Monday, May 2, 2011
Grand Ballroom C-D, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Succinate is a important potential platform chemical for the production of various high value-added derivatives. The bio-based succinate is receiving more attention because the prosepective economical and environmental benefits. Actinobacillus succinogenes could ferment different carbon resources in the hydrolysate to succinic acid efficiently. In this research, poplar hydrolysate was used as the carbon source to be converted to the succinic acid. The result showed that glucose and xylose in the hydrolysate could be utilized at the same time and has a yield over 60% in the presence of high concentration of sugar and succinic acid. The poplar hydrolysate could be used as the replacement of single carbon source in the traditional fermentation of succinic acid.