Ethanol production by modified polyvinyl alcohol-immobilized Zymomonas mobilis and in situ membrane distillation under very high gravity condition

Quanguo Zhang, Nurhayati, Chieh Lun Cheng, Yung Chung Lo, Dillirani Nagarajan, Jianjun Hu, Jo Shu Chang, Duu Jong Lee

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Abstract

Concentration of ethanol from the fermentation broth is an energy-intensive process. Very high gravity (VHG) process with modified polyvinyl alcohol-immobilized Zymomonas mobilis cells integrated with in situ bioethanol removal via vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) was proposed to mitigate product inhibition effects in VHG fermentation. The proposed VHG + VMD system, at 300 g/L glucose loading, produced 127.4 g/L (16.1% v/v) ethanol, at 63.7 g/L−h productivity and 84.9% glucose conversion rate, which is the highest in reported literature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Energy
Volume202
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Energy
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Building and Construction

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