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Table 5 Comparison of the results from this study with literature reports on propionic acid fermentation process by P. acidipropionici with different carbon sources, using free and immobilized cells in batch and fed-batches modes of operation (adapted from (Dishisha et al. 2012) and Liu et al. (2012))

From: Microbial production of Propionic and Succinic acid from Sorbitol using Propionibacterium acidipropionici

Strain

Carbon source

Immobilization matrix

Mode of operation

Propionic acid (g L −1 )

Productivity (g L −1h −1 )

Y PA/S (g g −1 )

P/A ratio (g g −1 )

Reference

ATCC 25562

Glycerol 30 (g L−1)

-

Batch

20

0.24

0.68

45.6

Barbirato et al. (1997)

ATCC 25562

Glycerol 30 (g L−1)

Ca alginate beads

Recycle batch

19.3

3.0

0.63

113.5

Bories et al. (2004)

ATCC 25562

Glycerol 20 (g L−1)

-

Batch

12

0.42

0.64

6

Himmi et al. (2000)

ATCC 4965

Glycerol 20 (g L−1)

-

Uncontrolled-pH Batch

6.77

0.05

0.72

Without acetic acid production

Coral et al. (2008)

CGMCC 1.2230

Glycerol 50 (g L−1)

-

Batch

28.53 ± 0.82

0.19

0.57

11.14 ± 0.62

Zhu et al. (2010)

Glycerol 80 (g L−1)

32.00 ± 0.91

0.09

0.40

6.15 ± 0.31

DSM 4900

Glycerol 42 ± 0.50 (g L−1)

-

Batch

19.46 ± 0.63

0.34

0.51

17.9

Dishisha et al. (2012)

Glycerol 63.6 ± 0.90 (g L−1)

-

26.31 ± 0.78

0.26

0.51

47.8

Glycerol 43.3 ± 0.01 (g L−1)

PEI-Luffa

21.70 ± 0.02

0.30

0.58

27.8

Glycerol 63.2 ± 0.03 (g L−1)

PEI-Luffa

26.00 ± 0.02

0.16

0.57

38.2

Glycerol 42 ± 0.01 (g L−1)

PEI-Poraver

20.09 ± 0.01

0.86

0.51

28.7

Glycerol 66.6 ± 0.05 (g L−1)

PEI-Poraver

28.39 ± 0.02

0.43

0.51

55.7

Glycerol 84.6 ± 0.00 (g L−1)

PEI-Poraver

35.23 ± 0.01

0.35

0.47

15.3

ATCC 4875

Xylose

-

Fed-batch

53.2

0.23

a

5.2

Liu et al. (2012)

Corncob molasses

71.8

0.28

a

~4.8

NRRLB-3569

Household refuse -

-

Batch

27.6

0.40

0.552

3.33

Blanc and Goma (1987)

ATCC 4875

Glycerol (40 g L−1)

-

Batch

19.3 ± 0.06

0.026 ± 0.002

0.55 ± 0.01

>100

Zhang and Yang (2009)

Fibrous-bed bioreactor (FBB)

Fed-batch

19.7 ± 1.0

0.17 ± 0.04

0.52 ± 0.01

26 ± 4

ATCC 4875 ACK-Tet

-

Batch

26.0 ± 0.6

0.10 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.02

29 ± 3

Fibrous-bed bioreactor (FBB)

Recycle-batch

23.0 ± 1.3

0.25 ± 0.03

0.59 ± 0.02

22 ± 2

CGMCC1.2225 (ATCC4965)

Glycerol (40 g L−1)

-

Batch

18.1 ± 0.65

0.108

0.475 ± 0.017

33.5

Liu et al. (2011)

Glucose (40 g L−1)

11.5 ± 0.45

0.068

0.303 ± 0.012

4.5

ATCC 4875

Sorbitol (80 g L−1)

-

Sequential batch –first batch

39.5 ± 5.2

0.6

0.613

12.0

This work

Sequential batch –second batch

35.8 ± 1.4

0.5

0.419

16.0

Sequential batch – third batch

34.4 ± 1.9

0.5

0.438

17.0

  1. aData not calculated.