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Increased Biobutanol Production by Mediator‐Less Electro‐Fermentation

  • A future bio-economy should not only be based on renewable raw materials but also in the raise of carbon yields of existing production routes. Microbial electrochemical technologies are gaining increased attention for this purpose. In this study, the electro-fermentative production of biobutanol with C. acetobutylicum without the use of exogenous mediators is investigated regarding the medium composition and the reactor design. It is shown that the use of an optimized synthetic culture medium allows higher product concentrations, increased biofilm formation, and higher conductivities compared to a synthetic medium supplemented with yeast extract. Moreover, the optimization of the reactor system results in a doubling of the maximum product concentrations for fermentation products. When a working electrode is polarized at −600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, a shift from butyrate to acetone and butanol production is induced. This leads to an increased final solvent yield of Yᴀᴃᴇ = 0.202 gg⁻¹ (control 0.103 gg⁻¹), which is also reflected in a higher carbon efficiency of 37.6% compared to 23.3% (control) as well as a fourfold decrease in simplified E-factor to 0.43. The results are promising for further development of biobutanol production in bioelectrochemical systems in order to fulfil the principles of Green Chemistry.

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Author:Mareike Engel, Dirk Holtmann, Roland Ulber, Nils TippkötterORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800514
ISSN:1860-7314
Parent Title (English):Biotechnology Journal
Publisher:Wiley-VCH
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2018
Date of the Publication (Server):2018/12/17
Issue:Volume 14, Issue 4
First Page:Artikel 1800514
Link:https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.201800514
Zugriffsart:campus
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Chemie und Biotechnologie
collections:Verlag / Wiley-VCH