Biological production of ethanol from coal. [Quarterly technical report], June 22, 1991--September 21, 1991

doi:https://doi.org/10.2172/10158577

Title: Biological production of ethanol from coal. [Quarterly technical report], June 22, 1991--September 21, 1991

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The effects of temperature on the growth and uptake of CO by C. ljundahlii were studied in batch culture. A maximum specific growth rate of 0.095h{sup {minus}1} was found at 37{degrees}C, a normal optimum temperature for the growth of anaerobic bacteria. A maximum specific uptake rate of 0.0095 mmol/mg{center_dot}h was found at a slightly higher temperature of 40{degrees}C. CSTR studies were carried out measuring the effects of agitation rate on culture performance. As expected, growth was best at the higher agitation rates until nutrient limitation occurred.

Publication Date:: 1991-12-31

Research Org.:: Arkansas Univ., Fayetteville, AR (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 10158577

Report Number(s):: DOE/PC/89876-T13; PETC-2-4-91
ON: DE92016115

DOE Contract Number:: AC22-89PC89876

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: [1991]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; 59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; COAL; BIOCONVERSION; SYNTHESIS GAS; ETHANOL; SYNTHESIS; QUANTITY RATIO; YIELDS; ACETATES; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; AMMONIA; PHOSPHATES; PROGRESS REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; STIRRING; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; 010408; 100200; 550700; C1 PROCESSES; PRODUCTION; MICROBIOLOGY

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