The influence of vessel height and top-section size on the hydrodynamic characteristics of airlift fermentors

Fermentations of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were carried out in a 90 to 250-L working volume concentric tube airlift fermentor. Measurements of liquid circulation velocity, gas hold-up, and liquid mixing were made under varying conditions of gas flowrate, vessel height, and top-section size. Both liquid circulation velocity and mixing time increased with vessel height. Liquid velocity varied approximately in proportion to the square root of column height, supporting a theoretically based relationship. The effect of vessel height on gas hold-up was negligible. The height of the top-section had a significant effect on liquid mixing. Mixing time decreased with increasing size of the top-section up to a critical height. As the top-section was expanded beyond this height, little improvement in mixing was seen. This indicated the presence of a two-zone flow pattern in the top-section. Liquid velocity and gas hold-up were essentially independent of top-section height. (c) 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

中试规模纯化海洋芽孢杆菌源脂肽类化合物

本次研究旨在建立经济可行的海洋芽孢杆菌源脂肽类化合物的中试规模纯化工艺。对包括酸化沉淀、甲醇浸提、溶剂沉淀、盐析、萃取、硅胶柱层析和HZ806大孔树脂吸附工艺在内的可放大的成熟单元工艺进行反复试验,考察脂肽类化合物表面活性对单元工艺的影响。严格遵循以高收率为前提循序渐进逐步减少杂质的原则,组合上述单元工艺对目标产物进行提取和纯化,并最终获得高纯度脂肽样品。新工艺可从1 t海洋芽孢杆菌Bacillus marinus B-9987的发酵液中,以百克量级的规模制备87.51%–100%纯度的脂肽类化合物样品,收率81.73%。本研究首次实现了高纯度的海洋芽孢杆菌源脂肽类化合物的百克量级制备;允许发酵生产阶段使用天然培养基,缓解了脂肽中游发酵生产和下游大规模纯化之间的矛盾;且各单元工艺规避了脂肽类化合物水溶液的乳化起泡和不经济的大体积水溶液蒸发浓缩。新工艺实用可行,经济合理。     

High-concentration cultivation of Lactococcus cremoris in a cell-recycle reactor

High-cell concentration cultivation of Lactococcus cremoris, a homofermentative lactic acid producer, in a cell-recycle fermentor is described. Cross-flow filtration allowing continuous removal of the inhibitory metabollte, the influence of dilution rate on growth was investigated in total or partial cell-recycle cultures. The dependence of growth characteristics on operating conditions was identified and quantified using lactose as the carbon source. Growth kinetics could be described by both lactate removal efficiency and nutrient availability. Based on physiological observations, biomass and lactic acid productivities were predicted in partial cell-recycle cultures.     

Batch cultivation and astaxanthin production by a mutant of the red yeast,Phaffia rhodozyma NCHU-FS501

Phaffia rhodozyma cells were treated with the mutagenic agent NTG several times and plated on yeast-malt agar containing -ionone as a selective medium. This mutagenesis of the yeast yielded a mutant (NCHU-FS501) with a total carotenoid content of 1454 g g^–1 dry biomass. Temperature and pH had only a slight effect on the volumetric pigment production by the red yeast, however astaxanthin yield and specific growth rate were influenced more significantly by temperature and pH. The optimum inoculum size, temperature and air flow rate for astaxanthin formation by the mutant in a bench-top fermentor were 7.5% (v/v), 22.5°C and 3.6 vvm, respectively. Glucose (1%, w/v) as carbon source yielded the highest volumetric astaxanthin production (6.72 g ml^–1). Peptone (15.8% total nitrogen) was the best nitrogen source for astaxanthin production (6.72 g ml^–1). Pigment formation by the mutant was further improved by increasing the glucose concentration to 3.5%, where the astaxanthin concentration was 16.33 m ml^–1. At 4.5% glucose or above astaxanthin formation was inhibited. Control of the pH of the fermentation broth did not improved pigment production.     

Oxygen transfer modeling and simulations for an industrial continuous airlift fermentor

This article deals with the modeling of the oxygen transfer in an industrial airlift fermentor used for lactic yeast production on whey substrates. The purpose of this study was to improve the understanding of the interactions among the various parameters that govern the oxygen transfer phenomena in this type of fermentor. The reliability of the proposed model is demonstrated. The results of the investigations have been put into practice on the industrial scale and have contributed to monitor better the fermentation process. The model was also used to develop new ways of industrial fermentor design.     

抗真菌多肽捷安肽素发酵中试研究

对筛选出的一株芽孢杆菌ZK在1000L发酵罐中进行了代谢产物抗真菌多肽捷安肽素的放大中间试验。研究菌体的生长、还原糖的利用及产素的变化规律,为进行捷安肽素的工业化生产提供了依据。     

A study of oxygen transfer in shake flasks using a non-invasive oxygen sensor

We describe a study of oxygen transfer in shake flasks using a non-invasive optical sensor. This study investigates the effect of different plugs, presence of baffles, and the type of media on the dissolved oxygen profiles during Escherichia coli fermentation. We measured the volumetric mass transfer coefficient (k(L)a) under various conditions and also the resistances of the various plugs. Finally, we compared shake flask k(L)a with that from a stirred tank fermentor. By matching k(L)a's we were able to obtain similar growth and recombinant protein product formation kinetics in both a fermentor and a shake flask. These results provide a quantitative comparison of fermentations in a shake flask vs. a bench-scale fermentor and should be valuable in guiding scale-up efforts.     

A High Performance Fermentation Process for Citric Acid Production by Aspergillus niger NGGCB-101, Using Vermiculite as an Additive in a Stirred Bioreactor

The present study describes the use of vermiculite for enhanced citric acid productivity by a mutant strain of Aspergillus niger NG^GCB-101 in a stirred bioreactor of 15.0 l capacity. The maximum amount of citric acid (96.10 g/l) was obtained with the control 144 h after mycelial inoculation. To enhance citric acid production, varying levels of vermiculite were added as an additive into the fermentation medium. The best results were observed when 0.20 g/l vermiculite was added into the medium 24 h after inoculation resulting in the production of 146.88 g citric acid monohydrate/l. The dry cell mass and residual sugar were 11.75 and 55.90 g/l, respectively. Mixed mycelial pellets (1.08–1.28 mm, dia) were observed in the fermented culture broth. When the culture grown at different vermiculite levels was monitored for Q _p , Q _s and q _p , there was a significant enhancement (P 0.05) in these variables over the control (vermiculite-free). Based on these results, it is concluded that vermiculite might affect mycelial morphology and subsequent TCA cycle performance to improve carbon source utilization by the mould, basic parameters for high performance citric acid fermentation.     

产酸丙酸杆菌生长特性及5L罐发酵动力学研究

论文在摇瓶水平对产酸丙酸杆菌基本生长特性（温度、pH、摇床转速、接种量、种龄等）、碳源、氮源利用情况、产物抑制及5 L罐发酵动力学进行了研究。结果表明,该菌在32℃,初始pH 6．5,摇床转速150 r/min,接种24 h的种子液,接种量为5％条件下,产酸丙酸杆菌生长及产酸水平达最高值;该菌可利用碳源十分广泛,但对氮源要求比较高,只可利用有机氮源;在不同初始葡萄糖浓度下,产酸丙酸杆菌生长及产酸水平差异不大,无明显底物抑制现象;在2g/L的初始丙酸盐浓度下,该菌生长受到明显抑制;在5L发酵罐中,初始葡萄糖浓度为58．8 g/L,发酵72 h,葡萄糖消耗完全,丙酸终浓度达22．4 g/L,丙酸得率和产率分别达0．381 g/g和0．295 g/（L·h）,丙酸占总酸比例达72．10％。     

酵母菌HL的批次发酵及发酵动力学初探

在摇瓶培养的基础上,对酵母菌Ｌｉｐｏｍｙｃｅｓ ｓｔａｒｋｅｙｉ ＨＬ进行了小型发酵罐的分批和分批补料发酵及其发酵动力学的初步研究。结果表明,通过后期补料既可明显地延长菌体脂类合成期,减缓油脂比合成速率的降低,又可增加菌液的细胞密度,最终提高了整个发酵罐的油脂产量和平均容量产率。发酵结果如下：发酵时间１２０ｈ;油脂产量１１.０ｇ／Ｌ;菌体生物量１９．４ｇ／Ｌ。油脂百分含量 ５６．５％,显然比分批培养８４ｈ所得的１１．２ｇ／Ｌ细胞生物量和 ６.１ｇ／Ｌ油脂产量分别增长了７３％和８０％。此外,通