [EPS-0814361]
- Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
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Higher alcohols such as n-butanol and n-hexanol have higher energy density than ethanol, are more compatible with current fuel infrastructure, and can be upgraded to jet and diesel fuels. Several organisms are known to convert syngas to ethanol, but very few can produce higher alcohols alone. As a potential solution, mixed culture fermentation between the syngas fermenting Alkalibaculum bacchi strain CP15 and propionic acid producer Clostridium propionicum was studied. The monoculture of CP15 produced only ethanol from syngas without initial addition of organic acids to the fermentation medium. However, the mixed culture produced ethanol, n-propanol and n-butanol from syngas. The addition of propionic acid, butyric acid and hexanoic acid to the mixed culture resulted in a 50% higher conversion efficiency of these acids to their respective alcohols compared to CP15 monoculture. These findings illustrate the great potential of mixed culture syngas fermentation in production of higher alcohols. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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