Computer simulated fed-batch cultivation for over production of PHB: A comparison of simultaneous and alternate feeding of carbon and nitrogen
Batch kinetics for cultivation of Ralstonia eutropha, NRRL B14690 featured 19.7 g/l biomass and 10.89 g/l PHB accumulation in 60 h under statistically optimized culture conditions. For in-depth understanding of culture dynamics and for suitable reactor design a mathematical model was developed. The...
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Published in | Biochemical engineering journal Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 197 - 203 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Lausanne
Elsevier B.V
2006
Amsterdam Elsevier Science New York, NY |
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Summary: | Batch kinetics for cultivation of
Ralstonia eutropha, NRRL B14690 featured 19.7
g/l biomass and 10.89
g/l PHB accumulation in 60
h under statistically optimized culture conditions. For in-depth understanding of culture dynamics and for suitable reactor design a mathematical model was developed. The model was highly instrumental in guiding the appropriate experiments to optimize the process with minimum efforts. Offline computer simulated fed-batch cultivations allowed selection of two different nutrient (nitrogen (as urea) and fructose) feeding strategies. Fed-batch fermentation, conducted by feeding nitrogen (as urea) (8
g/l) at the rate of 70
ml/h and fructose (300
g/l) at the rate of 80
ml/h simultaneously yielded 17.57
g/l PHB in 50
h with an overall productivity of 0.35
g/l
h. In another strategy, alternate feeding of the nitrogen (as urea) (15
g/l) and fructose (350
g/l) at a flow rate of 80
ml/h resulted in PHB accumulation of 18.46
g/l in 40
h resulting in overall productivity of 0.46
g/l
h. Model-based fed-batch operation was very helpful for over producing PHB by
R. eutropha. The increase in PHB productivity in fed-batch cultivation was almost 2.6 times as compared to batch. |
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ISSN: | 1369-703X 1873-295X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.bej.2005.08.006 |