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@ARTICLE{Eberz:1052075,
author = {Eberz, Jörg and Strehl, Lara and Mann, Marcel and Jupke,
Andreas and Magnus, Jørgen Barsett},
title = {{P}hase separation behaviour during direct solvent
extraction of {C}orynebacterium glutamicum fermentation
broth – {S}ystematic study of crud suppression},
journal = {Current research in green and sustainable chemistry},
volume = {10},
issn = {2666-0865},
address = {Amsterdam},
publisher = {Elsevier},
reportid = {FZJ-2026-00744},
pages = {100448 -},
year = {2025},
note = {Funding: Systematische Untersuchung der
Flüssig-flüssig-Extraktion von Fermentationsbrühen mit
biologischen Feststoffen – Grant No. 01IF22343 N”, by
the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action
(BMWK) within the framework of the “Industrielle
Gemeinschaftsforschung" program based on a resolution of the
German Bundestag},
abstract = {The economic competitiveness of bio-based production
processes is often hindered by the high costs associated
with downstream processing, compared to fossil-based
methods. Liquid-liquid extraction is a widely used technique
for aqueous fermentation systems and offers significant
cost-saving potential, especially if extraction could be
performed directly from the fermentation broth without prior
cell separation. However, this is often hindered by the
formation of "crud" — a deposit or emulsion at the
interface between two partially settled phases. This study
investigates the liquid-liquid phase separation of
Corynebacterium glutamicum DM 1933 fermentation broths using
five different solvents. We systematically examined the
impact of cell surface properties, modified through nutrient
concentration, on crud formation. In addition, the variation
in salt concentration and pH after fermentation was
analysed. Our findings show that the present nutrient
concentration influences the cell surface properties and,
consequently, crud formation. A more hydrophilic cell
surface was present at a lower phosphate concentration,
whereas a more hydrophobic cell surface was measured for a
lower nitrogen and iron concentration. With a more
hydrophobic cell surface, the fermentation broth showed a
large crud phase, while a decrease in crud formation could
be seen for fermentation broths with a more hydrophilic cell
surface. Furthermore, the crud formation is influenced by
the pH, cell and salt concentration and strongly by the used
solvent.},
cin = {IBG-2},
ddc = {540},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-2-20101118},
pnm = {2172 - Utilization of renewable carbon and energy sources
and engineering of ecosystem functions (POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2172},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
doi = {10.1016/j.crgsc.2025.100448},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1052075},
}