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Total Authors: 3
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| Affiliation: | [1] Fed Univ Sao Carlos UFSCar, Ctr Agr Sci CCA, BR-13600970 Araras, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering; v. 32, n. 2, p. 377-384, APR-JUN 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 4 |
| Abstract | |
AbstractSolid-state cultivation (SSC) may be defined as growth of microorganisms on a solid support impregnated or not with a nutrient solution in near absence of free-water conditions. The use of sugarcane bagasse as a support for SSC usually demands that the particles are impregnated and moistened with nutrient solution. Vinasse is the main wastewater of ethanol fermentation-distillation. As there are no reports of the use of wastewater for moistening solid supports in SSC, the proposal is the development of an innovative process, with valuation of these by-products. Thus, the aim of this research was to evaluate SSC of Aspergillus niger using sugarcane bagasse and vinasse for citric acid production. The results indicate that citric acid production and glucose consumption are dependent on oxygen availability, which can be modulated by selection of bed height and air-flow in packed-bed bioreactors. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/07802-0 - Cultivation of Aspergillus niger on sugarcane bagasse impregnated with vinasse: Influence of solid moisture on oxygen transfer |
| Grantee: | Reinaldo Gaspar Bastos |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |