Iron effect on the fermentative metabolism of Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC 824 using cheese whey as substrate

Butanol is considered a superior liquid fuel that can replace gasoline in internal combustion engines. It is produced by acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation using various species of solventogenic clostridia. Performance of ABE fermentation process is severely limited mostly by high cost of su...

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Published in:	Biofuel Research Journal
Main Authors:	Victoria Rosalía Durán-Padilla, Gustavo Davila-Vazquez, Norma Angélica Chávez-Vela, José Raunel Tinoco-Valencia, Juan Jáuregui-Rincón
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Alpha Creation Enterprise 2014-12-01
Subjects:	Biobutanol Cheese whey ABE fermentation Ferredoxin Ferrous sulfate
Online Access:	http://www.biofueljournal.com/pdf_7353_8be4b542e3fca21b1d854a4f5dbe8c2e.html