Four carbon oxychemicals from renewable resources
2012
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Elektronische Ressource
Butanol, butyric acid and butyraldehyde are important 4-carbon oxychemicals typically generated from petro-chemical sources. All have significant markets in the food industry either for direct use as flavorings or as chemical feedstocks for generating butyric acid and butyraldehyde derived flavour compounds. Strong consumer sentiment against the consumption of petro-chemical derived products yields a demand for butyrate and butyraldehyde generated through all-natural methods. The bacterial fermentation production of butyric acid as well as bioconversion of butanol to butyraldehyde by yeast is presented in this work as a means of producing these products naturally. This thesis demonstrates the fermentation production of butyric acid with the Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria Clostridia tyrobutyricum. The organism consumes monomeric hexoses and pentoses to generate the carboxylic acids lactate, acetate and butyrate. The fermentations undertaken in this thesis were performed with either glucose or xylose as the primary carbon source in minimal media. Butyric acid studies were performed under anaerobic conditions as batch fermentations with lag, log and stationary phase growth being monitored by the optical density of the fermentation broth. Samples were drawn throughout the fermentations and HPLC analysis was performed to determine sugar consumption and butyric acid production over time. Another element expounded in this thesis is the potential use of the economical and renewable resource hot water extracted (HWE) hemicellose as a substrate for Clostridial fermentation. HWE hemicellose is produced as a waste stream from the pulp and paper industry and is converted to fermentable xylose with the concomitant release of acetic acid from the acetyl groups on the xylan backbone. With the presence of such a high concentration of acetic acid, microbial inhibition occurs and the productivity of xylose fermentation to butyric acid is diminished with the increased lag phase. C. t
Godkänd; 2012; 20120906 (adajar); LICENTIATSEMINARIUM Examinator: Associate Professor Ulrika Rova, Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser, Luleå tekniska universitet Diskutant: Dr Christian Andersson, Formox AB, Perstorp Tid: Fredag den 12 oktober 2012 kl 10.00 Plats: C305, Luleå tekniska universitet
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