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Table 2 Kinetic parameter values from C. butyricum DSP1 in 6.6 L, 42 L and 150 L bioreactors

From: Scale-up of anaerobic 1,3-propanediol production by Clostridium butyricum DSP1 from crude glycerol

Parameter/fermentation scale

6.6 L

42 L

150 L

Time of fermentation (h)

33

32

28

Max biomass, Xmax (g/L)

1.2

1.2

1.3

Time taken to reach max biomass, t (h)

15

16

14

Max specific growth rate, μ (1/h)

0.067

0.062

0.071

Max 1,3-PD concentration, 1,3-PDmax (g/L)

37.63 ± 1.2

36.40 ± 1.6

37.20 ± 1.4

1,3-PD productivity P1,3-PD (g/L/h)

1.12

1.13

1.33

1,3-PD yield, Y1,3-PD (g1,3- PD/gGly)

0.53

0.52

0.53

Max butyric acid concentration, Butmax (g/L)

4.26 ± 0.09

3.57 ± 0.08

4.22 ± 0.07

Butyric acid productivity PBut (g/L/h)

0.13

0.11

0.15

Butyric acid yield, YBut (gBut/gGly)

0.06

0.05

0.06

Max acetic acid concentration, Acemax (g/L)

2.0 ± 0.03

1.9 ± 0.03

2.2 ± 0.02

Acetic acid productivity PAce (g/L/h)

0.06

0.06

0.08

Acetic acid yield, YAce (gLac/gGly)

0.03

0.03

0.03

Max lactic acid concentration, Lacmax (g/L)

3.14 ± 0.02

2.84 ± 0.03

3.63 ± 0.04

Lactic acid productivity PLac (g/L/h)

0.09

0.09

0.12

Lactic acid yield, YLac (gLac/gGly)

0.04

0.04

0.05

  1. Each point is the mean value of two independent measurements.