Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6

Acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) production from renewable resources has been widely reported. In this study, Clostridium butyricum EB6 was employed for ABE fermentation using fermentable sugar derived from treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB). A higher amount of ABE (2.61 g/l) was produced in a...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal, Abd. Aziz, Suraini, Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis, Phang, Lai Yee, Hassan, Mohd Ali
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Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/
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author Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Abd. Aziz, Suraini
Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis
Phang, Lai Yee
Hassan, Mohd Ali
author_facet Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Abd. Aziz, Suraini
Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis
Phang, Lai Yee
Hassan, Mohd Ali
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) production from renewable resources has been widely reported. In this study, Clostridium butyricum EB6 was employed for ABE fermentation using fermentable sugar derived from treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB). A higher amount of ABE (2.61 g/l) was produced in a fermentation using treated OPEFB as the substrate when compared to a glucose based medium that produced 0.24 g/l at pH 5.5. ABE production was increased to 3.47 g/l with a yield of 0.24 g/g at pH 6.0. The fermentation using limited nitrogen concentration of 3 g/l improved the ABE yield by 64%. The study showed that OPEFB has the potential to be applied for renewable ABE production by C. butyricum EB6.
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spelling upm-224252015-09-29T00:36:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/ Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6 Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal Abd. Aziz, Suraini Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis Phang, Lai Yee Hassan, Mohd Ali Acetone–butanol–ethanol (ABE) production from renewable resources has been widely reported. In this study, Clostridium butyricum EB6 was employed for ABE fermentation using fermentable sugar derived from treated oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB). A higher amount of ABE (2.61 g/l) was produced in a fermentation using treated OPEFB as the substrate when compared to a glucose based medium that produced 0.24 g/l at pH 5.5. ABE production was increased to 3.47 g/l with a yield of 0.24 g/g at pH 6.0. The fermentation using limited nitrogen concentration of 3 g/l improved the ABE yield by 64%. The study showed that OPEFB has the potential to be applied for renewable ABE production by C. butyricum EB6. Springer 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/1/Oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20as%20alternative%20substrate%20for%20acetone.pdf Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal and Abd. Aziz, Suraini and Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis and Phang, Lai Yee and Hassan, Mohd Ali (2012) Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 166 (7). pp. 1615-1625. ISSN 0273-2289; ESSN: 1559-0291 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12010-012-9538-6 10.1007/s12010-012-9538-6
spellingShingle Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Abd. Aziz, Suraini
Abdul Razak, Mohamad Nafis
Phang, Lai Yee
Hassan, Mohd Ali
Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title_full Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title_fullStr Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title_full_unstemmed Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title_short Oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by Clostridium butyricum EB6
title_sort oil palm empty fruit bunch as alternative substrate for acetone–butanol–ethanol production by clostridium butyricum eb6
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22425/1/Oil%20palm%20empty%20fruit%20bunch%20as%20alternative%20substrate%20for%20acetone.pdf