Acetic Acid Biofermentation Industrial Production

In this project, I design and implement an industrial scale production protocol for the bioproduction of acetic acid from sugar beets using Acetobacter aceti through the reaction shown below.

Figure 1 – Oxidation of Ethanol to Acetic Acid by Acetobacter aceti

The project was optimized to follow the flowchart shown in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2 – Flowchart of Industrial Acetic Acid Production by Acetobacter aceti

Figure 3 – Fermenter 2D CAD Assembly Sketches