Production of L-lactic acid by a thermophilic Bacillus mutant using sodium hydroxide as neutralizing agent
Production of L-lactic acid by a thermophilic Bacillus mutant using sodium hydroxide as neutralizing agent
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2010.04.037
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发表时间:
2010-10-01
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11.4
通讯作者:
Xu, Ping
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作者:
Qin, Jiayang;Wang, Xiuwen;Xu, Ping
A sodium lactate tolerant mutant strain named Bacillus sp. Na-2 was obtained and applied to sodium hydroxide-based L.-lactic acid (LA) production process. The influences of aeration and pH were investigated to further improve the resistance of strain Na-2 against sodium lactate stress and to obtain the most efficient L-LA production process. Although mild aeration was favorable for cell growth and L-LA production, vigorous aeration resulted in a metabolic shift from homolactic to mixed-acid/acetoin fermentation. Therefore, a two-stage aeration control strategy was employed. Optimum pH was found to be 6.0. A total of 106.0 g/l L-LA was produced in 30 h by Bacillus sp. Na-2 using sodium hydroxide as neutralizing agent. Productivity, conversion rate and optical purity were 3.53 g/l/h, 94% and 99.5%, respectively. The remarkable fermentation traits of Bacillus sp. Na-2 and the environment-friendly characteristics of NaOH-based process represent new insight for industrial scale production of L-LA. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.