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A bioenergetic model of a mixed production fermentation
Author(s) -
Haughney H. A.,
Nauman E. B.
Publication year - 1990
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.260360206
Subject(s) - fermentation , biomass (ecology) , bioenergetics , chemistry , substrate (aquarium) , pulp and paper industry , carbon dioxide , ethanol , ethanol fuel , food science , environmental science , biochemistry , biology , ecology , organic chemistry , engineering , mitochondrion
A bioenergetic model has been developed for the fermentation of glucose by Bacillus polymyxa . This model uses energy balances to determine which pathways are utilized by the substrate. The model can predict substrate consumption, biomass formation, and the product distribution for this fermentation. The products are carbon dioxide, water, 2,3‐butanediol, and ethanol, where ethanol represents lumped anaerobic products.