Improved production of succinic acid from Basfia succiniciproducens growing on A. donax and process evaluation through material flow analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to its wide range of applications in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical fields, microbial synthesis of succinic acid is receiving growing attention, generating already relevant industrial results, as well as fueling constant research for improvements. In order to develop a sustainable process, a special focus is now set on the exploitation and conversion of lignocellulosic biomasses into platform chemicals.

Results

In the present work we used Basfia succiniciproducens BPP7 in separated hydrolysis and fermentation experiments with Arundo donax as starting material. Fed-batch strategies showed a maximal production of about 37 g/L of succinic acid after 43 h of growth and a productivity of 0.9 g/L h on the pilot scale. Global mass balance calcula

SUBMITTER: Cimini D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6360672 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature