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The use of methane for production of bacterial protein
Author(s) -
Bewersdorff Margareta,
Dostálek Milan
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260130104
Subject(s) - methane , biomass (ecology) , ammonium , ammonium chloride , chemistry , oxygen , yield (engineering) , productivity , single cell protein , ammonia , food science , biochemistry , biology , fermentation , organic chemistry , agronomy , materials science , macroeconomics , economics , metallurgy
Single cell protein production was studied in a mixed bacterial culture grown in methane using batch and continuous culture techniques. Overall productivity was found to be higher in the continuous culture which gave a maximum productivity value p = 0.15 g/l/h. Methane and oxygen were consumed in the relation 1 : 1.7. Yield coefficients for methane, oxygen, and ammonium chloride were Y   CH   4= 0.90, Y   O   2= 0.26, and Y   NH   4 Cl= 0.14. The crude protein content of the biomass was 71%.

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