Fumaric acid production from fermented oil palm empty fruit bunches using fungal isolate K20: a comparison between free and immobilized cells.
PeerJ
; 12: e17282, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38666083
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the potential of using steam-exploded oil palm empty fruit bunches (EFB) as a renewable feedstock for producing fumaric acid (FA), a food additive widely used for flavor and preservation, through a separate hydrolysis and fermentation process using the fungal isolate K20. The efficiency of FA production by free and immobilized cells was compared. The maximum FA concentration (3.25 g/L), with 0.034 g/L/h productivity, was observed after incubation with the free cells for 96 h. Furthermore, the production was scaled up in a 3-L air-lift fermenter using oil palm EFB-derived glucose as the substrate. The FA concentration, yield, and productivity from 100 g/L initial oil palm EFB-derived glucose were 44 g/L, 0.39 g/g, and 0.41 g/L/h, respectively. The potential for scaling up the fermentation process indicates favorable results, which could have significant implications for industrial applications.
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Células Imobilizadas
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Fermentação
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Fumaratos
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
País de afiliação:
Tailândia