Limiting acetoin generation during 2,3-butanediol fermentation with Paenibacillus polymyxa using lignocellulosic hydrolysates.

Recent decarbonization efforts have led to interests in producing more bio-based chemicals. One attractive compound produced biochemically is the platform chemical known as 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO). In this work a mild alkaline pretreatment using sodium carbonate was performed on corn stover (CS) and switchgrass (SG) to generate hydrolysates for fermentation with the 2,3-BDO producer bacteria strain Paenibacillius polymyxa. Enzymatic hydrolysis performed on the pretreated CS and SG produced theoretical sugar yields of 80 % and 95 % for glucose and xylose, respectively. Fermentations with P. polymxya conducted in anaerobic bottles produced 2,3-BDO reaching concentrations ranging from 14 to 18 g/L with negligible conversion into acetoin. Bioreactor fermentations using the hydrolysate media generated up to 43 g/L and 34 g/L of 2,3-BDO from pretreated CS and SG, respectively, within 24 h of fermentation. However, 2,3-BDO product output was reduced by 40-50 % over the remainder of the fermentation due to conversion into acetoin caused by glucose depletion.

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