Autor: |
Herzog, Jan, Mook, Alexander, Guhl, Lotta, Bäumler, Miriam, Beck, Matthias H., Weuster-Botz, Dirk, Bengelsdorf, Frank R., Zeng, An-Ping |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
Engineering in Life Sciences 23 (1):e2100169 (2023-01) |
Popis: |
Acetobacterium woodii is known to produce mainly acetate from CO₂ and H₂, but the production of higher value chemicals is desired for the bioeconomy. Using chain-elongating bacteria, synthetic co-cultures have the potential to produce longer-chained products such as caproic acid. In this study, we present first results for a successful autotrophic co-cultivation of A. woodii mutants and a Clostridium drakei wild-type strain in a stirred-tank bioreactor for the production of caproic acid from CO₂ and H₂ via the intermediate lactic acid. For autotrophic lactate production, a recombinant A. woodii strain with a deleted Lct-dehydrogenase complex, which is encoded by the lctBCD genes, and an inserted D-lactate dehydrogenase (LdhD) originating from Leuconostoc mesenteroides, was used. Hydrogen for the process was supplied using an All-in-One electrode for in situ water electrolysis. Lactate concentrations as high as 0.5 g L–1 were achieved with the AiO-electrode, whereas 8.1 g L–1 lactate were produced with direct H₂ sparging in a stirred-tank bioreactor. Hydrogen limitation was identified in the AiO process. However, with cathode surface area enlargement or numbering-up of the electrode and on-demand hydrogen generation, this process has great potential for a true carbon-negative production of value chemicals from CO₂. |
Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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