Isopropanol-butanol-ethanol (IBE) production in repeated-batch cultivation of Clostridium beijerinckii DSM 6423 immobilized on sugarcane bagasse

Author(s)

dos Santos Vieira, Carla Ferreira ^[1] ; Maugeri Filho, Francisco ^[2] ; Maciel Filho, Rubens ^[1] ; Mariano, Adriano Pinto ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Chem Engn, Lab Optimizat Design & Adv Control, Fermentat Div LOPCA Ferm, Campinas, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Campinas UNICAMP, Sch Food Engn, Bioproc & Metab Engn Lab LEMeB, Campinas, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: FUEL; v. 263, MAR 1 2020.
• Web of Science Citations: 0

Abstract

The IBE mixture is a potential automotive fuel, and its production by Clostridium beijerinckii DSM 6423, the best known natural IBE producer, is hindered by low productivity and low butanol titer. To alleviate this problem, we cultivated C. beijerinckii DSM 6423 in repeated batches using sugarcane bagasse as a low-cost immobilization agent. Experiments were conducted in 250-mL bottles containing 150 mL P2 medium, glucose, and bagasse. In a fermentation with seven batch cycles (257 h) containing 7.5 g bagasse, glucose (60 g/L) conversion varied between 38% and 98%. In four of the batch cycles, IBE productivity was between 0.22 and 0.28 g/L.h, and butanol titer reached 6.7-8.6 g/L. In contrast, in a free-cell single-batch cultivation, glucose conversion was limited to 35%, IBE production was slower (0.13 g IBE/L.h), and butanol titer did not exceed 4.8 g/L. Despite the gains in productivity and butanol titer, further research is needed to elucidate the factors and mechanisms that caused IBE yield to decline during repeated-batch cultivation of C. beijerinckii DSM 6423. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/23042-9 - Development of advanced fermentation technology for the production of n-butanol, isopropanol and ethanol from sugar cane bagasse
• Grantee: Carla Ferreira dos Santos Vieira
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 15/20630-4 - Biorefinery development integrated to a bioethanol sugar cane plant with zero CO2 emission: routes to convert renewable resources to bio-products and bio-electricity
• Grantee: Rubens Maciel Filho
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/23983-3 - Routes for production of sugarcane-based tires: efficient conversion of sugars to 1,3-butadiene precursors and techno-economic-environmental assessment
• Grantee: Adriano Pinto Mariano
• Support Opportunities: Program for Research on Bioenergy (BIOEN) - Regular Program Grants