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http://dx.doi.org/10.14478/ace.2011.22.5.562

Effect of pH on Growth and Ethanol Production of Clostridium ljungdahlii  

Park, So Jung (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hankyong National University)
Hong, Sung-Gu (Department of Bioresources & Rural Systems Engineering, Hankyong National University)
Kang, Kwon-Kyoo (Department of Horticultural Science, Hankyong National University)
Kim, Young-Kee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Hankyong National University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.22, no.5, 2011 , pp. 562-565 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we developed a bioprocess using Clostridium ljungdahlii as a biological catalyst to produce bio-ethanol, and the effect of pH on microbial growth and ethanol production was investigated. From the results of fermentation at various initial pH condition without pH control, pH of fermentation broth decreased to 4.5 within 24 h due to accumulation of by-product acetic acid and both microbial growth and ethanol production were stopped. The experimental result of initial pH 8 showed the highest microbial growth and ethanol production (0.53 g/L), since the pH drop was relatively slow. From the experiment of pH 7 maintained fermentation using pH controllable bioreactor, the maximum cell dry weight of 1.65 g/L and the maximum ethanol concentration of 1.43 g/L were obtained within 24 h. In conclusion, the C. ljungdahlii growth was enhanced by pH maintenance of neutral range, and the ethanol production was also enhanced based on the growth-associated ethanol production characteristics of C. ljungdahlii.
Keywords
bioethanol; Clostridium ljungdahlii; synthesis gas; fermentation; bioreactor;
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