Production of Ethanol from the Fermentation of Synthesis Gas

Author

Christine Evon Morrison

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Zappi, Mark E.

Committee Member

French, W. Todd

Committee Member

George, Clifford E.

Committee Member

Toghiani, Rebecca K.

Committee Member

Brown, Lewis R.

Date of Degree

8-7-2004

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Chemical Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering

Abstract

Ethanol produced from lignocellulosic agricultural products and waste is an environmentallyriendly alternative to petroleum-derived fuel. Lignocellulosic biomass is gasified producing synthesis gas, which is composed of CO, CO2, and H2. Synthesis gas is fermented via anaerobic biocatalyst. The bacterium was grown in a fructose-rich medium then concentrated in ethanol production medium for synthesis gas fermentation. While the known ethanol-producing bacterium Clostridium ljungdahlii was used to provide baseline values for synthesis gas utilization and ethanol production, synthesis gas fermentation were conduced with a culture discovered at Mississippi State University. Additionally, efforts were made to isolate other anaerobic cultures capable of fermenting synthesis gas to ethanol.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20100

Comments

synthesis gas||ethanol||fermentation

Recommended Citation

Morrison, Christine Evon, "Production of Ethanol from the Fermentation of Synthesis Gas" (2004). Theses and Dissertations. 3649.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/3649