Butanol production from cellulosic substrates by sequential co-culture ofClostridiumthermocellum andC.acetobutylicum

A sequential co-culture approach was investigated for the conversion of lignocellulosic substrates to fuels and chemicals. Growth ofClostridiumacetobutylicum on solka floc (or a mixture of solka floc and aspenwood xylan), in co-culture withC.thermocellum, resulted in the efficient utilization of all the hydrolysis products derived from the lignocellulosic substrates. This co-culture approach resulted in a 1.7–2.6 fold increase in the total fermentation products formed. The majority of the fermentation products were acids and not solvents, however the solventogenesis step could be induced by the addition of butyric acid to the fermentation medium.

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