Date of Graduation
5-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Department
Chemical Engineering
Advisor/Mentor
Not available
Abstract
Within this research a fermentation broth is used that has been developed first from the continuous fermentation of algal sugars to organic acids with Clostridium tyrobutyricum, followed by the continuous fermentation of the organic acids to butanol using Clostridium saccharoperbutylacetonium. The two-stage fermentation has the potential to increase the butanol selectivity from 60% by weight with the traditional ABE process to as high as 100% with the 2-stage process.
Citation
Meek, K. (2011). Extraction of butanol by continuous pervaporation of a two-stage fermentation. Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/cheguht/11
