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Production of L (+)‐lactic acid from glucose and starch by immobilized cells of Rhizopus oryzae in a rotating fibrous bed bioreactor

Production of L (+)‐lactic acid from glucose and starch by immobilized cells of Rhizopus oryzae... A rotating fibrous‐bed bioreactor (RFB) was developed for fermentation to produce L(+)‐lactic acid from glucose and cornstarch by Rhizopus oryzae. Fungal mycelia were immobilized on cotton cloth in the RFB for a prolonged period to study the fermentation kinetics and process stability. The pH and dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) were found to have significant effects on lactic acid productivity and yield, with pH 6 and 90% DO being the optimal conditions. A high lactic acid yield of 90% (w/w) and productivity of 2.5 g/L·h (467 g/h·m2) was obtained from glucose in fed‐batch fermentation. When cornstarch was used as the substrate, the lactic acid yield was close to 100% (w/w) and the productivity was 1.65 g/L·h (300 g/h·m2). The highest concentration of lactic acid achieved in these fed‐batch fermentations was 127 g/L. The immobilized‐cells fermentation in the RFB gave a virtually cell‐free fermentation broth and provided many advantages over conventional fermentation processes, especially those with freely suspended fungal cells. Without immobilization with the cotton cloth, mycelia grew everywhere in the fermentor and caused serious problems in reactor control and operation and consequently the fermentation was poor in lactic acid production. Oxygen transfer in the RFB was also studied and the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficients under various aeration and agitation conditions were determined and then used to estimate the oxygen transfer rate and uptake rate during the fermentation. The results showed that the oxygen uptake rate increased with increasing DO, indicating that oxygen transfer was limited by the diffusion inside the mycelial layer. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 80: 1–12, 2002. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Biotechnology and Bioengineering Wiley

Production of L (+)‐lactic acid from glucose and starch by immobilized cells of Rhizopus oryzae in a rotating fibrous bed bioreactor

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
0006-3592
eISSN
1097-0290
DOI
10.1002/bit.10340
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12209781
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Abstract

A rotating fibrous‐bed bioreactor (RFB) was developed for fermentation to produce L(+)‐lactic acid from glucose and cornstarch by Rhizopus oryzae. Fungal mycelia were immobilized on cotton cloth in the RFB for a prolonged period to study the fermentation kinetics and process stability. The pH and dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) were found to have significant effects on lactic acid productivity and yield, with pH 6 and 90% DO being the optimal conditions. A high lactic acid yield of 90% (w/w) and productivity of 2.5 g/L·h (467 g/h·m2) was obtained from glucose in fed‐batch fermentation. When cornstarch was used as the substrate, the lactic acid yield was close to 100% (w/w) and the productivity was 1.65 g/L·h (300 g/h·m2). The highest concentration of lactic acid achieved in these fed‐batch fermentations was 127 g/L. The immobilized‐cells fermentation in the RFB gave a virtually cell‐free fermentation broth and provided many advantages over conventional fermentation processes, especially those with freely suspended fungal cells. Without immobilization with the cotton cloth, mycelia grew everywhere in the fermentor and caused serious problems in reactor control and operation and consequently the fermentation was poor in lactic acid production. Oxygen transfer in the RFB was also studied and the volumetric oxygen transfer coefficients under various aeration and agitation conditions were determined and then used to estimate the oxygen transfer rate and uptake rate during the fermentation. The results showed that the oxygen uptake rate increased with increasing DO, indicating that oxygen transfer was limited by the diffusion inside the mycelial layer. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 80: 1–12, 2002.

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Biotechnology and BioengineeringWiley

Published: Oct 5, 2002

Keywords: Rhizopus oryzae ; lactic acid; fibrous bed bioreactor; immobilization; starch

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