• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 1994

A yeast strain, BT001, which can directly ferment D-xylose to ethanol was isolated from forest soils, and then identified as Candida sp. Cultural conditions for the optimum ethanol production, along with the effects of aeration on cell growth and ethanol production were investigated. Aeration stimulated the cell growth and the volumetric rate of ethanol production, but decreased the ethanol yield. Optimum temperature and initial pH for the ethanol production were $33{\circ}^C$ and 6.0, respectively. In a shake flask culture, this strain produced 52.3 g ethanol per liter from 12%(w/v) D-xylose after incubation for 96 hours. Ethanol yield was 0.436 g per g D-xylose consumed. This corresponds to 85.8% of theoretical yield. Also, this yeast strain produced ethanol from D-galactose, D-glucose and D-mannose, but not from L-arabinose and L-rhamnose. Among these sugars, D-glucose was the fastest in being converted to ethanol sugars.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.197-202
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• 1997

Effect of arabinose on xylitol production from xylose by Candida parapsilosis KFCC 10875 was investigated at the different concentrations of arabinose. When the arabinose was added in xylose medium, the cell growth increased and the final cell concentration was maximum at 10 g/l arabinose. The consumption rate of arabinose was greatly lower than those of xylose and arabinose. Above 10 g/l arabinose, it was not completely consumed and then remained in the medium during xylitol fermentation. Estimated cell mass obtained from arabinose increased with increasing consumed arabinose. As arabinose concentration was increased, xylitol production decreased but ethanol production increased. The inhibitory effect of ethanol, a major by-product, on xylitol production was also studied. As the ethanol concentration added increased, xylitol production decreased. When cells were inoculated in a xylose medium after removing ethanol, xylitol production was not inhibited. This results suggested that the inhibition of xylitol production resulted from ethanol which was formed by adding arabinose. It was also interesting that total products(xylitol and ethanol) yield was constant regardless of the arabinose concentration. This result suggested that the total amount of products such as xylitol and ethanol from xylose was constant regardless of the arabinose concentration and arabinose shifted the carbon flow from xylitol to ethanol.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2010

S. cerevisiae ATCC 24858을 이용한 ethanol 생산에서, aeration 효과를 ethanol 수율, specific ethanol production rate, ethanol 생산성 측면에서 분석하여, 반복 유가식 공정전략을 설계하였다. Ethanol 수율과 ethanol 생산성은 공기를 0.33 vvm 넣었을 때, 공기를 넣지 않고 배양한 것에 비하여 더 큰 값을 보였고, 24시간 마다 배지를 교체한 배양이 36시간 마다 배지를 교체한 배양 보다 더 큰 값을 보였다. 총 ethanol 생산량 값이 가장 큰 경우는 0.33 vvm의 공기를 넣고, 배지를 24시간마다 완전히 갈아주었을 때이고, 이때 가장 많은 703.8 g의 ethanol이 생산되었다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.260-265
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• 2005

In the previous research about ethanol production, we confirmed that SFW(saccharified foodwastes) medium(0.56g-ethanol/g-glucose) is mere efficient than YM medium(0.538g-ethanol/g-glucose). Ethanol production using SFW needs large enzyme cost due to the enzymatic hydrolysis of foodwastes, although the enzymes was obtained from our economical enzyme production methods, using the intact whole culture broth of Trichoderma harzianum FJ1. Therefore, in this research we used synchronous saccharification and fermentationmethod to produce ethanol using foodwastes. Ethanol production yield was 0.45g-ethanol/g-reducing sugar in synchronous saccharification and for-mentation by a fed-batch mode.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 1985

발효액중에 생성된 에탄올의 농도가 균의 성장 및 에탄올 앵성속도에 미치는 영향을 연속발효법으로 연구하였다. 그 결과 생성된 에탄올의 농도 $20g^{-1}$에부터 균의 비성장속도가 급속히 저하되나 에탄올의 생성속도는 에탄올 농도가 $60g^{-1}$ 이상이 되어야 저해되는 것을 알았다. 이러한 현상은 Zymomas mobilis 균에서 특이하게 보고되었던 균성장(Anabolism)과 당대사(catabolism)사이에의 연결에 분리가 일어나는 소위 uncoupling현상이 에탄올 농도에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.366-374
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• 2015

Herein, we established a repeated-batch process for ethanol production from glycerol by immobilized Pachysolen tannophilus. The aim of this study was to develop a more practical and applicable ethanol production process for biofuel. In particular, using industrial-grade medium ingredients, the microaeration rate was optimized for maximization of the ethanol production, and the relevant metabolic parameters were then analyzed. The microaeration rate of 0.11 vvm, which is far lower than those occurring in a shaking flask culture, was found to be the optimal value for ethanol production from glycerol. In addition, it was found that, among those tested, Celite was a more appropriate carrier for the immobilization of P. tannophilus to induce production of ethanol from glycerol. Finally, through a repeated-batch culture, the ethanol yield (Y_e/g) of 0.126 ± 0.017 g-ethanol/g-glycerol (n = 4) was obtained, and this value was remarkably comparable with a previous report. In the future, it is expected that the results of this study will be applied for the development of a more practical and profitable long-term ethanol production process, thanks to the industrial-grade medium preparation, simple immobilization method, and easy repeated-batch operation.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.521-544
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• 2018

This paper investigates the impact of ethanol mandate on the price relationship between corn and beef using the monthly time-series data from January 2003 through December 2013. In addition, we examine the non-linearity in ethanol, corn, and beef markets. Based on the threshold cointegration test, we find the symmetric relationship in pairs with ethanol production-corn price and ethanol production-beef price whereas there is the asymmetric relationship between prices of corn and beef. Employing the threshold vector error correction and vector error correction models, we also find that the corn price in the U.S is caused by both ethanol production and beef price in a long-run when the beef price is relatively high. On the other hand, the corn price does not cause both ethanol production and beef price in the long run. Findings from this study imply that demanders for corn such as ethanol and beef producers have price leadership on corn producers.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2006

주정공장 근처 토양에서 분리한 에탄올 발효균주 KJ는 Saccharomyces italicus로 판명되었으며, glucose가 최적의 탄소원으로 확인되었다. 균주 KJ의 최적배양조건은 온도 $30^{\circ}C$, 초기 당 농도 10%, 초기 pH 5 근방, 혐기조건으로 판명되었다. 초기 탄소원이 동일한 조건에서 YM배지(glucose 10 g/L)와 SFW배지(RS 10 g/L)에서 에탄올 생산은 각각 5.34, 5.68 g/L로 나타나, KJ균주는 음식물쓰레기 당화액을 에탄올 발효배지로 적절하게 사용될 수 있음이 확인되었다. 에탄올 생산배양에 SFW의 이용은 에탄올생산단가를 대폭 낮추게 하여 대체에너지인 에탄올의 대량생산기술의 경제성을 확보하는데 크게 기여할 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2009

An electrochemical bioreactor (ECB) composed of a cathode compartment and an air anode was used in this study to characterize the ethanol fermentation of Zymomonas mobilis. The cathode and air anode were constructed of modified graphite felt with neutral red (NR) and a modified porous carbon plate with cellulose acetate and porous ceramic membrane, respectively. The air anode operates as a catalyst to generate protons and electrons from water. The growth and ethanol production of Z. mobilis were 50% higher in the ECB than were observed under anoxic nitrogen conditions. Ethanol production by growing cells and the crude enzyme of Z. mobilis were significantly lower under aerobic conditions than under other conditions. The growing cells and crude enzyme of Z. mobilis did not catalyze ethanol production from pyruvate and acetaldehyde. The membrane fraction of crude enzyme catalyzed ethanol production from glucose, but the soluble fraction did not. NADH was oxidized to $NAD^+$in association with $H_2O_2$reduction, via the catalysis of crude enzyme. Our results suggested that NADH/$NAD^+$balance may be a critical factor for ethanol production from glucose in the metabolism of Z. mobilis, and that the metabolic activity of both growing cells and crude enzyme for ethanol fermentation may be induced in the presence of glucose.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.587-592
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• 2005

Hydrolyzates from lignocellulosic biomass contain a mixture of simple sugars; the predominant ones being glucose, cellobiose and xylose. The fermentation of such mixtures to ethanol or other chemicals requires an understanding of how each of these substrates is utilized. Candida lusitaniae can efficiently produce ethanol from both glucose and cellobiose and is an attractive organism for ethanol production. Experiments were performed to obtain kinetic data for ethanol production from glucose, cellobiose and xylose. Various combinations were tested in order to determine kinetic behavior with multiple carbon sources. Glucose was shown to repress the utilization of cellobiose and xylose. However, cellobiose and xylose were simultaneously utilized after glucose depletion. Maximum volumetric ethanol production rates were 0.56, 0.33, and 0.003 g/L h from glucose, cellobiose and xylose, respectively. A kinetic model based on cAMP mediated catabolite repression was developed. This model adequately described the growth and ethanol production from a mixture of sugars in a batch culture.