Application of solvent extraction to ethanol fermentation |
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Authors: | Masatoshi Matsumura Herbert Märkl |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Applied Biochemistry, University of Tsukuba, Sakura-mura, 305 Niihari-gun, Ibaraki, Japan;(2) Lehrstuhl B für Thermodynamik, Technische Universität München, Areisstraße 21, D-8000 München 2, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary The basic problems of applying solvent extraction to ethanol fermentation were investigated. The selection of solvents was based on the selectivity ratio, which was expressed as the ratio of the ethanol distribution coefficient to the water distribution coefficient. Solvents with high selectivity ratios of more than 50 were found mainly among the alcohols and esters. However, most of these solvents were toxic to ethanol-producing microorganisms. We tried to make a barrier to solvent molecules beneath the surface of gel beads immobilizing the cells as a protection against solvent toxicity. Porapack Q was found to be an effective barrier, and the ethanol production rate of immobilized cells protected with Porapack Q did not change event after the production of eight batches in medium saturated with sec-octanol, which was the most toxic solvent used in our experiments. |
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