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KMID : 1094720000050050340
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2000 Volume.5 No. 5 p.340 ~ p.344
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Fed-batch sorbose fermentation using pulse and multiple feeding strategies for productivity improvement
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Giridhar R.
Srivastava A. K.
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Abstract
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Microbial oxidation of D-sorbitol tol-sorbose byAcetobacter suboxydans is of commercial importance since it is the only biochemical process in vitamin C synthesis. The main bottleneck in the batch oxidation of sorbitol to sorbose is that the process is severely inhibited by sorbitol. Suitable fed-batch fermentation designs can eliminate the inherent substrate inhibition and improve sorbose productivity. Fed-batch sorbose fermentations were conducted by using two nutrient feeding strategies. For fed-batch fermentation with pulse feeding highly concentrated sorbitol (600 g/L) along with other nutrients were fed intermittently in four pulses of 0.5 liter in response to the increased DO signal. The fed-batch fermentation was over in 24 h with a sorbose productivity of 13.40 g/L/h and a final sorbose concentration of 320.48 g/L. On the other hand, in fed-batch fermentation with multiple feeds, two pulse feeds of 0.5 liter nutrient medium containing 600 g/L sorbitol was followed by the addition of 1.5 liter nutrient medium containing 600 g/L sorbitol at a constant feed rate of 0.36 L/h till the full working capacity of the reactor. The fermentation was completed in 24 h with an enhanced sorbose productivity of 15.09 g/L/h and a sorbose concentration of 332.60 g/L. The sorbose concentration and productivity obtained by multiple feeding of nutrients was found to be higher than that obtained by pulse feeding and was therefore a better strategy for fed-batch sorbose fermentation.
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KEYWORD
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sorbitol, sorbose, fed-batch fermentation, pulse feed , multiple feed, dissolved oxygen, Acetobacter suboxydans
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