Table 2.
Culture profiles of Clostridium sp. AWRP in the PETC medium with various gas/liquid ratios
| Parameters | Gas-to-liquid ratio (relative) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 (1) | 6.9 (2.34) | 14.8 (5.02) | |
| Gasa (mM) | |||
| CO consumed | 157 ± 1 | 368 ± 2 | 778 ± 7 |
| H2 consumed | 29 ± 2 | 15 ± 5 | 7 ± 3 |
| CO2 produced | 52 ± 2 | 186 ± 11 | 434 ± 3 |
| Metabolite (mM) | |||
| Acetate | 28 ± 2 | 40 ± 4 | 14 ± 2 |
| Ethanol | 8 ± 1 | 24 ± 2 | 94 ± 0 |
| 2,3-Butanediol | NDb | 2 ± 0 | 6 ± 1 |
| C-recoveryc (%) | 79 ± 1 | 87 ± 2 | 87 ± 0 |
aNormalized to the culture volume by: Δ(Headspace gas concentration) × (headspace volume)/(culture volume)
bNot detected
cCarbon recovery; cell mass was not included