The study carried out during the present Ph.D. program aimed at investigating the Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) production process by fermentation. The work was carried out at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale of the University of Naples ‘Federico II’. The activities were articulated according to three paths: i) the characterization of the ABE fermentation process as regards kinetics and yields using different renewable resources (lignocellulosic biomass, high sugar content beverges and cheese whey); ii) the characterization of the ABE fermentation process according to the metabolic flux analaysis (MFA) and to the dynamic kinetic models; iii) the development of innovative continuous biofilm reactor for the ABE production. A commercial clostridia strain was investigated. Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792 was selected for its ability to produce ABE with satisfactory selectivity towards the butanol.
Butanol production by fermentation of renewable feedstocks / Marzocchella, Antonio; Salatino, Piero; Olivieri, Giuseppe; P., Götz. - (2014).
Butanol production by fermentation of renewable feedstocks
MARZOCCHELLA, ANTONIO;SALATINO, PIERO;OLIVIERI, GIUSEPPE;
2014
Abstract
The study carried out during the present Ph.D. program aimed at investigating the Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) production process by fermentation. The work was carried out at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale of the University of Naples ‘Federico II’. The activities were articulated according to three paths: i) the characterization of the ABE fermentation process as regards kinetics and yields using different renewable resources (lignocellulosic biomass, high sugar content beverges and cheese whey); ii) the characterization of the ABE fermentation process according to the metabolic flux analaysis (MFA) and to the dynamic kinetic models; iii) the development of innovative continuous biofilm reactor for the ABE production. A commercial clostridia strain was investigated. Clostridium acetobutylicum DSM 792 was selected for its ability to produce ABE with satisfactory selectivity towards the butanol.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
