A bioprocess for the remediation of anaerobically digested molasses spentwash from biogas plant and simultaneous production of lactic acid

AR Shibu, V Kumar, L Wati, K Chaudhary, D Singh, Poonam Singh - Nee Nigam

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

7 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A bacterial isolate LAB-1 identified as Lactobacillus casei was cultivated in a fermentation medium containing biogas plant effluent. This effluent was generated after anaerobic digestion of molasses spentwash in biogas fermenters. In the bioremediation process of this very dark coloured effluent through the cultivation of L. casei, decrease in effluent's colour of 49 and 52% and reduction in COD level up to 54 and 57% were achieved using bacterial cells in free and immobilised system, respectively, in 5 days batch cultivation. During this process of bioremediation, a metabolite lactic acid was produced by this bacterial isolate with the yield of 10.9 and 11.3 mg/ml, in free and immobilised cells fermentation, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)337-341
JournalBioprocess Engineering
Volume20
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - Apr 1999

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A bioprocess for the remediation of anaerobically digested molasses spentwash from biogas plant and simultaneous production of lactic acid'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this