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Table 3 Comparison of butyric acid production from different substrates by C. tyrobutyricum

From: Production of butyric acid from acid hydrolysate of corn husk in fermentation by Clostridium tyrobutyricum: kinetics and process economic analysis

Substrate

Hydrolysis method

Fermentation mode

Titer (g L−1)

Yield (g g−1)

Productivity (g L−1 h−1)

References

Lignocellulosic biomass

0.04 M HCl/0.01–0.02 M H2SO4, 121 °C, 30 min, cellulases, 50 °C, 72 h

Batch in serum bottles

42.6

0.36

0.56

[20]

Sorghum stalk and beet molasses

50 mM citrate buffer, cellulases, 50 °C, 18 h

Batch in bioreactors

58.8

0.52

1.9

[42]

Wheat straw

1.4% H2SO4, 163 °C, 15 min, cellulases, 120 h

Batch in serum vials

20.0

0.33

0.21

[22]

SCB

0.1 M HCl, 121 °C, 10–15 min, cellulases, 50 °C, 24 h

Fed-batch in FBB

20.9

0.48

0.5

[25]

JA

0.01 M H2SO4, 121 °C, 30 min

Fed-batch in FBB

60.4

0.38

1.1

[18]

Repeated-batch in FBB

27.5

0.44

2.75

Brown algae

1.5% H2SO4, 121 °C, 1 h

Fed-batch in FBB

11.0

0.11

0.9

[19]

Cane molasses

5 M H2SO4, 60 °C, 2 h

Fed-batch in FBB

55.2

0.46

3.2

[16]

Corn meal

0.6% amylase, 60 °C

Fed-batch in FBB

46.0

0.45

6.8

[17]

Corn fibre

0.25 M HCl, 121 °C, 45 min

Fed-batch in FBB

29.0

0.47

2.9

[23]

Corn husk

0.4 M H2SO4, 110 °C, 6 h

Repeated batch in FBB

20.8

0.39

0.42

This study

  1. FBB fibrous bed bioreactor, JA Jerusalem artichoke, SCB sugarcane bagasse