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Propionic acid fermentation by Propionibacterium freudenreichii CCTCC M207015 in a multi-point fibrous-bed bioreactor

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Propionic acid was produced in a multi-point fibrous-bed (MFB) bioreactor by Propionibacterium freudenreichii CCTCC M207015. The MFB bioreactor, comprising spiral cotton fiber packed in a modified 7.5-l bioreactor, was effective for cell-immobilized propionic acid production compared with conventional free cell fermentation. Batch fermentations at various glucose concentrations were investigated in the MFB bioreactor. Based on analysis of the time course of production, a fed-batch strategy was applied for propionic acid production. The maximum propionic acid concentration was 67.05 g l−1 after 496 h of fermentation, and the proportion of propionic acid to total organic acids was approximately 78.28% (w/w). The MFB bioreactor exhibited excellent production stability during batch fermentation and the propionic acid productivity remained high after 78 days of fermentation.

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This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973) (No. 2007CB714304), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2009AA033004), Jiangsu Key Technology Research and Development Program (No. BE2009363), Jiangsu Postdoctoral Sustentation Fundation (No. 0901011C) and University Nature Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province (No. 09KJB530007).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing University of Technology, No. 5 Xinmofan Road, New Model Road No. 5, Nanjing, 210009, People’s Republic of China

    Xiao-Hai Feng, Fei Chen, Hong Xu & Bo Wu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Life Science and Pharmaceutial Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, No. 5 Xinmofan Road, Nanjing, 210009, People’s Republic of China

    Han-Jie Ying & Ping-Kai Ouyang

  3. Department of Biotechnology, School of Basic Medical Science, Nanjing Medical University, Hanzhong Road 140, Nanjing, 210029, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Yao

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Feng, XH., Chen, F., Xu, H. et al. Propionic acid fermentation by Propionibacterium freudenreichii CCTCC M207015 in a multi-point fibrous-bed bioreactor. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 33, 1077–1085 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-010-0433-7

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