Production of fermentable media from vine‐trimming wastes and bioconversion into lactic acid by Lactobacillus pentosus |
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Authors: | Guadalupe Bustos Ana Beln Moldes Jos Manuel Cruz Jos Manuel Domínguez |
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Affiliation: | Guadalupe Bustos,Ana Belén Moldes,José Manuel Cruz,José Manuel Domínguez |
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Abstract: | Trimmings of vineshoots, an agricultural waste with little use, were hydrolysed with dilute sulphuric acid (1–5%) in order to obtain sugar solutions suitable as fermentation media. The operational conditions for hydrolysis were selected on the basis of both the generation of hemicellulosic sugars (mainly xylose) and glucose and the concentrations of reaction byproducts affecting fermentation (furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural and acetic acid). Hemicellulosic hydrolysates were supplemented with nutrients and fermented with Lactobacillus pentosus, without any previous detoxification stage, to produce lactic acid. Under the best operational conditions assayed (3% H2SO4 and 15 min), 21.8 g lactic acid l?1 was produced (QP = 0.844 g l?1 h?1, YP/S = 0.77 g g?1), which represents a theoretical yield of 99.6%. Acetic acid was the primary byproduct formed from xylose, at about 25% of the lactic acid level. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry |
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Keywords: | trimming wastes hydrolysates lactic acid Lactobacillus pentosus |
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