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Table 2 Maximal production rates compared with other similar works

From: One-step production of C6–C8 carboxylates by mixed culture solely grown on CO

Culture

Substrate

Reactor

Product extraction

Maximal production rates (mmol L−1 day−1)

Maximal concentrations (mmol L−1)

References

C2a

C4

C6

C8

C2

C4

C6

C8

Clostridium autoethanogenum + Clostridium kluyveri

Acetate + CO

Batch

No

NAb

8.5

2.5

ND

NA

~15.5

~1.6

ND

[9]

Clostridium ljungdahlii + Clostridium kluyveri

Acetate + syngas (60% CO, 35% H2, 5% CO2)

Continuous

Yes

NA

32.3

11.7

ND

NA

49.1

17.4

< 0.04

[10]

Clostridium kluyveri

Acetate + ethanol (actual syngas fermentation effluent)

Continuous

Yes

NA

9.4

39.9

1.4

NA

20.0

~56.0

2.2

[8]

Mixed culture

Acetate + ethanol (actual syngas fermentation effluent)

Anaerobic filter (semi-continuous)

No

NA

196.1

14.7

ND

NA

190.2

8.6

ND

[7]

Mixed culture

CO2 + H2

Hollow-fiber membrane biofilm reactor

No

3.25

0.65

0.27

0.12

123.3

21.4

8.4

2.9

[15]

Mixed culture

CO

Semi-continuous

No

11.0

1.2

0.3

0.10

80.6

8.1

1.9

1.0

This study

  1. aC2, C4, C6, C8 are for acetate, n-butyrate, n-caproate and n-caprylate, respectively
  2. bNegative rates are indicated NA not detected are indicated ND, “~” means the approximate value