Strategies for Automated Control of the Bioproduction of Mcl-PHA Biopolymers

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Title: Strategies for Automated Control of the Bioproduction of Mcl-PHA Biopolymers
Authors: P. Hrnčiřík, J. Náhlík, J. Mareš
Source: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 241-250 (2017)
Publisher Information: Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Chemical engineering
Subject Terms: fermentation, process control, biopolymer production, fed-batch cultivation, Chemical engineering, TP155-156
More Details: Medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates (mcl-PHAs) are polyesters synthesized by numerous bacteria as storage material. Despite being promising candidates for biodegradable materials of industrial interest and environmental value, their usage is still rather limited because of high production costs. One of the areas with considerable potential for further improvements is control of the production process. This paper deals with the experimental work related to the design of control strategies for mcl-PHA biopolymer production process (Pseudomonas putida KT2442 fed-batch cultivations). For this bioprocess, a set of five control strategies (two main and three auxiliary strategies) have been proposed, together with the proper sequence of their switching during the fed-batch part of the production process. The application of these strategies with octanoic acid as a sole carbon source resulted in intracellular PHA content (max. mass fraction 65 % of mcl-PHA in cell dry mass (g g–1) and PHA productivity (max. 0.89 g L–1 h–1) comparable to the best results reported in the literature for this type of strain and carbon substrate.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0352-9568
1846-5153
Relation: http://silverstripe.fkit.hr/cabeq/assets/Uploads/06-3-17.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/0352-9568; https://doaj.org/toc/1846-5153
DOI: 10.15255/CABEQ.2016.898
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/1b8898692b4248329e3c91d5ce4ecd3b
Accession Number: edsdoj.1b8898692b4248329e3c91d5ce4ecd3b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:03529568
18465153
DOI:10.15255/CABEQ.2016.898
Published in:Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Quarterly
Language:English