Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology School of Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid Valladolid Spain
2. Institute of Sustainable Processes Valladolid Spain
Abstract
AbstractBiogas biorefineries have opened up new horizons beyond heat and electricity production in the anaerobic digestion sector. Added‐value products such as polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), which are environmentally benign and potential candidates to replace conventional plastics, can be generated from biogas. This work investigated the potential of an innovative two‐stage growth‐accumulation system for the continuous production of biogas‐based polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) using Methylocystis hirsuta CSC1 as cell factory. The system comprised two turbulent bioreactors in series to enhance methane and oxygen mass transfer: a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) and a bubble column bioreactor (BCB) with internal gas recirculation. The CSTR was devoted to methanotrophic growth under nitrogen balanced growth conditions and the BCB targeted PHB production under nitrogen limiting conditions. Two different operational approaches under different nitrogen loading rates and dilution rates were investigated. A balanced nitrogen loading rate along with a dilution rate (D) of 0.3 day−1 resulted in the most stable operating conditions and a PHB productivity of ~53 g PHB m−3 day−1. However, higher PHB productivities (~127 g PHB m−3 day−1) were achieved using nitrogen excess at a D = 0.2 day−1. Overall, the high PHB contents (up to 48% w/w) obtained in the CSTR under theoretically nutrient balanced conditions and the poor process stability challenged the hypothetical advantages conferred by multistage vs single‐stage process configurations for long‐term PHB production.
Funder
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
European Regional Development Fund
Junta de Castilla y León
Subject
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Bioengineering,Biotechnology
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