Studies on the stability of solvent production by Clostridium acetobutylicum in continuous culture
- 1 June 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Bacteriology
- Vol. 58 (6) , 597-605
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1985.tb01716.x
Abstract
Various methods of continuous flow culture of Clostridium acetobutylicum NCIB 8052 were investigated, with the aim of obtaining prolonged production of acetone and butanol. In ammonia‐limited chemostat culture, maximal concentrations of solvents were obtained at pH 5–5 at a relatively high biomass concentration of 1.3–2.0 g/1 dry weight maintained at a dilution rate of 0.06/h. Similar dependence of solvent production on the sustenance of a relatively high cell density was observed in magnesium‐ or phosphate‐limited chemostat cultures. Solvent production was always transient, however, with a shift to production of only acetic and butyric acids being observed after 4–16 volume changes. Longer term solvent production was obtainable under conditions of glucose limitation but the solvent yield was low. Cultivation in a pH‐auxostat permitted solvent production in reasonably high yield over at least 70 volume changes with no signs of culture degeneration. Although none of the continuous flow cultures achieved a true steady state, we conclude that turbidostat or pH‐auxostat culture are the methods of choice for continuous solvent production by Cl. acetobutylicum NCIB 8052.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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