Summary
Controlled batch experiments performed withClostridium acetobutylicum show that methyl viologen induces solvent production at near neutral pH. At a pH of 6.8, significant ethanol production was observed in presence of methyl viologen. At pH 5, production of butanol and ethanol are favored at the expense of acetone.
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