Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10236439 | Process Biochemistry | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A packed bed reactor (PBR) design was tested for the purpose of continuous pectinase production with yeasts, as a possible alternative to the traditional batch process using fungal cultures. Two different carriers - a porous glass (Siran) and a cellulosic carrier obtained from spent grains (barley) - were used to immobilize Kluyveromyces marxianus CCT 3172, a yeast strain secreting endopolygalacturonase. To improve cell distribution throughout the column, part of the outflow was recycled. Cell loads of 0.204 and 0.247 gbiomass/gcarrier were obtained at the top and bottom of the PBR with spent grains, respectively. Using the PBR with Siran as the immobilization support, 0.071 gbiomass/gcarrier was the biomass load at the top of the column while at the bottom a value of 0.147 gbiomass/gcarrier was found. The highest value for pectinase volumetric productivity (PV = 1.68 U/ml h) was achieved in the PBR with Siran for a D = 0.260 hâ1 and a glucose concentration on the inlet of Sin = 40 g/l. Both carriers were suitable for pectinase production. The best results were obtained with a high and uniform biomass concentration in the column, together with high dilution rates and total glucose consumption.
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Authors
Catarina Almeida, TomáÅ¡ Brányik, Pedro Moradas-Ferreira, José Teixeira,