Table 2. Continuous gluconic acid fermentation with biomass retention by means of cross over filtration. |
Residence time |
hr |
22 |
19 |
Biomass |
(g/l) |
23 |
25 |
Gluconic acid |
(g/l) |
375 |
370 |
Rj |
(g/l x h) |
17 |
19.5 |
mp |
(g/g x h) |
0.74 |
0.78 |
Conversion |
(%) |
100 |
100 |
Selectivity |
(%) |
78 |
77 |
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