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Traditional technology for ABE production and recovery does not allow an economic process. However, use of a fluidized-bed reactor using immobilized cells in a continuous fermentation process, coupled with product removal and concentration by a membrane process, is a viable option. The major factor affecting product price is the substrate cost. Membrane selectivity and flux have little effect.
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Qureshi, N., Maddox, I.S. Application of novel technology to the abe fermentation process. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 34, 441–448 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02920567
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