Catalytic biofilms on structured packing for the production of glycolic acid.
J Microbiol Biotechnol
; 23(2): 195-204, 2013 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23412062
While structured packing modules are known to be efficient for surface wetting and gas-liquid exchange in abiotic surface catalysis, this model study explores structured packing as a growth surface for catalytic biofilms. Microbial biofilms have been proposed as self-immobilized and self-regenerating catalysts for the production of chemicals. A concern is that the complex and dynamic nature of biofilms may cause fluctuations in their catalytic performance over time or may affect process reproducibility. An aerated continuous trickle-bed biofilm reactor system was designed with a 3 L structured packing, liquid recycling and pH control. Pseudomonas diminuta established a biofilm on the stainless steel structured packing with a specific surface area of 500 m2 m-3 and catalyzed the oxidation of ethylene glycol to glycolic acid for over two months of continuous operation. A steady-state productivity of up to 1.6 gl-1h-1 was achieved at a dilution rate of 0.33 h-1. Process reproducibility between three independent runs was excellent, despite process interruptions and activity variations in cultures grown from biofilm effluent cells. The results demonstrate the robustness of a catalytic biofilm on structured packing, despite its dynamic nature. Implementation is recommended for whole-cell processes that require efficient gas-liquid exchange, catalyst retention for continuous operation, or improved catalyst stability.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pseudomonas
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Biopelículas
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Glicolatos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Microbiol Biotechnol
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
Corea del Sur