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Table 1 Comparison of different Clostridium strains as reported in the literature for ethanol production

From: Cellulosic ethanol production via consolidated bioprocessing by a novel thermophilic anaerobic bacterium isolated from a Himalayan hot spring

Clostridium strain

Substrate (g L−1)

Ethanol (mM)

Acetate (mM)

Lactate (mM)

Time (h)

Reference

ATCC 27405

Avicel 5

18.0

13.8

ND

–

[55]

Avicel 10.3

37.0

46.0

6.0

50

[56]

DSM 1313

Avicel 5

15.2

18.3

0.6

–

[57]

Avicel 19.5

28.7

45.6

27.6

100

[58]

S14

MCC type 20 10

41.2

61.9

8.2

72

[14]

CS7

Milled Whatman No. 1 filter paper 3

17.1

5.3

ND

20

[26]

CS8

Milled Whatman No. 1 filter paper 3

18.0

7.2

ND

20

[26]

JN4

Avicel 5

6.2

7.6

13

60

[59]

YS

Avicel 20

36.0

12.0

ND

–

[27]

ATCC 35609

MN300 8

31.2

22.5

ND

120

[60]

JW20

Avicel 10

25.4

13.0

9.4

16

[28]

YM4

Avicel 10

44.7

26.5

20.4

96

[61]

BC1

Whatman No. 1 filter paper 10

10

2

ND

144

[40]

DBT-IOC-C19

Avicel 10

32.55

18.67

5.14

96

This study

  1. ND not detected, metabolite yield reported as g L−1 converted to millimolar using a molecular weight of 46.07 g mol−1 for ethanol, 60.05 g mol−1 for acetate, and 90.08 g mol−1 for lactate