Abstract:
Disclosed is a hollow fiber membrane module (1) for use in the production of a chemical substance, which can be used in the continuous fermentation that comprises filtrating a fermentation culture of a microorganism or a cultured cell through a hollow fiber membrane, collecting a chemical substance from a filtrate, retaining a concentrated solution in the fermentation culture or refluxing the concentrated solution, and further adding a fermentation raw material to the fermentation culture. In the hollow fiber membrane module (1), multiple hollow fiber membrane bundles are accommodated in a tubular case, at least one end part of each of the hollow fiber membrane bundles is fixed onto the tubular case in such a manner that the end surface of each of the hollow fiber membranes is opened by means of a hollow-fiber-membrane-bundling material, and the hollow-fiber-membrane-bundling material comprises a synthetic resin that exhibits a hardness retention rate of 95% or more after the material is brought into contact with a saturated water vapor at 121°C for 24 hours. The hollow fiber membrane module (1) can keep substance productivity at a high level and can be used in the production of a chemical substance by a sterilizable continuous fermentation method.
Abstract:
This continuous sterilization device sterilizes a member constituting a flow path by causing a sterilization medium for sterilizing the member to flow through the member, causes a sterile liquid subjected to sterilization treatment to flow through a pipe, while performing a series of treatments including heat treatment, holding treatment, and cooling treatment on the sterile liquid, controls the flow rate, temperature, and pressure thereof to preset conditions, and switches a liquid to flow through the flow path from the sterile liquid to a liquid to be sterilized.
Abstract:
Un procedimiento para producir ácido láctico por fermentación continua, en el que el cultivo de levadura poliploide que tiene la capacidad de producir ácido láctico se filtra a través de una membrana porosa que tiene un tamaño de poro medio de un mínimo de 0,01 m y menos de 1 m y el producto se recupera a partir del filtrado, mientras que el líquido no filtrado se retiene o se reintroduce en el cultivo, y al cultivo se le añade una materia prima de fermentación.
Abstract:
A method of producing a chemical product via continuous fermentation, which comprises filtering a liquid culture medium of a microorganism or cultured cells through a separation membrane, collecting the product from the filtrate, keeping the unfiltered liquid in the liquid culture medium or refluxing thereinto and additionally supplying the material to be fermented into the liquid culture medium, wherein a porous membrane having an average pore size of 0.01 μm or more but less than 1 μm is employed as the separation membrane and the filtration is carried out at an intermembrane pressure difference of from 0.1 to 20 kPa. According to this method, the fermentation productivity of the chemical product can be largely elevated at high stability and a low cost.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing 1,5-pentanediamine through fermentation using a microorganism, said microorganism having LDC gene in the chromosome and showing regulated secondary production of L-lysine. In the method for producing 1,5-pentanediamine whereby 1,5-pentanediamine is produced by a coryneform bacterium having a gene encoding lysine decarboxylase in the chromosome, said coryneform bacterium continuously maintains a lysine decarboxylase activity of 50 mU/mg protein or greater during the culture.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for producing lactic acid, which comprises (A) a continuous fermentation step wherein a fermentation broth of microorganisms which are capable of lactic acid fermentation is filtrated using a porous membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.01 µm or more but less than 1 µm with a transmembrane pressure difference within a range of 0.1-20 kPa; the filtrate is recovered, while holding or flowing back the unfiltrate to the broth; and a fermentation raw material is added to the broth; (B) a step wherein the filtrate obtained in step (A) is filtrated through a nano-filtration membrane; and (C) a step wherein lactic acid is recovered by distilling the filtrate obtained in step (B) at a pressure not less than 1 Pa but not more than the atmospheric pressure at a temperature not less than 25°C but not more than 200°C. Lactic acid obtained by the method has reduced impurities, and thus a polylactic acid obtained using the lactic acid as a starting material has excellent thermal stability, mechanical strength and hue.
Abstract:
By a method for producing cadaverine by culturing a microorganism that extracellularly secretes lysine decarboxylase, by-production of lysine is suppressed, the yield of cadaverine relative to glucose consumption is improved compared to conventional production methods, and further, the load on the purification step in purification of cadaverine as a raw material for polyamide can be reduced.