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Table 1 Ethanol fermentation by Z. mobilis in lignocellulosic hydrolysates compared to pure sugars

From: Progress and perspective on lignocellulosic hydrolysate inhibitor tolerance improvement in Zymomonas mobilis

Carbon source

Pretreatment method

Z. mobilis strain

Fermentation

Sugar (g/L)

Inhibitors (g/L)

Ethanol titer (g/L)

References

Glucose

 

ZM4

Batch fermentation in 2.5-L bioreactor

100.0

 

44.9

Zhao et al. (2014)

Xylose

 

TSH-01

2-L bioreactor

80.0

 

> 30.0

Feng et al. (2012)

Glucose and xylose

 

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 2-L fermentor

Glucose: 65.0

Xylose: 65.0

 

62.0

Joachimsthal et al. (1999)

Glucose, xylose, and mannose

 

Z. mobilis [sucZE2::manA, pZA22-xtR]

200-mL bioreactor

Glucose: 20.0

Xylose: 20.0

Mannose: 20.0

 

26.5

Yanase et al. (2012)

Glucose, xylose, and arabinose

 

AX101

BioStat-Q fermentors

Glucose: 40.0

Xylose: 40.0

Arabinose: 20.0

 

42.0

Mohagheghi et al. (2002)

Corn stover

DA

8b

500-mL bioreactor

Glucose: 14.5

Xylose: 90.9

Arabinose: 11.1

Galactose: 7.0

Acetic acid: 5.9

Furfural: 5.2

5-HMF: 0.2

> 60.0

Schell et al. (2016)

Corn stover

DA with NH4OH-treated

8b

250-mL flasks

Glucose: 31.4

Xylose: 85.7

Fructose: 4.2

Arabinose: 11.2

Galactose: 6.6

Acetic acid: 16.3

HMF: 3.7

Furfural: 2.3

> 48.0a

Jennings and Schell (2011)

Corn stover

DA

8b

BioStat-Q fermenters

Glucose: 16.0

Xylose: 69.0

Acetic acid: 11.0

36.6b

Mohagheghi et al. (2004)

Corn stover

AFEX followed autoclaving

2302

500-mL bioreactor

Glucose: 63.9

Xylose: 31.7

Furfural: 6.5

5-HMF: 0.1

Vanillin: 21.5

Syringaldehyde: 1.3

39.1

Serate et al. (2015)

Switchgrass

AFEX followed autoclaving

2302

500-mL bioreactor

Glucose: 59.1

Xylose: 31.2

Furfural: 5.2

5-HMF: 0.1

Vanillin: 11.6

Syringaldehyde: 1.0

38.3

Serate et al. (2015)

Corn stover

DASE

ZM401

Batch fermentation in 2.5-L bioreactor

Glucose: 80.00

Xylose: 33.00

Furfural: 0.49

HMF: 0.28

Acetic acid: 0.66

> 27.5

Zhao et al. (2014)

Corn stover

DDAP

ZM4

3-L fermentor

Glucose: 58.36

Furfura: 0.26

HMF: 0.29

Formic acid: 0.92

15.0

Dong et al. (2013)

Corn stover

DA

TSH-01

2-L bioreactor

Glucose: 5.8

Xylose: 18.2

Arabinose: 1.1

Acetic acid: 7.5

Formic acid: 1.2

Furfural: 0.6

> 30.0

Feng et al. (2012)

Coniferous trees

DA

Z. mobilis [sucZE2::manA, pZA22-xtR]

Continuous fermentation Laboratory-scale bioreactor

Glucose: 68.5

Xylose: 14.3

Mannose: 22.4

 

37.3

Yanase et al. (2012)

Wheat straw

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 23.3

Xylose: 19

Arabinose: 3.0

Acetate: 3.1

Formate: 0.6

Levulinic acid: 0.7

HMF: 0.08

Furfural: 0.67

13.8

Jeon et al. (2010)

Bagasse

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 26.9

Xylose: 18.2

Arabinose: 2.8

Acetate: 4.1

Formate: 0.7

Levulinic acid: 0.8

HMF: 0.1

Furfural: 0.74

17.7

Jeon et al. (2010)

Sorghum straw

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 22.0

Xylose: 16.9

Arabinose: 3.7

Acetate: 2.3

Formate: 1.2

Levulinic acid: 2.6

HMF: 0.6

Furfural: 0.5

10.6

Jeon et al. (2010)

Sugarcane tops

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 22.3

Xylose: 18.7

Arabinose: 3.1

Acetate: 2.1

Formate: 0.2

Levulinic acid: 0.2

HMF: 0.14

Furfural: 0.14

10.3

Jeon et al. (2010)

Arundo donax

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 17.7

Xylose: 23.3

Arabinose: 2.2

Acetate: 4.8

Formate: 0.5

Levulinic acid: 0.2

HMF: 0.04

Furfural: 0.74

12.3

Jeon et al. (2010)

Oil mallee

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 10.6

Xylose: 3.4

Arabinose: 5.0

Acetate: 0.7

Formate: 0.5

Levulinic acid: 0.7

HMF: 0.05

Furfural: 0.96

3.8

Jeon et al. (2010)

Pine

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 10.6

Xylose: 19.7

Arabinose: 1.5

Acetate: 1.8

Formate: 0.6

Levulinic acid: 0.4

HMF: 0.14

Furfural: 0.15

0.2

Jeon et al. (2010)

Eucalyptus

DA

ZM4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 100-mL flasks

Glucose: 8.9

Xylose: 14.6

Arabinose: 0.3

Acetate: 3.4

Formate: 0.3

Levulinic acid: 0.2

Furfural: 0.2

2.3

Jeon et al. (2010)

Sugar cane bagasse

6% NaOH/15% peracetic acid

CP4 (pZB5)

SSCF in 250-mL flask

  

21.1

Teixeira et al. (2000)

Hybrid poplar wood

6% NaOH/15% peracetic acid

CP4 (pZB5)

SSCF in 250-mL flask

  

21.3

Teixeira et al. (2000)

Rice straw

Concentrated acid

CP4 (pZB5)

Batch fermentation in 125-mL flasks

Glucose: 76.0

Xylose: 33.8

 

44.3

Krishnan et al. (2000)

Corn fiber

DA

CP4 (pZB5)

   

22.6

Bothast et al. (1999)

  1. DA dilute acid, DASE dilute acid steam explosion, STEX steaming or steam explosion, AFEX ammonia fiber explosion, DDAP dry dilute acid pretreatment, SSF simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, ASSF advanced solid-state fermentation technology, SSCF simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation, 5-HMF 5-hydroxymethyl furfural
  2. a, bEthanol titers in these two studies were calculated from the reported ethanol yield of 80%a and 85%b based on the maximum theoretical yield of total amount of glucose and xylose to ethanol