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Table 4 ABE production and glucose/xylose utilization with SECSAT as absorbent a

From: Improved efficiency of butanol production by absorbent fermentation with a renewable carrier

Carbon sources

Total sugar (g/L)

Consumption rate of sugar (%)

Ethanol (g/L)

Acetone (g/L)

Butanol (g/L)

Acetic acid (g/L)

Butyric acid (g/L)

Total solvent (g/L)

Yield of ABE (g/g)

Glucose

60

98.73±0.67

1.00±0.01

7.47±0.04

10.07±0.04

1.17±0.06

0.85±0.06

18.54

0.31

Xylose

60

92.88±1.17

0.42±0.02

5.93±0.05

8.76±0.04

2.91±0.16

2.01±0.13

15.11

0.27

Glucose/Xylose

40/20

97.81±0.33

0.95±0.02

7.14±0.04

9.92±0.08

2.56±0.13

2.50±0.15

18.01

0.31

Glucose/Xylose

30/30

97.38±0.09

0.92±0.02

6.97±0.03

9.73±0.04

2.48±0.19

2.55±0.23

17.62

0.30

Glucose/Xylose

20/40

95.47±0.15

0.74±0.05

6.88±0.03

9.63±0.07

1.25±0.11

2.25±0.17

17.25

0.30

Glucose/Xylose

15/45

93.79±0.22

0.67±0.04

6.47±0.15

9.46±0.07

2.79±0.17

1.18±0.12

16.60

0.29

  1. aCulture conditions: Using SECSAT as the absorbed substrate, the solid–liquid ratio was 1:10, 72 h.