ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Conidia of Aspergillus niger TMB 2022 were immobilized in calcium alginate for the production of citric acid. A 1-mL conidia suspension containing ca. 2.32 × 108 conidia were entrapped into sodium alginate solution in order to prepare 3% Ca-alginate (w/v) gel bead. Immobilized conidia were inoculated into productive medium containing 14% sucrose, 0.25% (NH4)2CO3, 0.25% KH2PO4, and 0.025% MgSO4·7H2O with addition of 0.06 mg/L CuSO4·5H2O, 0.25 mg/L ZnCl2, 1.3 mg/L FeCl3·6H2O, pH 3.8, and incubated at 35°C for 13 days by surface culture to produce 61.53 g/L anhydrous citric acid. Under the same conditions with a batchwise culture, it was found that immobilized conidia could maintain a longer period for citric acid production (31 days): over 70 g/L anhydrous citric acid from runs No. 2-4, with the maximum yield for anhydrous citric acid reaching 77.02 g/L for run No. 2. In contrast, free conidia maintained a shorter acid-producing phase, ca. 17 days; the maximum yield for anhydrous citric acid was 71.07 g/L for run No. 2 but dropped quickly as the run number increased.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.260290302
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