PROPIONIC-ACID PRODUCTION IN A MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR

Authors
BOYAVAL P CORRE C MADEC MN
Citation
P. Boyaval et al., PROPIONIC-ACID PRODUCTION IN A MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR, Enzyme and microbial technology, 16(10), 1994, pp. 883-886
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Enzyme and microbial technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01410229
Volume
16
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
883 - 886
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-0229(1994)16:10<883:PPIAMB>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Fermentation of glycerol by propionic acid bacteria led only to propio nic acid with no acetic acid. Continuous fermentation with a membrane bioreactor allows the production of high-quality propionic acid with a volumetric productivity of 1 gl(-1) h(-1).