An optimum medium designed and verified for alcohol vinegar fermentation

作者:Yang, Hai Lin*; Qi, Zheng liang; Xia, Xiao Le; Xin, Yu; Zhang, Ling; Leng, Yun Wei; Quan, Wu; Wang, Wu
来源:African Journal of Biotechnology, 2011, 10(42): 8421-8427.

摘要

In this article, a novel formula of nutrient salt for alcohol vinegar production was derived based on mass conservation theory of carbon source, nitrogen source and inorganic ions. Series of semi-continuous fermentations were successfully carried out in a Frings 10 L fermentation tank. The average acetification rate of semi-continuous fermentation was 2 g acetic acid/L*h within about 12 h, average stoichiometric yield was 94%, and then fed-batch trial for high concentration vinegar fermentation was successfully conducted. Both of these confirmed that this method applied was cost-effective. If this method is adopted in industry scale, vinegar manufacturers will reduce production cost significantly.