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- The study explored a new hydrogel matrix made from xylan and reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals for immobilizing Propionibacterium acidipropionici cells during fermentation.
- The highest productivity of propionic acid was achieved with the column setup at 1.39 g/L/h, while the combined system with stirred tank and column reached 0.88 g/L/h.
- Under optimal conditions, the maximum propionic acid concentration was 13.9 g/L, with a stable cell density of 99.7 g/L maintained in the column.
Article Abstract
The cell immobilization potential of a novel xylan based disulfide-crosslinked hydrogel matrix reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals was studied with continuous cultivation of Propionibacterium acidipropionici using various dilution rates. The cells were immobilized to hydrogel beads suspended freely in the fermentation broth or else packed into a column connected to a stirred tank reactor. The maximum propionic acid productivity for the combined stirred tank and column was 0.88gL(-1)h(-1) and the maximum productivity for the column was determined to be 1.39gL(-1)h(-1). The maximum propionic acid titer for the combined system was 13.9gL(-1) with a dilution rate of 0.06h(-1). Dry cell density of 99.7gL(-1) was obtained within the column packed with hydrogel beads and productivity of 1.02gL(-1)h(-1) was maintained in the column even with the high circulation rate of 3.37h(-1).
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