Bio-energy III, ECI May 22-27, 211, Lanzarote, Spain Butanol extractive fermentation to simultaneously produce properties improved biodiesel & butanol in a water and energy-saving operation way Zhongping Shi School of Biotechnol., Jiangnan Univ., Wuxi, China 211-5-26
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain Scopes of the presentation 1) Objectives 2) Methods 3) Updated results 4) Conclusions
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Objectives Important organic chemicals & intermediate Bio- Butanol High performance fuel & liquid fuel additive
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Objectives Traditional ABE fermentation & purification process BtOH 13g/l, ACE 6.5g/l, EtOH 2g/l
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Objectives General comparison of Fossil Diesels & Bio-diesels Example of Related Palm oil methyl ester Fossil diesels the major index Performance (One of bio-diesels) (#2 diesel US) Cetane Number Ignition delay, 49 56 (CN) combustion, black smoke Combustion Heat Combustion properties 39.8 45.7 (MJ/Kg) Output power Disadvantages Boiling point ( C) Ignition at low temp. +1 C -7 C S content (wt, %) Air pollution, environment.1.7 Total gas exhausts Air pollution, environment,.421.486 amount (g/kwh) global green-house effect Advantages Available sources Sustainable/renewable features Renewable biomass Fossil sources
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Objectives Increased CN value of the bio-diesel extracted butanol Cetane Number (CN) Original BD BD extracted with 12 g/l BtOH BD extracted with 12 g/l BtOH but treated with 1.6% Na 2 SO 4 dehydration BD: Bio-diesel
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Objectives #1 High raw materials cost #2 Low fermentation productivity by end products inhibition #3 Low products concentration, huge energy requirement for purification Creating novel Biofuels system, products diversity Energy saving, low operation cost 1) Developing an integrated AB fermentation to enhance productivity; 2) Direct utilizing butanol extracted biodiesel as properties improved biodiesel, eliminating products recovery process; 3) Fully utilizing residual waste water to save fresh water & minimize water pollution; 4) Recovering BtOH in the waste to increase aimed yield. High quality s products Integration High productivity
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Methods Technological flow-chart Full waste supernatant recycling & repeated utilization Original Biodiesel tank Complement of starch, fresh waster, etc. Adhering operation Medium unit using preparation activated tank carbon Fermentor Waste supernatant, Solid/liquid separation n-octanol tank 1 Properties properties improved improved biodiesel production biodiesel system coupled with butanol extractive fermentation Direct utilization n-octanol tank 2 concentrated with butanol Stirred tank for recovering butanol in supernatant n-octanol recovery Pure butanol fuel Distillation unit
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Methods Fermentation conditions Strain: Clostridium acetobutylicum ATCC824 Fermentation medium: corn flour & cassava powders (15% 3%) Fermentation volume: 2. 2.5 L Fermentation extractants: bio-diesels/olyel alcohol, volume ratio 1:1 Fermentation condition: 37 C, strictly anaerobic, static Initial urea amount: 1% (w/w) of the total sugar Yeast extracts addition amount: 2.5 g/l-broth
BioBio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Methods Fermentor and instruments
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Using n-octanol to extract BtOH in residual wastes before pretreatment 3 1 Butanol conc. (g/l) 25 2 15 1 5 BtOH conc. in n-octanol BtOH conc. in supernatant 8 6 4 2 Bu utanol recovery ratio (%) Aimed butanol yield (-)..2.4.6.8 1. Volume ratio of n-octanol vs waste supernatant.25.2.15..2.4.6.8 1. Volume ratio of n-octanol vs waste supernatant Ease distillation load & save purification energy Aimed BuOH yield = Bio BtOH Starch diesel n + BtOH consumed oc tan ol
BioBio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Color changes of waste supernatant after adding activated carbon Without activated C treatment With activated C treatment
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Pretreatment (residual BtOH extraction + activated C adhere) & full (1%) utilization of supernatant - gas production Gas production (L L/L-broth) 4 3 2 1 3% (w/v) activated carbon Medium preparation with fresh water Removal of melanoidin Medium preparation with pretreated supernatant Toxic melanoidin formed Medium preparation with non-pretreated supernatant 2 4 6 Fermentation time (h)
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results AB fermentation when using fresh water for medium preparation lvents conc. (g/l) Sol 1 5 (A) Agitation BtOH in BD BtOH in broth ACE in broth ACE in BD ph (-) 5.5 4.5 (A) ph ORP -4-45 ORP (mv) 3.5-5 2 4 6 8 1 2 4 6 8 1 1 g/l) 5 Solvents conc.( (B) ph (-) 5.5 4.5 (B) ph ORP -3-4 ORP (mv) 3.5-5 2 4 6 8 1 Fermentation time (h) 2 4 6 8 1 Fermentation time (h) A: without neutral red addition; B: with.1% (w/v) neutral red addition
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results AB fermentation using 1% pretreated waste supernatant for medium preparation Solvents conc. (g/l) 1 5 (A) ph (-) 5.5 4.5 ORP ph -4-45 -5 ORP (mv) 2 4 6 8 1 3.5 2 4 6 8 1-55 Solvents conc. (g/l) 1 5 (B) Agitation BtOH in BD BtOH in broth ACE in broth ph (-) 5.5 4.5 ph ORP -4-45 -5-55 ACE in BD 2 4 6 8 1 Fermentation time (h) 3.5 2 4 6 8 1 Fermentation time (h) -6 A: without neutral red addition; B: with.1% (w/v) neutral red addition
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Repeated utilization of pretreated waste supernatant 2 1 Butanol co onc. (g/l) 15 1 5 8 6 4 2 Supernatant rec cycle rate (%), residual starch conc. (g/l) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 11 12 13 14 15 Fermentation run (-) : residual starch conc.; : BtOH in aqueous broth; : BtOH in bio-diesel; : waste recycle ratio
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Yields of total solvents, total butanol and aimed butanol in different fermentation runs Yields of total solvents (T), total butanol (B), and aimed butanol (A) Yie elds (-) 4 3 2 T B A 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fermentation runs (-) 1) Traditional AB fer.; 2) Extractive AB fer. using fresh water without recovering residual butanol and using supernatant for the next run; 3) Extractive AB fer. with fresh water, recovering residual butanol and using waste supernatant; 4) Extractive AB fer. using 1% pre-treated waste supernatant; 5) Extractive AB fer. using fresh water for medium preparation with addition of.1% neutral red; 6) Extractive AB fer. using 1% pre-treated waste supernatant with addition of.1% neutral red.
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results The performance and comparison of the integrated AB extractive fermentation process run # "Properties improved" biodiesel amount (L/Lbroth) BtOH concentration (g/l), in Starch consumed Aimed BtOH Total aimed BtOH BtOH/(BtOH+ACE) Total BtOH productivity biodiesel broth n-octanol supernatant* (g/l) Yields (-)** amount (g/l-broth) (in n-octanol, %) (g/h/l-broth) 1.. 11.63.. 46.12....18 2.97 9.57 8.8 27.2 3.36 74.15 19.86 14.72 8.98.21 3.96 1.9 7. 23.5 2.3 72. 19.98 14.39 88.68.22 4.97 11.44 1.7 31.1 3.86 66.38 26.9 17.32 92.97.27 5.97 9.95 7.88 27.3 2.42 61.87 24.42 15.11 91.21.25 Run #1: Traditional AB fermentation; Run #2: AB extractive fermentation using fresh water; Run #3: AB extractive fermentation using 1% waste supernatant; Run #4: AB extractive fermentation using fresh water and with.1% (w/v) neutral red addition; Run #5: AB extractive fermentation using 1% supernatant and with.1% (w/v) neutral red addition.
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Exploring the possibility of using cassava as fermenting source for bio-butanol production Corn based sources competition with foods for arable land Cassava high productivity in in-arable lands even mountain areas non-competition with foods for arable land high starch content, but low protein content, cheap
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results BtO OH, ACE conc.(g/l) 1 5 Very low solvents production rates Traditional AB fermentation Open symbols: corn Closed symbols: cassava BtOH BtOH ACE 2 4 6 8 Gas production (L/L-broth) 25 2 15 1 5 Time (h) ACE Extractive AB fermentation using oleyl alcohol BtO OH, ACE conc.(g/l) 3 25 2 15 1 5 Broken lines: corn Solid lines: cassava Open symbols: corn Closed symbols: cassava Gas production (L/L-broth) 8 6 4 2 Total BtOH Total BtOH ACE BtOH 2 4 6 8 1 Time (h) BtOH ACE 4 3 2 1 tal BtOH conc.(g/l) Tot 2 4 6 8 Time (h) 25 5 75 1 Time (h)
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Long time delay in shifting from acidogenic to solventogenic phase ph(-) 5.4 4.9 4.4 Traditional AB fermentation Broken lines: corn Solid lines: cassava Black: ph; Red: ORP 18h -15-25 -35-45 -55 ORP(mv) ph(-) Extractive AB fermentation using oleyl alcohol 5.5 5 4.5 Broken lines: corn Solid lines: cassava Black: ph; Red: ORP 4h -1-2 -3-4 -5 ORP(mv) 3.9 2 4 6 8-65 4 2 4 6 8 1-6 Time(h) Time(h) 4 4 Acids conc.(g/l) 3 2 Fast-drop Slow-drop Broken lines: corn Solid lines: cassava Circle: butyrate Triangle: Acetate Acids conc.(g/l) 3 2 Fast-drop Slow-drop 1 1 2 4 6 8 2 4 6 8 1 Time(h) Time(h)
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Yeast extract stimulates bio-butanol production from cassava ph(-) 5.4 4.9 4.4 Traditional AB fermentation YE addition Broken: corn Solid: cassava Black: ph; Red: ORP -15-25 -35-45 -55 ORP(mv) Extractive AB fermentation using oleyl alcohol ph(-) 5.5 5 4.5 4 Broken: corn Solid: cassava Black: ph; Red: ORP YE addition -1-2 -3-4 -5 ORP(mv) 3.9 2 4 6 8-65 3.5 2 4 6 8 1-6 Time(h) Time(h) Gas production (L/L-broth) 3 2 1 YE addition Broken lines: corn Solid lines: cassava Gas production (L/L-broth) 8 6 4 2 YE addition 2 4 6 Time (h) 25 5 75 1 Time (h)
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Yeast extract stimulates bio-butanol production from cassava Traditional AB fermentation Extractive AB fermentation using oleyl alcohol BtOH, ACE conc.(g g/l) 1 5 Open symbols: corn Closed symbols: cassava BtOH BtOH 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time (h) ACE ACE BtOH, ACE conc.(g g/l) 3 25 2 15 1 5 Open symbols: corn Closed symbols: cassava Total BtOH 2 4 6 8 1 Time (h) ACE Total BtOH ACE BtOH BtOH 4 3 2 1 Total BtOH conc.(g g/l)
Bio-energy III, ECI, Lanzarote, Spain - Results Yeast extract stimulates bio-butanol production from cassava Starch Glucose NAD H + EMP NADH Hydrogenase H 2 CoAT:CoA-transferase Acetate Pyruvate NAD CO 2 NADH + H H 2 Acetyl-CoA CoAT be activated when adding yeast extract?? CoAT CoAT Acetone Butyrate CO 2 CoAT Acetoacetyl-CoA NADH H 2 Hydrogenase NAD Butyryl-CoA NADH H 2 Hydrogenase NAD Butanol
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Conclusions 1) A novel, integrated fermentation process in production of both properties improved bio-diesel for direct use and pure butanol, was proposed. 2) Using a small amount n-octanol to recover BtOH in residual wastes before medium preparation, aimed butanol yield increased from 13% to 21%, easing purification load. 3) The fermentation residual waste could be 1% re-utilized for medium preparation by pre-treating with 3% activated carbon to remove melanoidin. 4) Fully recycling of fermentation residual waste for AB extractive fermentation could be continued for at least 15 runs without performance deterioration. 5) Yeast extract stimulates bio-butanol production from cassava.
Bio-energy III, Lanzarote, Spain - Acknowledgement Thanks for sponsorships from Major State Basic Research Development Program (#27CB71433) & National Natural Science Foundation Program (#297672), of China. Thanks for the hard experimental works & contribution from following students: Mr. ZG Li, Mr. X Li, Ms. JP Zheng, Ms. L Li.
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