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Table 2 Conversion of propionate and butyrate to alcohols by H2:CO2-grown S. ovata with different concentrations of tungstate

From: Effect of tungstate on acetate and ethanol production by the electrosynthetic bacterium Sporomusa ovata

WO4 2−

Final concentration (mM)

Conversion efficiency (%)

1-propanol

1-butanol

Propionate to 1-propanol

Butyrate to 1-butanol

1×

1.03 ± 0.20

0.81 ± 0.13

20.64 ± 4.14

16.32 ± 2.79

10×

1.65 ± 0.14

1.08 ± 0.06

33.05 ± 2.91

21.59 ± 1.11

  1. Each value is the mean and standard deviation of three replicates