Cultivation
|
PHA (g/l)
|
PHA/CDW (%)
|
μ
max
(1/h)
|
q
p
(mg/g h)
|
Y
P/S
|
Volumetric productivity (g/l h)
|
---|
25% pre-treated vinasse
|
19.7
|
70
|
0.13
|
7.3
|
0.87
|
0.21
|
50% pre-treated vinasse
|
17.4
|
66
|
0.12
|
6.9
|
0.52
|
0.18
|
Whey lactose (Koller et al. [2008])
|
12.2
|
73
|
0.10
|
150*
|
0.29**
|
0.09
|
Whey lactose (Koller et al. [2007])
|
5.5
|
50
|
0.11
|
9.1
|
0.33**
|
0.05
|
- Time of growth using pre-treated vinasse was 96 h. Notations - μ
max
: maximum specific growth rate of H. mediterranei, qp: specific production rate of PHA, Y
P/S
: yield coefficient of PHA based on total carbohydrate in 25% pre-treated vinasse (22637 mg/L) and in 50% pre-treated vinasse (32935 mg/L). * Maximum value; ** in terms of whey sugars.