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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-5 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Energy |
Volume | 202 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering
- General Energy
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Building and Construction