The main goal of the present work was to study the continuous production of volatile fatty acids from a cheese whey powder in anaerobic packed bed biofilm reactors (PPBRs). Vukopor S10 ceramic cubes and granular activated carbon were employed as cell immobilization materials. Experiments were done at 37°C, pH 6. Reactors were frequently sampled for metabolites and biogas analyses. Preliminary batch tests, which were carried out in 100-mL anaerobic Pyrex bottles, demonstrated that the process consisted of two sequential phases: (a) the conversion of lactose into lactic acid and (b) the conversion of lactic acid into a mixture of VFAs. The continuous process was settled up in 1-L glass column and two different hydraulic retention times (9 and 6 days) were applied during the continuous process. Almost 80% of lactose bioconversion was achieved in Vukopor reactors, this corresponding to a 10 g/L VFAs concentration.

BENDADA DOMINGOS, J.M., Martinez, G.A., Scoma, A., Bertin, L., Reis, M.A.M., Fava, F. (2016). Development of a continuous biofilm-based process for the bioconversion of cheese whey into volatile fatty acids. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, 49, 193-198 [10.3303/CET1649033].

Development of a continuous biofilm-based process for the bioconversion of cheese whey into volatile fatty acids

BENDADA DOMINGOS, JOANA MARGARIDA;MARTINEZ, GONZALO AGUSTIN;SCOMA, ALBERTO;BERTIN, LORENZO;FAVA, FABIO
2016

Abstract

The main goal of the present work was to study the continuous production of volatile fatty acids from a cheese whey powder in anaerobic packed bed biofilm reactors (PPBRs). Vukopor S10 ceramic cubes and granular activated carbon were employed as cell immobilization materials. Experiments were done at 37°C, pH 6. Reactors were frequently sampled for metabolites and biogas analyses. Preliminary batch tests, which were carried out in 100-mL anaerobic Pyrex bottles, demonstrated that the process consisted of two sequential phases: (a) the conversion of lactose into lactic acid and (b) the conversion of lactic acid into a mixture of VFAs. The continuous process was settled up in 1-L glass column and two different hydraulic retention times (9 and 6 days) were applied during the continuous process. Almost 80% of lactose bioconversion was achieved in Vukopor reactors, this corresponding to a 10 g/L VFAs concentration.
2016
BENDADA DOMINGOS, J.M., Martinez, G.A., Scoma, A., Bertin, L., Reis, M.A.M., Fava, F. (2016). Development of a continuous biofilm-based process for the bioconversion of cheese whey into volatile fatty acids. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRANSACTIONS, 49, 193-198 [10.3303/CET1649033].
BENDADA DOMINGOS, JOANA MARGARIDA; Martinez, GONZALO AGUSTIN; Scoma, Alberto; Bertin, Lorenzo; Reis, Maria A. M.; Fava, Fabio
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