Effect of  H2:CO ration on theoretical carbon yield of bio-syngas and basic oxygen furnace gas fermentation to chemicals: A thermodynamic and metabolic-based approach

Ruby M.J. Brouwer; Haneef Shijaz; Fausto Gallucci; Adrie J.J. Straathof; John A. Posada

Effect of H₂:CO ration on theoretical carbon yield of bio-syngas and basic oxygen furnace gas fermentation to chemicals: A thermodynamic and metabolic-based approach

Ruby M.J. Brouwer, Haneef Shijaz, Fausto Gallucci, Adrie J.J. Straathof, John A. Posada

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Abstract

Syngas fermentation is an up-and-coming technology that uses acetogenic microorganisms to produce ethanol at the commercial scale. Acetogens can produce many different types of products via their metabolic pathway called the Wood Ljugdahl Pathway (WLP). The WLP can natively produce many different fatty acids and alcohols, and with metabolic engineering, other molecules could be produced through syngas fermentation that are not native to the WLP. In this work isopropanol, 3-hydroxybutyric acid, hexanol, octanol, hexanoic acid, butyric acid and lactic acid were assessed for their feasibility to be produced through syngas fermentation. Two syngas cases were analysed; bio-syngas (H₂:CO of 1:1.907) and basic oxygen furnace gas (H₂:CO of 1:21.667). The feedstock capacity was fixed at 350 ktons/yr based on its availability. Using thermodynamic values, process reactions from the substrate to the product were found. To verify the metabolic feasibility, ATP yields were calculated based on the respective WLPs from the literature. Sensitivity studies of H₂:CO ratios on the carbon yield are carried out to check its effect on the production yields of the product, biomass, and CO₂. Sensitivity analysis showed that a higher H₂:CO ratio in the feedstock will lead to higher production.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2023
Pages	1018-1026
Number of pages	9
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2023 - Bologna, Italy Duration: 5 Jun 2023 → 8 Jun 2023

Conference

Conference	31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2023
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Bologna
Period	5/06/23 → 8/06/23

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 ETA-Florence Renewable Energies.

Funding

This publication is part of the project MicroSynC. With project number P16-10 project 7 of the research programma Perspectief Novel Approaches for Microbial Syngas Conversion to Chemical Building Blocks 2017 TTW. Project title: ‘Process design and sustainability assessment’ which is (partly) financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

Funders	Funder number
Perspectief Novel Approaches for Microbial Syngas Conversion
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Keywords

acetogens
fermentation
sensitivity analysis
syngas
thermodynamics

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Effect of H₂:CO ration on theoretical carbon yield of bio-syngas and basic oxygen furnace gas fermentation to chemicals: A thermodynamic and metabolic-based approach. / Brouwer, Ruby M.J.; Shijaz, Haneef; Gallucci, Fausto et al.
31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, EUBCE 2023. 2023. p. 1018-1026.

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