Development and optimization of the biological conversion of ethane to ethanol using whole-cell methanotrophs possessing methane monooxygenase

So Hyeon Oh; In Yeub Hwang; Ok Kyung Lee; Wangyun Won; Eun Yeol Lee

doi:10.3390/molecules24030591

Development and optimization of the biological conversion of ethane to ethanol using whole-cell methanotrophs possessing methane monooxygenase

So Hyeon Oh
, In Yeub Hwang
, Ok Kyung Lee
, Wangyun Won
, Eun Yeol Lee

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The biological production of ethanol from ethane for the utilization of ethane in natural gas was investigated under ambient conditions using whole-cell methanotrophs possessing methane monooxygenase. Several independent variables including ethane concentration and biocatalyst amounts, among other factors, were optimized for the enhancement of ethane-to-ethanol bioconversion. We obtained 0.4 g/L/h of volumetric productivity and 0.52 g/L of maximum titer in optimum batch reaction conditions. In this study, we demonstrate that the biological gas-to-liquid conversion of ethane to ethanol has potent technical feasibility as a new application of ethane gas.

Original language	English
Article number	591
Journal	Molecules
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24030591
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2019

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Ethane
Ethanol
Gas-to-liquid
Methane monooxygenase
Methanotrophs

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Development and optimization of the biological conversion of ethane to ethanol using whole-cell methanotrophs possessing methane monooxygenase

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