Abstract
Two high-fat containing side streams from the chocolate industry were evaluated as an alternative renewable substrate for biochemical long-chain dicarboxylic acid (DCA) production by Candida tropicalis. Cleaning water from liquid chocolate transport and dissolved air flotation (DAF) sludge from the wastewater treatment plant contained 29 and 18 m% fat respectively. The addition of up to 100 g.L−1 of the ‘chocolate water’ and 80 % (v/v) of DAF sludge had no negative effects on both growth and DCA production. In a fed-batch reactor, a DCA concentration of 5.8 g.L−1 was obtained after 120 h and 47.5 % of the consumed fats were converted to DCA upon glucose addition when using chocolate water. Using DAF sludge, a DCA concentration of 4.9 g.L−1 was obtained after 72 h, equalling 37.5 % of the consumed fats. This research shows the potential of the researched side streams as a substrate for DCA production.
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