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Table 1. Citric
acids and biomass concentration, generic product formation rate and
specific citric acid productivity as a function of air saturation. |
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Parameters |
Air saturation (%) |
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5 |
20 |
50 |
80 |
133 |
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| Biomass, (g/l) |
21.3 |
18.09 |
25.15 |
29.62 |
18.77 |
| Citric acid, (g/l) |
77.18 |
98.24 |
78.03 |
77.3 |
71.37 |
| Isocitric acid, (g/l) |
2.54 |
2.954 |
3.06 |
2.797 |
2.613 |
| Generic product, g/(l x hr) |
1.39 |
1.81 |
1.41 |
1.41 |
1.276 |
| Specific citric acid productivity, g/(g x hr) |
0.0633 |
0.1 |
0.0565 |
0.0477 |
0.0679 |
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