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  • Title: Biochemical conversion of sweet sorghum bagasse to succinic acid.
    Author: Lo E, Brabo-Catala L, Dogaris I, Ammar EM, Philippidis GP.
    Journal: J Biosci Bioeng; 2020 Jan; 129(1):104-109. PubMed ID: 31400993.
    Abstract:
    Succinic acid, an important intermediate in the manufacture of plastics and other commodity and specialty chemicals, is currently made primarily from petroleum. We attempted to biosynthesize succinic acid through microbial fermentation of cellulosic sugars derived from the bagasse of sweet sorghum, a renewable feedstock that can grow in a wide range of climates around the world. We investigated pretreating sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB) with concentrated phosphoric acid at mild conditions (40-85°C) at various residence times and biomass concentrations. We then subjected the pretreated SSB to enzymatic hydrolysis with a commercial cellulase to release glucose. The highest glucose yield was obtained when SSB was pretreated at 50°C for 43 min at 130 g/L biomass concentration on dry basis. Fermentation was carried out with Actinobacillus succinogenes 130Z, which readily converted 29.2 g/L of cellulosic glucose to 17.8 g/L of succinic acid in a 3.5-L bioreactor sparged with CO2 at a rate of 0.5 vvm, thus reducing the carbon footprint of the process. Overall, we demonstrated, for the first time, the use of SSB for production of succinic acid using practices that lower energy use, future equipment cost, waste generation, and carbon footprint.
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