Enhancement of PHB Biosynthesis by Ralstonia Eutropha in Fed-batch Cultures by Neural Filtering and Control1

Patnaik, P R (2006) Enhancement of PHB Biosynthesis by Ralstonia Eutropha in Fed-batch Cultures by Neural Filtering and Control1. Food and Bioproducts Processing, 84 (2). pp. 150-156. ISSN 09603085

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Abstract

Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable polymer with properties that make it suitable for many applications for which petroleum-based synthetic polymers are currently used. However, low productivities have hindered the commercial success of microbial PHB. In this study, two neural networks have been employed to enhance PHB production by Ralstonia eutropha in fed-batch fermentations under simulated industrial conditions. One network filtered the noise in the two feed streams and the other controlled their flow rates at the optimum dispersion. This arrangement more than doubled the volumetric PHB concentration relative to an ideal fermentation. Significantly, this improvement was achieved with finite dispersion and optimally filtered noise rather than no noise. These observations show that neural filtering and control offer a viable method to enhance PHB formation in industrial situations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB); fed-batch fermentation; nonideal bioreactor; neural networks
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User:	Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited:	17 Feb 2012 16:47
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2012 16:47
URI:	http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/1006

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