Disclosure of Invention
Aiming at the defects of the prior art, the invention provides a method for preparing long-chain dicarboxylic acid by fermentation. The invention improves the alkane conversion rate and reduces the alkane loss by adding the alkane pretreatment procedure, thereby realizing the one-time addition of the alkane and simplifying the process.
The method for preparing the long-chain dicarboxylic acid by fermentation provided by the invention comprises the following steps:
(1) preparing a seed solution: culturing the long-chain dicarboxylic acid zymocyte to obtain seed liquid;
(2) alkane pretreatment: adding fatty acid and water into alkane, and performing ultrasonic treatment to obtain micelle-like alkane;
(3) and (3) fermenting long-chain dicarboxylic acid: adding the pretreated alkane and the seed liquid into a fermentation culture medium, and fermenting in a mode of interval pH value regulation until the fermentation is finished.
In the invention, the long-chain dibasic acid zymocyte is a microorganism with complete alpha and omega-oxidation paths, such as at least one of candida, cryptococcus, endospore, hansenula, pichia, rhodotorula, torulopsis or hyphomycete, and the like, preferably candida tropicalis.
In the invention, the activated zymophyte is inoculated into a culture medium in the step (1), and the inoculation volume ratio is 3-10%, preferably 5-10%; the culture temperature is 25-37 ℃, preferably 28-32 ℃, and the culture time is 15-24 hours. The formula of the culture medium is as follows: 30-45 g/L of sucrose, 1.5-2 g/L of corn steep liquor, 1.5-1.8 g/L of yeast extract, 0.8-1.2 g/L of sodium chloride, 3.5-7.5 g/L of monopotassium phosphate, 1.2-1.8 g/L of magnesium sulfate, 1.2-4.8 g/L of urea, 1.5-2 g/L of ammonium sulfate and 1.5-1.8 g/L of sodium acetate.
In the invention, the alkane in the step (2) is alkane with 10-16 carbon atoms. The dosage of the alkane is 15 to 30 percent of the total volume of the fermentation liquor, preferably 20 to 25 percent.
In the present invention, the fatty acid in the step (2) is a fatty acid having 10 to 18 carbon atoms, and may be at least one of oleic acid, linoleic acid, ricinoleic acid, linolenic acid, and the like, and preferably oleic acid and linoleic acid. The addition amount of the fatty acid is 0.5-2% of the weight of the alkane. Furthermore, a certain amount of phospholipid, such as at least one of phosphatidyl glycerol, diphosphatidyl glycerol and the like, is added at the same time with the addition of the fatty acid, and the addition amount is 1-5 percent, preferably 2-5 percent of the mass of the fatty acid.
In the invention, the addition amount of the water in the step (2) is 1-2.5 times of the weight of the alkane.
In the invention, the ultrasonic treatment in the step (2) has the frequency of 25-40 kHz, the ultrasonic power density of 10-100W/L and the time of 10-30 minutes.
In the invention, the inoculation volume ratio of the fermentation seed liquid in the step (3) is 2-20%, preferably 10-20%. The fermentation temperature is 25-37 ℃, and preferably 28-32 ℃; the stirring speed is 120-500 rpm, preferably 200-400 rpm; the ventilation volume is 0.2-1.0 VVM, preferably 0.5-1.0 VVM; the fermentation time is 138-144 hours.
In the invention, the fermentation is carried out by adopting a mode of interval pH value regulation in the step (3), and the method specifically comprises the following steps: and (3) starting fermentation, controlling the pH value of a fermentation system to be 5-6, and controlling the pH value of the system to be 6.8-8.0 after 24 hours. Preferably, after 24 hours of fermentation, the pH value is increased once every 20-28 hours, and the pH value is increased by 0.1-0.3 every time until the fermentation is finished.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
(1) according to the invention, through alkane pretreatment, namely adding fatty acid and water for ultrasonic treatment, alkane is favorably absorbed by fermenting microorganisms through pinocytosis, the rejection of the fermenting microorganisms is reduced, the alkane conversion rate and the fermenting effect are improved, the using amount of alkane in the fermentation period is reduced, and one-time addition of alkane substrate is realized on the process, so that the process steps are simplified.
(2) During the fermentation process, the zymophyte can autonomously secrete solubilizer and emulsifier, which generate pseudo-solubilization, so that the alkane exists in a micelle form and is taken up by endocytosis. The invention is easier to mediate endocytosis and improves the utilization rate of alkane through the synergistic action of the exogenous fatty acid and the phospholipid component.
(3) The existing conventional regulation and control mode is to add a certain amount of alkane while adjusting the pH gradient, and the production intensity in the fermentation period is inhibited because the alkane emulsification needs a process. By using alkane pretreatment in combination with pH gradient adjustment, alkanes can be rapidly utilized, thereby increasing production intensity.
(4) The fermentation process of the invention is beneficial to improving the homogeneity of a gas phase-water phase-oil phase-solid phase four-phase system, and on one hand, the loss of alkane along with tail gas under the steam stripping action is reduced; on the other hand, the mass transfer effect of the alkane can be improved, and the fermentation level is improved.
Detailed Description
The method and effects of the present invention are further illustrated by the following examples. The embodiments are implemented on the premise of the technical scheme of the invention, and detailed implementation modes and specific operation processes are given, but the protection scope of the invention is not limited by the following embodiments.
The experimental procedures in the following examples are, unless otherwise specified, conventional in the art. The test materials used in the following examples were purchased from biochemical reagent stores unless otherwise specified.
In the embodiment of the invention, candida tropicalis (Candida tropicalis) The mutant strain PF-UV-56 is used as a fermentation strain to carry out long-chain dicarboxylic acid fermentation by long alkane, and is preserved in the China general microbiological culture Collection center with the preservation number of CGMCC NO. 0356.
In the embodiment of the invention, fermentation is carried out by adopting a mode of interval pH value regulation, and the pH control values within the range of 0-144 h are respectively subjected to interval regulation from the beginning of fermentation.
The calculation formula of the alkane conversion rate T is as follows:
. Wherein M is
1、M
2、M
3Respectively the initial added mass of alkane, the residual mass in the fermentation liquor, the mass of alkane recovered from tail gas, and g.
The calculation formula of the production strength K of the long-chain dibasic acid is as follows:
. Wherein C is the fermentation concentration of the long-chain dicarboxylic acid in the fermentation liquor, g/L; h is total fermentation time H.
Example 1
The formula of the culture medium is as follows: 30g/L of sucrose, 2g/L of corn steep liquor, 1.5g/L of yeast extract, 1.2g/L of sodium chloride, 3.5g/L of monopotassium phosphate, 1.8g/L of magnesium sulfate, 4g/L of urea, 1.5g/L of ammonium sulfate and 1.8g/L of sodium acetate.
(1) Preparing a seed solution: inoculating 50mL of zymocyte liquid into a 3L shake flask containing 450mL of seed culture medium, culturing at 32 ℃ and 120rpm of shaking table for 48 hours to obtain zymocyte seed liquid.
(2) Alkane pretreatment: 750g of dodecane (with the volume of about 1L) is taken, 750g of water and 15g of linoleic acid are added, and ultrasonic treatment is carried out for 10 minutes, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 40kHz, and the power density is 50W/L.
(3) And (3) fermenting long-chain dicarboxylic acid: adding 500mL of fermentation seed liquid into 2.75L of fermentation culture medium, and then adding 1.75L of dodecane pretreated by the step (2). The fermentation parameters were as follows: the fermentation temperature was 32 ℃, the number of stirring revolutions was 400rpm, and the aeration was set at 0.8 vvm. The pH values of 0-24 h, 24-48 h, 48-72 h, 72-96 h, 96-120 h and 120-144 h are respectively controlled to be 5, 7, 7.2, 7.4, 7.6 and 7.8.
The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 156.6g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 82.1%, the alkane is recovered from tail gas by 40.2g, and the production intensity is 1.08 g/(L.h).
Example 2
The formula of the culture medium is as follows: 35g/L of sucrose, 1.5g/L of corn steep liquor, 1.8g/L of yeast extract, 0.8g/L of sodium chloride, 7.5g/L of monopotassium phosphate, 1.2/L of magnesium sulfate, 4.8g/L of urea, 2g/L of ammonium sulfate and 1.5g/L of sodium acetate.
(1) Preparing a seed solution: inoculating 50mL of zymocyte liquid into a 3L shake flask containing 950mL of seed culture medium, culturing at 28 ℃ and 120rpm of shaking table for 48 hours to obtain zymocyte seed liquid.
(2) Alkane pretreatment: adding 1875g of tridecane (about 2.5L in volume), adding 3750g of water and 37.5g of oleic acid, and performing ultrasonic treatment for 20 minutes at an ultrasonic frequency of 30kHz and a power density of 20W/L.
(3) And (3) fermenting long-chain dicarboxylic acid: adding 1L of the fermentation seed liquid into 2.75L of the fermentation culture medium, and then adding 6.25L of the dodecane pretreated in the step (2). The fermentation parameters were as follows: the fermentation temperature was 28 ℃, the stirring speed was 300rpm, and the aeration was set at 0.5 vvm; the pH values of 0-24 h, 24-44 h, 44-64 h, 64-84 h, 84-104 h, 104-124 h and 124-144 h are respectively controlled to be 6, 7, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6 and 7.9.
The concentration of the tridecane dibasic acid in the final fermentation system is 144.2g/L, the conversion rate of the tridecane is 79.2 percent, 86.5g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 1.01 g/(L.h).
Example 3
The formula of the seed culture medium is as follows: 30g/L of sucrose, 2g/L of corn steep liquor, 1.5g/L of yeast extract, 1.2g/L of sodium chloride, 3.5g/L of monopotassium phosphate, 1.8/L of magnesium sulfate and 4g/L of urea.
The formula of the fermentation medium is as follows: 30g/L of sucrose, 2g/L of corn steep liquor, 1.5g/L of yeast extract, 1.2g/L of sodium chloride, 3.5g/L of monopotassium phosphate, 1.8g/L of magnesium sulfate, 4g/L of urea, 1.5g/L of ammonium sulfate and 1.8g/L of sodium acetate.
(1) Preparing a fermentation seed solution: inoculating 50mL of zymocyte liquid into a 3L shake flask containing 450mL of seed culture medium, culturing at 30 ℃ and 120rpm of shaking table for 48 hours to obtain zymocyte seed liquid.
(2) Alkane pretreatment: 750g of dodecane (volume is about 1L) is taken, 1500g of water and 7.5g of oleic acid are added, and ultrasonic treatment is carried out for 20 minutes, wherein the ultrasonic frequency is 25kHz, and the power density is 50W/L.
(3) And (3) fermenting long-chain dicarboxylic acid: adding 500mL of fermentation seed liquid into 2L of fermentation culture medium, and then adding 2.5L of dodecane pretreated by the step (2). The fermentation parameters were as follows: the fermentation temperature was 30 ℃, the stirring speed was 400rpm, and the aeration was set at 0.8 vvm; the pH values of 0-24 h, 24-48 h, 48-72 h, 72-96 h, 96-120 h and 120-144 h are respectively controlled to be 5, 7.0, 7.3, 7.6, 7.7 and 8.0.
The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 150.2g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 80.1%, 41.5g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 1.04 g/(L.h).
Example 4
The difference from example 1 is that: 0.75g of phosphatidylglycerol was added simultaneously with the addition of the fatty acid. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 162.6g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 85.5%, the alkane is recovered from tail gas by 30.7g, and the production intensity is 1.13 g/(L.h).
Example 5
The difference from example 3 is that: while adding the fatty acid, 0.75g of diphosphatidyl glycerol was added. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 156.2g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 82.2%, the alkane is recovered from tail gas by 36.9g, and the production intensity is 1.08 g/(L.h).
Example 6
The difference from example 1 is that: the fatty acid is ricinoleic acid. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 148.2g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 79.6%, 43.5g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 1.03 g/(L.h).
Example 7
The difference from example 1 is that: the fatty acid is linolenic acid. The concentration of dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 153.2g/L, the conversion rate of dodecane is 81.9%, the tail gas is recovered by 42.1g of alkane, and the production intensity is 1.06 g/(L.h).
Example 8
The difference from example 1 is that: tetradecane is used for fermentation to prepare tetradecanedioic acid. The concentration of the tetradecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 101.6g/L, the conversion rate of the hexadecane is 50.2%, 113.2g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 0.71 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 1
The difference from example 1 is that: and (2) performing alkane pretreatment in an ultrasonic mode without adding linoleic acid. The concentration of dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 122.3g/L, the conversion rate of dodecane is 65.6%, 178g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 0.84 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 2
The difference from example 1 is that: and (3) adding no water in the step (2), and performing alkane pretreatment in an ultrasonic mode. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 120.1g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 64.1%, 182g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 0.83 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 3
The difference from example 1 is that: and (3) adding linoleic acid, and then simply stirring and mixing, and performing alkane pretreatment in an ultrasonic mode. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 120.9g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 63.9%, the alkane is recovered from tail gas by 186g, and the production intensity is 0.83 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 4
The difference from example 1 is that: the fermentation process does not adopt a mode of interval pH value regulation, and the pH value of the whole fermentation process is 7.0. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 125.2g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 66.7%, 175g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 0.87 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 5
The difference from example 1 is that: the alkane pretreatment process was performed in the manner disclosed in chinese patent CN103805643A, and the treated alkane was added in batches. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 136.2g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 75.5%, the tail gas recovers 90g of alkane, and the production intensity is 0.94 g/(L.h).
Comparative example 6
The difference from example 1 is that: the alkane pretreatment process is carried out according to the method disclosed by Chinese patent CN103805643A, and the treated alkane is added at one time in the early stage of fermentation. The concentration of the dodecanedioic acid in the final fermentation system is 123.1g/L, the conversion rate of the dodecane is 64.2%, 169g of alkane is recovered from tail gas, and the production intensity is 0.85 g/(L.h).