Production of caproate from mixed carbon sources by mixed bacterial culture bioaugmented with Clostridium kluyveri

This study analyzed the impact of bioaugmentation of heat treated anaerobic sludge with C. kluyveri (AS+Ck) on caproic acid production from mixed substrate (lactose, lactic acid, acetate and ethanol). The processes initiated with non-augmented anaerobic sludge (AS) and mono-culture of C. kluyveri (Ck) were compared.