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Production of acetic acid in packed bed fermenters

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Production of acetic acid from ethanol byAcetobacter aceti attached to a variety of support materials has been examined in fixed-film packed bed fermenters. Overall batch acid productivities with triangular ceramic particles and nylon mesh were respectively 56% and 30% greater than that for woodshavings, with comparable high acid yields. The highest batch acid productivity attained was 0.75 g/l h with the ceramic support. Continuous operation with the same material resulted in an acid productivity of 4.0 to 4.5 g/l h at a yield of 80%. This was increased to 10.7 g/l h by feeding oxygen-enriched air to the fermenter.

Stability of theAcetobacter populations, judged by reproducibility in batch operation and attainment, reproducibility and maintenance of steady operating conditions in continuous operation, was very high.

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  1. Biotechnology Unit Departments of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

    A. Ationu & J. R. Todd

  2. Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

    J. D. E. Patterson & B. J. B. Wood

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Ationu, A., Patterson, J.D.E., Todd, J.R. et al. Production of acetic acid in packed bed fermenters. Biotechnol Lett 10, 671–676 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024723

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