Published January 1, 2012 | Version v1
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Development of a biofilm technology for the production of 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) from crude glycerol

  • 1. Univ Bologna, Dept Civil Environm & Mat Engn DICAM, Environm Biotechnol & Biorefineries Res Unit, Fac Engn, I-40131 Bologna, Italy
  • 2. Ege Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Bioengn, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey

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Glycerol is the main by-product of transesterification of fats in the biodiesel production. 1,3-Propanediol (1,3-PDO) is a valuable chemical that can be obtained from glycerol by microbial conversion. A number of Enterobacteriaceae species are able to produce 1,3-PDO from glycerol in stirred tank freely suspended cell bioreactors. Little is known about the use of crude glycerol in the production of 1,3-PDO and about the opportunity to intensify the process via strain immobilization in packed bed bioreactors.

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