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• the present invention relates to a fermentation process for fermenting a microorganism.
• the present invention relates to a fermentation process having an improved biomass production and an increased growth rate of a microorganism, such as a bacterial strain, e.g. a methanotrophic bacterial strain.
• methanotrophs consume methane as sole carbon and energy source.
• methane can be fed directly or from natural gas and for this purpose, a pure or co-culture bacterial consortium is necessary to support growth over longer periods in a continuous culture.
• an object of the present invention relates to a fermentation process for fermenting a microorganism.
• a microorganism such as a bacterial strain, e.g. a methanotrophic bacterial strain.
• one aspect of the invention relates to a method for improving biomass production and/or growth rate of a microorganism in a fermentation process, said method comprises the steps of:
• the at least one gaseous substrate comprises one or more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
• CO2 carbon dioxide
• Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for improving biomass production and/or growth rate of a microorganism in a fermentation process, said method comprises the steps of:
• Yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a fermentation tank comprising an inlet for injecting at least one gaseous substrate into the fermentation tank, wherein the at least one gaseous substrate comprises carbon dioxide (CO2).
• CO2 carbon dioxide
• Still another aspect of the present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more microorganisms obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
• Figure 1 shows M. capsulatus grown in 1 L fermentation tank (a) using a traditional method using methane figure la, or using a combination of methane and CO2, as the carbon source.
• the continuous cultivation was started after a minimum of 4-5 days, normally an average of 7-8 days, of batch growth using a dilution rate of 0.05h _1 .
• Dry cell weight (open squares) and the culture's optical density (open density) at 550 nm (OD550) measurement shows a specific growth rate of maximum approximately 0.04 h 1 , and on an average of 0.025.
• the biomass concentration at steady state is on an average of 1.5-2.5 g/L, data not shown, and (b) using the fermentation process according to the present invention.
• the continuous cultivation was started after only 1 day due to the high specific growth rate (approximately 0.16 h _1 ;-based on dry cell weight and OD550 data) and a dilution rate of 0.05h 1 was used.
• the steady state biomass concentration was at least 4 g/L, data not shown.
• the present invention relates to a fermentation process which has been developed for the fermentation of a microorganism, such as a bacterial strain, e.g. a methanotrophs bacterial strain of the family Methylococcaceae or Methylocystaceae, which is cultivated in a fermenter containing a carbon source, a nitrogen source, and inorganic salts.
• a microorganism such as a bacterial strain, e.g. a methanotrophs bacterial strain of the family Methylococcaceae or Methylocystaceae, which is cultivated in a fermenter containing a carbon source, a nitrogen source, and inorganic salts.
• the process may be a semi aerobic process (SAP).
• SAP semi aerobic process
• the fermentation process may result in at least 4 times higher growth rate than traditional fermentation processes and/or at least 1.5 times higher biomass production.
• the inventors of the present invention surprisingly found that carbon dioxide had a significant influence on the improved biomass production and
• the process of the present invention not only shows a significant improvement in the protein production (demonstrated by the improved biomass production and the increased growth rate) for near future food requirement, but the present invention also demonstrate itself to be effective on reducing pollution of the environment since the fermentation process involves consumption of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2.
• a preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for improving biomass production and/or growth rate of a microorganism in a fermentation process, said method comprises the steps of: (i) Providing one or more microorganism;
• the gaseous substrate further comprises an alkane, preferably, the alkane is a CI compound.
• a further preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for improving biomass production and/or growth rate of a microorganism in a fermentation process, said method comprises the steps of:
• the at least one gaseous substrate may comprise one or more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2).
• the gaseous substrate comprises at least 0.05% carbon dioxide, such as at least 0.075% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 0.1% carbon dioxide, such as at least 0.2% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 0.3% carbon dioxide, such as at least 0.4% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 0.5% carbon dioxide, such as at least 0.6% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 0.7% carbon dioxide, such as at least 0.8% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 0.9% carbon dioxide, such as at least 1.0% carbon dioxide, e.g.
• At least 1.25% carbon dioxide such as at least 1.5% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 1.75% carbon dioxide, such as at least 2.0% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 2.5% carbon dioxide, such as at least 3.0% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 3.5% carbon dioxide, such as at least 4.0% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 4.5% carbon dioxide, such as at least 5.5% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 6.0% carbon dioxide, such as at least 6.5% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 7.0% carbon dioxide, such as at least 7.5% carbon dioxide, e.g. at least 8.0% carbon dioxide.
• the gaseous substrate, and the greenhouse gasses, e.g. CO2 may be injected into the fermentation broth.
• the amount of gaseous substrate, and the greenhouse gasses, e.g. CO2 injected into the fermentation broth is at least 0.001 L/min/L
• fermentation broth such as at least 0.005 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.01 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.05 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.1 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.13 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.15 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.2 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.25 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.3 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.4 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.5 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.60 L/min/L fermentation broth, such as at least 0.7 L/min/L fermentation broth, e.g. at least 0.75 L/min/L fermentation broth.
• the combination of two or more carbon sources comprise the combination of one or more greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2) with one or more alkane.
• the alkane may preferably be a CI compound and/or a CI alkane.
• the CI compound and/or the CI alkane may be methane, methanol, natural gas, biogas, syngas or any combination hereof. Even more preferably, the CI compound and/or the CI alkane may be methane.
• the gaseous substrate comprises a ratio between the carbon dioxide and the alkane of 1 part carbon dioxide to about 1 parts alkane on a weight:weight basis, such as 1 part carbon dioxide to about 1.5 parts alkane, 1 part carbon dioxide to about 2 parts alkane, 1 part carbon dioxide to about 2.5 parts alkane, 1 part carbon dioxide to about 3 parts alkane.
• the gaseous substrate further comprises at least one nitrogen source.
• at least one nitrogen source may be selected from the group consisting of ammonia, nitrate, molecular nitrogen, and a combination hereof.
• the nitrogen source is a combination of ammonia and nitrate.
• the gaseous substrate may further comprise oxygen.
• the oxygen may be provided as atmospheric air, pure oxygen, or air enriched with oxygen.
• the gaseous substrate may have a content of oxygen, preferably, atmospheric air, in the range of 2-15 times higher (vol/vol) than the content of CI alkane, preferably, methane; such as 3-12 times higher (vol/vol); e.g. 4-10 times higher (vol/vol); such as 5-9 times higher (vol/vol); e.g. 6-8 times higher (vol/vol).
• the gaseous substrate may have a content of oxygen, preferably, atmospheric air, is in the range of 5-25 times higher (vol/vol) than the content of greenhouse gases, preferably, carbon dioxide; such as 7-20 times higher (vol/vol); e.g. 9-15 times higher (vol/vol) ; such as 10-14 times higher (vol/vol); e.g. 11-13 times higher (vol/vol).
• the term "fermentation substrate” relates to a liquid, preferably, an aqueous, medium comprising the soluble components necessary for the microorganism to growth.
• the carbon source, the nitrogen source and/or the oxygen source is provided in the gaseous substrate.
• the nitrogen source and/or the oxygen source to become readily available to the
• the gaseous substrate should be made soluble in the fermentation broth.
• mixers such as static gas mixers or baffles, may be provided for re-dispersion of the gases in the fermentation broth.
• the amount of gas, which may advantageously be dispersed in the liquid, may depend on the hydrostatic pressure. In the case of tall reactors, it will therefore be advantageous to have several locations for the introduction of gases in the down-flow part.
• at least one static mixing element may be placed at a distance from or immediately after each inlet for dispersing the gas in the fermentation broth. Mixing of the one or more microorganism and the fermentation substrate providing a fermentation broth may be done at outside the fermentation tank or inside the
• the mixing of the one or more microorganism and the fermentation substrate providing a fermentation broth may be done in the fermentation tank.
• the fermentation process may be a batch fermentation, a fed batch, or a continuous fermentation process.
• the fermentation process may be a continuous fermentation process.
• the continuous fermentation process may be conducted as a chemostat, pH-stat, productstat or other continuous fermentation process modes.
• the fermentation process is conducted in an airlift reactor (the fermentation tank being an airlift reactor), a loop-reactor (the fermentation tank being a loop-reactor), a U-shape reactor (the fermentation tank being an U-shape reactor) and/or a stirred tank reactor (the fermentation tank being a stirred tank reactor).
• the fermentation broth may be subjected to mixing.
• the fermentation tank comprises one or more mixers suitable for mixing the fermentation broth.
• the fermentation tank comprises at least one mixer in close connection to, preferably, downstream from, a gaseous inlet for introducing the gaseous substrate.
• One way to increase the solubility of the gaseous substrate in the fermentation broth is by increasing the hydrostatic pressure.
• the pressure of the fermentation broth and the gaseous substrate is increase to an over pressure relative to the pressure outside the fermentation tank of at least 1.5 bar; such as at least 1.75 bar; e.g. at least 2.0 bar; such as at least 2.5 bar; e.g. at least 3.0 bar; such as at least 3.5 bar; e.g. at least 4.0 bar; such as at least 4.5 bar; e.g. at least 5.0 bar; such as at least 5.5 bar; e.g. at least 6.0 bar; such as at least 7.0 bar; e.g. at least 8.0 bar; such as at least 9.0 bar; e.g. at least 10.0 bar.
• the combination of the various fermentation conditions is dependent on the microorganism to growth in the fermentation tank.
• the microorganism is selected from the group consisting of bacterial cell, fungal cell, algae cell, or animal cell.
• the microorganism may be a bacterial cell.
• the bacterial cell may be a methanotrophic bacterial cell.
• the bacterial cell may be a methanotrophic bacterial cell selected from a Methylococcus strain.
• the Methylococcus strain may be Methylococcus capsulatus.
• the bacterial cell (preferably, when grown in the presence of natural gas) is selected from M. capsulatus; Alcaligen
• bacterial cell is a combination of M. capsulatus; Alcaligen acidovorans (preferably NCIMB 13287); Bacillus firmus (preferably NCIMB 13280); and Aneurobacillus danicus (preferably NCIMB 13288).
• the fermentation may be started using a combination of carbon dioxide (CO2) and (a) methanotrophic bacteria and methane or (b) methanotrophic bacteria, Alcaligen acidovorans (preferably NCIMB 13287); Bacillus firmus (preferably NCIMB 13280); and/or Aneurobacillus danicus (preferably NCIMB 13288) and natural gas.
• CO2 carbon dioxide
• Alcaligen acidovorans preferably NCIMB 13287
• Bacillus firmus preferably NCIMB 13280
• Aneurobacillus danicus preferably NCIMB 13288
• the method according to the present invention results in an improved biomass production and an increased growth rate of the microorganism, such as a bacterial strain, e.g. a methanotrophic bacterial strain.
• the method of the present invention provides a microbial growth rate during the fermentation process of at least 0.04 h 1 , e.g. at least 0.05h _1 , such as at least 0.06 h _1 , e.g. at least 0.08 h 1 , such as at least 0.10 h _1 , e.g. at least 0.12 h _1 , such as at least 0.14 h 1 , e.g. at least 0.15 h _1 , such as at least 0.16 h "1 , e.g. at least 0.17 h 1 , such as at least 0.18 h _1 , e.g.
• At least 0.19 h 1 such as at least 0.20 h "1 , e.g. at least 0.22 h _1 , such as at least 0.25 h 1 , e.g. at least 0.27 h _1 , such as at least 0.30 h _1 , e.g. at least 0.32 h 1 , such as at least 0.35 h 1 , e.g. at least 0.37 h 1 .
• a biomass production of at least 2.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 2.6 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 2.7 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 2.8 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 2.9 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 3.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g.
• a biomass production of at least 3.5 g/l on a dry- matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 4.0 g/l on a dry- matter basis is provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 4.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 5.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 5.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 6.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g.
• a biomass production of at least 6.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 7.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 7.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 10.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 12.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 15.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g.
• a biomass production of at least 17.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 20.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 22.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, such as a biomass production of at least 25.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided, e.g. a biomass production of at least 27.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided such as a biomass production of at least 30.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis may be provided.
• the inventors of the present invention found, in addition to the improved biomass production and the increased growth rate that the high biomass production (or the maximum biomass production (in terms of g/l on a dry-matter basis) may be obtained significantly faster than traditional methods.
• the high biomass production (or the maximum biomass production (in terms of g/l on a dry-matter basis) may be obtained in less than 5 days, such as in less than 4 days, e.g. in less than 3 days, such as in less than 2 days, e.g. in less than 24 hours, such as in less than 20 hours, e.g. in less than 16 hours, such as in less than 14 hours, e.g. in less than 12 hours, such as in less than 10 hours, e.g.
• a biomass production of at least 3.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis is provided with in less than 24 hours, such as a biomass production of at least 4.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis is provided with in less than 20 hours, e.g. a biomass production of at least 4.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis is provided with in less than 14 hours, such as a biomass production of at least 5.0 g/l on a dry-matter basis is provided with in less than 10 hours, e.g. a biomass production of at least 5.5 g/l on a dry-matter basis is provided with in less than 8 hours.
• a new fermentation tank has been developed.
• a fermentation tank comprises an inlet for injecting at least one gaseous substrate into the fermentation tank, wherein the at least one gaseous substrate comprises carbon dioxide (CO2) .
• CO2 carbon dioxide
• the fermentation tank is an airlift reactor, a loop-reactor, a U-shape reactor, or a stirred tank reactor.
• the fermentation tank according to the present invention may further comprise one or more mixing devices.
• the one or more mixing devices may be a static mixing device, or baffles and/or an active mixing device.
• the fermentation tank may further comprises one or more sensor.
• Said sensors may be suitable for determine gasses (such as CO2, methane, oxygen, etc.), nutrition, minerals, pH, etc.
• the one or more sensor comprises a CO2 sensor. In a further embodiment of the present invention the one or more sensor comprises a sensor for determining dissolved CO2.
• the method may be used for converting greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, into biomass and/or proteins, and/or for reducing the content of greenhouse gasses, such as CO2, in a medium.
• the aim of example 1 is to demonstrate the improved biomass production and the increased growth rate obtained by the present invention.
• the fermentations are performed at both batch fermentation and steady state under continuous cultivation using a semi aerobic process compared to traditional processes.
• NCIMB 11132 A strain of methanotrophic bacteria (Methylococcus capsulatus) was provided. This strain (NCIMB 11132) was provide from NCIMB (National Collection of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria, Aberdeen, Scotland) and was used throughout this present work for both fermentation processes according to the present invention and traditional fermentation processes. Three other strains Alcaligen acidovorans (NCIMB 13287), Bacillus firmus (NCIMB 13280) and Aneurobacillus danicus (NCIMB 13288) were also provide and used in this study together with M. capsulatus when natural gas was used as carbon source.
• NCIMB 11132 Three other strains Alcaligen acidovorans (NCIMB 13287), Bacillus firmus (NCIMB 13280) and Aneurobacillus danicus (NCIMB 13288) were also provide and used in this study together with M. capsulatus when natural gas was used as carbon source.
• the strains could be added directly to the fermentation process (added as glycerol stock), and continuous cultivation could be started after only 1 day of batch fermentation, whereas the traditional fermentation, using the same inoculums size, was cultivated for at least 5-7 days in batch phase before the mode was switch to continuous cultivation.
• the carbon sources used were methane (experiment 1A), methane and CO2 (experiment IB), or natural gas and CO2 (experiment lc).
• the nitrogen sources used in the experiments used are nitrate, ammonia or ammonium nitrate.
• the cultivations performed in the experiments were carried out in batch fermenters having a 1L working volume of minimal medium in three biological replicates and continuous cultivation was started.
• the fermenters (the fermentation tanks) were autoclaved with part of the minimal medium components. After the other part of the minimal medium, autoclaved separately, is added, the fermentation tanks were inoculated with 5% washed pre-culture.
• the aeration rate was 1.5 volume of air per volume of culture suspension per min (vvm).
• the methane flow was 0.36 L/min for the traditional experiment la and experiment lb had a methane flow of 0.23 L/min, and experiment lc has a 0.29 L/min natural gas flow for the method according to the present invention.
• experiment lc has a 0.29 L/min natural gas flow for the method according to the present invention.
• Dissolved oxygen calibration was performed by gassing with air and N2. The agitation speed was maintained at 600 revolutions per minute (rpm). Dilution rate during the continuous cultivation was 0.05h _1 .
• This table illustrates the experimental values from biological cultivations by M. capsulatus alone or the triplicate cultivations of M. capsulatus in combination with Alcaligen
• NCIMB 13287 acidovorans
• NCIMB 13280 Bacillus firmus
• NCIMB 13280 Bacillus firmus
• NCIMB 13288 Aneurobacillus danicus
• SS steady state fermentation.
• Batch batch fermentation.
• the letters a, b, c, d, and e relates to the stoichiometry coefficients of the respective compounds in mol per mol of methane consumption.
• the Letter " ⁇ " relates to the specific growth rate.
• the letters a, b, c, d, e and f relates to the stoichiometry coefficients of the respective compounds in mol per mol of methane consumption.
• M. capsulatus was grown alone or together with the 3 other stains of bacteria ⁇ Alcallgen acidovorans (NCIMB 13287), Bacillus firmus (NCIMB 13280) and Aneurobaclllus danlcus (NCIMB 13288)), in 2 different conditions (with C0 2 (the method of the present invention) or without C0 2 (the traditional methods)), and with different types of nitrogen sources (nitrate, ammonia or ammonium nitrate) in a specific minimal medium.
• the optical density and dry cell weight of biomass as well as consumption of methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) were monitored every 2-3 hours in the batch phase in the method of the present invention. Due to the slower growth, the sampling frequency is lower for the traditional process where CO2 is absent.
• Figure 1 shows M. capsulatus growths in 1 L fermentation tank (a) using a traditional method using methane as the sole carbon source.
• the continuous cultivation was started after 4-5 days of batch growth using a dilution rate of 0.05h _1 .
• Dry cell weight and the culture's optical density at 550 nm (OD550) measurement shows a specific growth rate of approximately 0.04 h 1 .
• the biomass concentration at steady state is 2-2.5 g/L, data not shown, and (b) using the fermentation process according to the present invention.
• the continuous cultivation was started after only 1 day due to the high specific growth rate (approximately 0.16 h _1 ; based on dry cell weight and OD550 data) and a dilution rate of 0.05h 1 was used.
• the steady state biomass concentration was 4 g/L, data not shown.

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