A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF HYDROGEN ION CONCEN TRATION OF THE CULTURE MEDIA ON THE FORMATION OF ACETONE AND BUTANOL BY CLOSTRIDIUM PASTEUR IANUM, CLOSTRIDIUM BUTYLICUS AND CLOSTRIDIUM ACETOBUTYLICUM USING SUCROSE AS SUBSTRATE IN A SYNTHETIC MEDIA

Abstract

Clostridium pasteurianum, Clotridium bulylicus and Clostridium aceto-butylicum can grow in a synthetic medium containing sucrose as the source of carbon. The optimum pH for the formation of butanol and acetone are different for the same organism and also varies wtih the organisms.
The range of pH's which are considered optimum for the formation of butanol, acetone and cell growth of the different clostridium species are as follows:-