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Zymomonas mobilis ZM3 was flocculated with a synthetic polyelectrolyte and titanium hydrous oxide. Continuous culture on a glucose medium in a gaslift tower reactor with internal recycle resulted in a stable production of 70 g/l ethanol, with an 8 fold increase in productivity compared to a similar free cell culture.
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Ghommidh, C., Bu'lock, J.D. Ethanol production with artificially flocculatedZymomonas cells. Biotechnol Tech 2, 249–252 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01875537
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