Experimental Investigation of Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate Production byAzohydromonas lata: Kinetics and Artificial Neural Network Modeling

Autor: F. Karbasi, Habibollah Younesi, H. Qaderi, M. Ardjmand, A.A. Safe kordi, S. Yaghmaei
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering Communications. 203:224-235
ISSN: 1563-5201
0098-6445
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2014.990631
Popis: Batch culture of Azohydromonas lata was investigated for the production of intracellular poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB). In order to determine the C:N value of the culture media for maximizing the microbial productivity of PHB, different concentrations of glucose and ammonium chloride were used as carbon and nitrogen sources, respectively. The optimal temperature and shaking rate was obtained at 30°C and 180 rpm, respectively. The maximum intracellular PHB concentration obtained was 5.09 g/l, which was 20% (w/w) of the cell dry weight (CDW) after 72 h. Also, the synthesis of PHB was growth associated with the C:N ratio of 153.71. The maximum calculated Yp/s was 0.212 (gr/gr) and the specific production rate value after 12 h was 0.264 g/l/h, with 40 and 50 g/l of glucose concentrations, respectively, with 0.5 g/l ammonium chloride kept constant. The chemical composition of the resulting PHB was analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The Leudeki...
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