Medium composition including ethanol for production of 2,3-butanediol from synthetic gas and 2,3-butanediol production method using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023383317-A1
Application number	US-202018249379-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 24, 2020
Priority date	Oct 23, 2020
Publication date	Nov 30, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition for producing 2,3-butanediol by using ethanol and synthetic gas and a 2,3-butanediol production method. A composition according to an aspect of the present invention includes ethanol as an active ingredient. In the case where a 2,3-butanediol production strain is inoculated into a medium containing the composition and cultured and a synthetic gas is added thereto, 2,3-butanediol, which is a biofuel and a chemical substance, can be economically produced with ethanol serving as a substrate. In the metabolism process, the carbon flux can be concentrated on the production route of the target material, whereby the composition has an excellent effect of increasing the production efficiency of 2,3-butanediol and enhancing the productivity of 2,3-butanediol by controlling only fermentation conditions such as amounts of the synthetic gas or ethanol and stirring speeds of the medium.

First claim

1 . A medium composition for preparing 2,3-butanediol, wherein
the composition comprises ethanol as an active ingredient, the 2,3-butanediol is prepared from synthesis gas, and the composition is for culturing a 2,3-butanediol-producing bacterium.

2 . The medium composition for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 1 , wherein the 2,3-butanediol-producing bacterium is one or more selected from a group consisting of Clostridium hungdahlii, Clostridium autoethanogenum, Clostridium ragsdalei, Clostridium coskatii, Eubacterium limosum, Clostridium carboxidivorans P7, Peptostreptococcus productus and Butyribacterium methylotrophicum.

3 . The medium composition for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the ethanol is 1-25 g/L based on the total volume of a medium comprising the medium composition.

4 . The medium composition for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 1 , wherein the synthesis gas comprises carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen.

5 . The medium composition for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 1 , wherein the synthesis gas is added continuously.

6 . A method for preparing 2,3-butanediol, comprising:
a step of inoculating a 2,3-butanediol-producing bacterium to a medium comprising the composition according to claim 1 ; and a step of adding synthesis gas to the medium.

7 . The method for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 6 , wherein the addition amount of synthesis gas is 0.2-5 bar.

8 . The method for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 6 , wherein the synthesis gas is added such that carbon monoxide exists at 1 kPa or higher.

9 . The method for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises a step of stirring the medium to which the synthesis gas has been added, and the stirring is performed at a speed of 50-1000 rpm.

10 . The method for preparing 2,3-butanediol according to claim 6 , wherein the method further comprises a step of further adding 0.2-5 g/L of ethanol based on the total volume of the medium once or more times.

Assignees

• Korea Inst Sci & Tech

Inventors

• Oh Hyunju
• Um Youngsoon
• Lee Sun Mi
• Gong Gyeongtaek
• Ko Ja Kyong

Classifications

• C12P7/16 Primary

  Butanols · CPC title

• C12N1/20 Primary

  Bacteria; Culture media therefor · CPC title

• C12P7/18

  polyhydric · CPC title

• Y02E50/10

  Biofuels, e.g. bio-diesel · CPC title