1. Evaluation of solid phase extraction for downstream separation of propane-1,3-diol and butan-1-ol from fermentation broth
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Joanna Puzewicz-Barska, Agnieszka Lindstaedt, Dariusz Witt, Piotr Barski, and Janusz Kowalczyk
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0106 biological sciences ,0303 health sciences ,Chromatography ,Silica gel ,Diol ,food and beverages ,Bioengineering ,01 natural sciences ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Biochemistry ,6. Clean water ,03 medical and health sciences ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Propane ,010608 biotechnology ,Biodiesel production ,Scientific method ,Glycerol ,Organic chemistry ,Fermentation ,Solid phase extraction ,030304 developmental biology - Abstract
Today, glycerol is mainly a by-product of fat splitting and biodiesel production. This study examined the use of chemically modified silica gels for downstream separation of propane-1,3-diol and butan-1-ol from fermentation broths obtained through the glycerol fermentation process. The developed method was found to be simple and efficient for the isolation and purification of butan-1-ol from the other components in the fermentation mixture. However, in the case of the separation of propane-1,3-diol from fermentation broth, the silica gel sorbents were ineffective.
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- 2012
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