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. 2012 Jun 1;43(2):506–516. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000200011

Table 4b.

Ethanol fermentation profile of E.coli SS1, E.coli BL21, E.coli BW25113 and E. aerogenes HU101 using glycerol (20 g/L) as substrate

*Composition of broth
Strain Biomass (OD 600nm) Glucose (g/L) Ethanol (g/L) Hydrogen (mmol) Organic acids (mg/L) Ethanol yield (mol/mol) Hydrogen yield (mol/mol)

Succinic acid Lactic acid Acetic acid Formic acid
E. coli SS1 1.90 ± 0.15 1.54 ± 0.08 9.23 ± 0.6 1.67 ± 0.07 15.01 81.38 23.87 ND 1 0.24
E. coli BL21 1.95 ± 0.02 0.85 ± 0.18 9.50 ± 0.67 1.61 ± 0.11 3.02 49.17 9.18 ND 0.991 0.22
E. coli BW25113 1.84 ± 0.04 2.05 ± 0.75 5.33 ± 1 1.38 ± 0.1 9.55 78.65 10.95 15.12 0.592 0.20
E. aerogenes HU101 1.90 ± 0.02 6.61 ± 1.13 3.98 ± 0.27 1.45 ± 0.06 10.6 91.75 23.47 ND 0.594 0.28
*

Fermentation at 96